{"id":78262,"date":"2025-06-06T17:41:21","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T17:41:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/nine-payam-administrators-suspended-in-aweil-south-county"},"modified":"2025-06-06T18:06:22","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T18:06:22","slug":"nine-payam-administrators-suspended-in-aweil-south-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/nine-payam-administrators-suspended-in-aweil-south-county","title":{"rendered":"Nine payam administrators suspended in Aweil South County"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>Authorities in Aweil South County in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State received a directive from the local government ministry in Aweil Town on Wednesday, instructing all nine payam administrators in Aweil South to remain at home.<\/p>\n<p>A local official, speaking anonymously from Malekalel, the Aweil County headquarters on Thursday morning, noted that the abrupt decision by local government authorities lacked detailed explanations for the suspensions, leaving the rationale behind the administrators\u2019 removal unclear.<\/p>\n<p>Rumours circulating within the county suggest that the commissioner, currently in Juba and affiliated with the South Sudan Opposition Alliance (SSOA), is acting contrary to the state government\u2019s directives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat happened on Wednesday was shocking. As county officials, we received a letter from Aweil Town, the state government headquarters, stating that all payam administrators must stay home until further notice,\u201d the official revealed.<\/p>\n<p>The source further alleged that the commissioner, representing a different political party, is undermining coordination with the state government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve heard that while the commissioner is in Juba, local government officials in Aweil decided to suspend the administrators and appoint new individuals aligned with their agenda,\u201d the official stated.<\/p>\n<p>The source also claimed that the county, under the leadership of the SSOA-affiliated commissioner, has been collecting local revenues directly from the administrators without remitting sufficient funds to the state\u2019s accounts.<\/p>\n<p>Another local administrator, also speaking anonymously, confirmed the situation to this outlet, noting that they are awaiting further clarity from Aweil.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a wait-and-see situation. The matter appears highly political, and at this stage, it remains fluid. I cannot provide further statements until the commissioner and the governor return from Juba to clarify how the county will function without the payam administrators and for how long,\u201d the administrator remarked.<\/p>\n<p>In South Sudan, the local government ministry is responsible for appointing payam and boma officials, who are tasked with collecting local taxes and providing security reports to the government.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Sudan<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. Authorities in Aweil South County in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State received a directive from the local government ministry in Aweil Town on Wednesday, instructing all nine payam administrators in Aweil South to remain at home. A local official, speaking anonymously from Malekalel, the Aweil County headquarters on Thursday morning, noted that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":78261,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,12],"tags":[233],"class_list":["post-78262","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-south-sudan"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Nine payam administrators suspended in Aweil South County - South Sudan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Authorities in Aweil South County in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State received a directive from the local government minist ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/nine-payam-administrators-suspended-in-aweil-south-county\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Nine payam administrators suspended in Aweil South County\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Authorities in Aweil South County in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State received a directive from the local government minist ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/nine-payam-administrators-suspended-in-aweil-south-county\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"South Sudan\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-06-06T17:41:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-06-06T18:06:22+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/sites\/32\/2025\/06\/sm_1749220478.368845.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"608\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/nine-payam-administrators-suspended-in-aweil-south-county#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/nine-payam-administrators-suspended-in-aweil-south-county\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Nine payam administrators suspended in Aweil South County\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-06-06T17:41:21+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-06-06T18:06:22+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/nine-payam-administrators-suspended-in-aweil-south-county\"},\"wordCount\":338,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/nine-payam-administrators-suspended-in-aweil-south-county#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/sites\/32\/2025\/06\/sm_1749220478.368845.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"South-Sudan\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/nine-payam-administrators-suspended-in-aweil-south-county#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/nine-payam-administrators-suspended-in-aweil-south-county\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/nine-payam-administrators-suspended-in-aweil-south-county\",\"name\":\"Nine payam administrators suspended in Aweil South County - 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