{"id":91866,"date":"2026-04-13T14:22:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T14:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/new-juba-commissioner-pledges-land-grabbing-crackdown"},"modified":"2026-04-13T14:46:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T14:46:20","slug":"new-juba-commissioner-pledges-land-grabbing-crackdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/new-juba-commissioner-pledges-land-grabbing-crackdown","title":{"rendered":"New Juba Commissioner Pledges Land Grabbing Crackdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>The newly appointed Commissioner of Juba County, Samuel Emiliano Wani, has pledged to prioritize security, land governance and service delivery as key pillars of his administration.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking during his swearing-in ceremony at the State Secretariat on Monday, Wani said he assumed office with humility and a strong sense of duty.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI stand before you today with deep humility and a profound sense of responsibility,\u201d he said, thanking President Salva Kiir and Central Equatoria State Governor Emmanuel Adil Antony for his appointment.<\/p>\n<p>Wani said his role was not ceremonial but a call to deliver tangible results for residents of the county.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI accept this appointment not as a badge of honor, but as a call to action to serve the people and secure our community and build a better future for Juba County,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He pledged to build on the work of his predecessor while promoting what he called transparent and accountable leadership.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI pledge to build upon the foundation laid, focusing on fostering a peaceful, inclusive and economically vibrant environment,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>On security, Wani said stability would be central to his administration and vowed to work with security agencies to curb crime, including gang activity and motorcycle-related robberies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSecurity is the foundation of development,\u201d he said, calling on communities to cooperate with authorities.<\/p>\n<p>The commissioner also vowed to address land disputes and what he described as widespread land grabbing in Juba County.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe rampant land grabbing in Juba County must stop,\u201d Wani said, adding that land allocations would be carried out in line with legal procedures.<\/p>\n<p>On service delivery, he pledged to expand access to clean water, health care and education, particularly in rural areas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will focus on bringing basic services closer to our people,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He also called for unity and peaceful coexistence among communities and urged citizens to participate in civic processes ahead of upcoming elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJuba County must be a beacon of peace,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He pledged to remain accessible to residents, saying his administration would be guided by \u201ctransparency, accountability and results-oriented leadership.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Central Equatoria State Deputy Governor Paulino Lukudu also addressed the ceremony, urging firm action against land grabbing, which he described as one of the county\u2019s most pressing challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Lukudu called for cooperation between counties and states to resolve boundary and land disputes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have said something very important&#8230; fighting land grabbing is one of the toughest battles,\u201d he said, adding that the practice often involves strong resistance.<\/p>\n<p>He encouraged the new commissioner to act with courage and integrity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo your work diligently without fear or favor,\u201d he said.<\/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. The newly appointed Commissioner of Juba County, Samuel Emiliano Wani, has pledged to prioritize security, land governance and service delivery as key pillars of his administration. Speaking during his swearing-in ceremony at the State Secretariat on Monday, Wani said he assumed office with humility and a strong sense of duty. \u201cI stand [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":91865,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,12],"tags":[233],"class_list":["post-91866","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>New Juba Commissioner Pledges Land Grabbing Crackdown - South Sudan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The newly appointed Commissioner of Juba County, Samuel Emiliano Wani, has pledged to prioritize security, land governan ...\" \/>\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\/new-juba-commissioner-pledges-land-grabbing-crackdown\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"New Juba Commissioner Pledges Land Grabbing Crackdown\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The newly appointed Commissioner of Juba County, Samuel Emiliano Wani, has pledged to prioritize security, land governan ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/new-juba-commissioner-pledges-land-grabbing-crackdown\" \/>\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=\"2026-04-13T14:22:27+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-13T14:46:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/sites\/32\/2026\/04\/sm_1776078924.724563.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1020\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"500\" \/>\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\/new-juba-commissioner-pledges-land-grabbing-crackdown#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/new-juba-commissioner-pledges-land-grabbing-crackdown\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"New Juba Commissioner Pledges Land Grabbing Crackdown\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-13T14:22:27+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-13T14:46:20+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/new-juba-commissioner-pledges-land-grabbing-crackdown\"},\"wordCount\":449,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/new-juba-commissioner-pledges-land-grabbing-crackdown#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/sites\/32\/2026\/04\/sm_1776078924.724563.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\/new-juba-commissioner-pledges-land-grabbing-crackdown#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/new-juba-commissioner-pledges-land-grabbing-crackdown\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/new-juba-commissioner-pledges-land-grabbing-crackdown\",\"name\":\"New Juba Commissioner Pledges Land Grabbing Crackdown - 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