The deadline for submission of nomination forms ended yesterday and the final list of candidates in the SPLM ticket is expected to be released on January 15.
Among the aspirants for governorship in Central Equatoria are journalist Alfred Logune Taban, MP Alikaya Aligo Samson for Yei, GoSS Presidential Adviser Alfred Ladu Gore and Juba County Commissioner Dr. Pius Subek.
The 25-member SPLM Central Equatoria State Electoral Collage, headed by MP Cecilia Oba, will screen each submission and submit a list of party candidates for the positions of governor and Members of Parliament to the SPLM Political Bureau.