Members of parliament from Greater Yirol, Lakes State, are disappointed with the appointment of a non-Yirol native representative to the ministerial committee for the new capital city.
Governor Chol Tong Mayay of Lakes State last Friday appointed the Minister for Local Government Mabor Mayen Wol as the State representative to the ministerial committee for the relocation of the new capital from Juba to Ramciel.MP Andrew Acijok told Good News Radio that legislators representing Greater Yirol met on Saturday and they raised concerns about the governor’s appointment.
He said an appointee from Greater Yirol would be more familiar with the background of the new capital and would be of greater assistance to the committee.
Mr. Acijok stated that the communities around Ramciel have given the land for the development of the new South Sudan capital for free.
Mr. Acijok said traditional songs show that Ramciel had local residents for close to two centuries.
He added that Ramciel natives offered the land to Dr. John Garang be used by the national government.
On September 2, 2011, South Sudanese ministers designated Ramciel as the site for a planned capital city.
The place, an open space in Lakes state, is considered the geographic centre of South Sudan.