After the council of States deliberated in Juba over the change of Imotong, the members have now approved Torit as the most appropriate name of the state.
Imotong State Assembly Speaker, Charles Udwar Ukech says the motion was deliberated and passed by state assembly, pending resolutions and execution, Radio Emmanuel reports.
State Governor Tobiolo Alberio Oromo while reading the council of states resolution breaks the news in a public rally at Torit Freedom Square.
The name takes effect immediately after the declaration, he announces.
Governor Alberio says the change of the state’s name is a demand of the people of Torit.
As the state citizens wait to adopt the name, some people in Torit have different reaction over the changes.
The council of states in Juba reached the resolution in its ordinary sitting on Thursday March 22 chaired by Speaker Joseph Bol Chan.
A similar change of the name also occurred to the neighboring state of Kapoeta from Namurunyang.