The Mayor of Juba City Council, Michael Lado Allah-Jabu has warned foreign traders to stop protesting saying is against the law of South Sudan.
City Council blamed Eritreans, Ethiopians, and Somalians for being in forefront of the protest.
This came after water tanks drivers stopped supplying water in Juba citing high taxation imposed by government.
Mayor told the water tanks drivers and other traders who closed their shop to resumed work immediately or their business will be shutdown infinitely.
He warned the business community to respect the local legislation orders and avoid instigating the violence by staging protests and demonstrations in this critical time.
The Mayor accused some foreign traders of sabotaging and undermining the leadership and the authority of the Juba City Council. A claim this media can’t independently verify.
“As you have seen recently with this inspection of the water Tankers. They decided to stop supplying water. Why always you not other foreign community doing that and I realised there is instigation police going underground,” he said.
Michael says such an act is a violation of the laws according to the local authority act of the local council
Local government Act 2009 mandated the City Council to inspect all businesses operating in Juba.
Mayor Allah-jabu expressed his dismay with the action of the foreign traders and the business communities who are protesting against local policies and regulations.
The mayor urges the foreign business communities and traders to stop protests and cooperate with legislation policies of the government or closed their businesses forever.
He threatens that if the tanker drivers do not call off the strike, the Juba City Council will be forced to issue an order to confiscate water tanks and give them to new drivers to do the job.
“We’re going to decide soon. Anyone closed his shop should close it completely and we will put our padlock on your shop. We in the city council have power stated in local government act 2009 and we can confiscated those water Tanks,” Mayor threatened.
On Wednesday, some traders closed their shops, and water tankers drivers stop water supplies in Juba citing numerous taxes levied on their businesses.