Security operatives threatened to stop a public dialogue between members of parliaments from national and state legislative assemblies with citizens of Yei River County in Central Equatoria state.
South Sudan Network for Democratic election or SSUNDE organized the public dialogue with the support of the National Democratic Institute or NDI to bring citizens and MPs to discuss the performance of the state government and to explain the different organs of the government, Easter Radio reported.
SSUNDE and NDI officials withdrew from the public dialogue and left the MPs to continue without their moderation after the security threatened to stop the session.
State MP Jacob Aligo Lodu expressed deep disappointment with the security’s orders for SSUNDE and NDI officials to withdraw immediately.
SSUNDE and NDI officials conducted similar activities without threats.
MP Aligo added that County Commissioner Juma David Augustine gave the go-ahead to SSUNDE and NDI to organize the public dialogue.
He said he did not understand why the county commissioner’s order was violated by the security officers.
Easter Radio was unable to get a comment from the security officers.
The dialogue concluded successfully without SSUDE and NDI’s presence.