South Sudan: Unrest in Lakes State Over Appointment of New SPLM Official

2 February 2013

Rumbek — South Sudan ruling party (SPLM) officials in Lakes state are divided, following the controversial appointment of Mabor Ater Dhuol, as acting secretary.

Daniel Awet Akot, the SPLM chairperson for Lakes state, appointed Dhuol in September last year, in a move the party's state liberation council rejected, describing it as "unlawful".

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