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Opinion | Who has the powers to appoint and relieve constitutional post holders in the states and counties? I was puzzled to hear that the Parties to the Revitalized Agreement have intentionally decided to abandon the core issues of constitutionalism and rule of law in South Sudan, their assumption is that the Presidency can sit and decide on issues related to the agreement including even amending the Agreement or Constitution without due process. Little did they know that there are clear provi...

File photo: NDM leader Lam Akol The leader of the National Democratic Movement (NDM), Lam Akol, in a missive yesterday said President Salva Kiir has no power to appoint states’ governments. Lam said that of the numerous powers of the President under Article 10, none is the appointment of state governments. “First, is it within the powers of the President of the Republic to appoint sub-national Governments? Second, regardless of who has the power to appoint State-level Governments, what is t...