‘Gen. Olony does not intend to defect’-SPLA-IO chief Gen. Gatwich The SPLA-IO Chief of General Staff Gen. Simon Gatwich Dual has said Gen. Johnson Olony who commands the Agwelek Division of the outfit has no intentions of defecting and or forming a new rebel group. In a telephone interview with Radio Tamazuj, Gen. Gatwich rubbished talk of Gen. Olony defecting and referred to them as mere rumors. “These are administrative matters. Gen. Johnson Olony promoted himself to First Lieutenant General because there are issues. He promoted himself and his men in the Agwelek Division because Dr. Riek Machar promoted officers without consulting or telling me who is the Chief of Staff and also not telling Gen. Olony,” he said. "Gen. Olony has no problem. He joined the armed opposition, and the movement’s leader, Riek Machar, is not carrying out his requests and everyone in the movement agreed that Olony would be the governor of Upper Nile State, but Juba refused and Dr. Riek also refused, and this is one of the administrative reasons.”