By Aweye Teddy Onam<\/p>\n
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South Sudan Bar Association\u2019s Elections Committee disclosed Tuesday 16th<\/sup> January 2024 as commencement timetable for election process of its presidential candidates.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Chairman of the Elections Commission, James Paulino Lado during a press conference held on Monday in Juba, announced the timetable for nominations of candidates for presidency of the Bar Association.<\/p>\n \u201cThis announcement is an open invitation to all individuals intrigued by the prospect of running for the prestigious position of the Bar Association\u2019s presidency,\u201d he declared.<\/p>\n Lado stated that the timetable will run from January 16 to February 26, including the publication of a list of licensed lawyers eligible for candidature.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Bar Association has inclusively considered lawyers licensed by the end of 2023 for the process. It is an earnest call for interested candidates to visit the courts, absorb the election schedule, and envision their potential role in leading the Bar Association,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n He further said several courts in Juba will be involved in the democratic exercise, with schedules diligently posted on bulletin boards for public viewing. The transparency of this process is designed to foster trust, encourage participation, and enhance the democratic fabric of the Bar Association.<\/p>\n Following the publication of the lists, Lado clarified that there will be a three-day window for appeals, ensuring fair opportunity for all potential candidates, and the final lists, adorned with electoral numbers, will be published, marking the conclusion of this stage of the process.<\/p>\n \u201cFollowing the appeals period, decisions will be made on those appeals. Subsequently, the final lists, containing the electoral numbers, will be published,\u201d Lado stated.<\/p>\n The election committee chair said the subsequent stage will be the nomination process for the union\u2019s presidency, vice presidency, and central committee.<\/p>\n He added that aspirants can avail themselves of the nomination forms from the committee\u2019s office, signifying their formal intent to run for the aforementioned key positions.<\/p>\n \u201cThis democratic exercise, steeped in tradition and integrity, will undoubtedly shape the future of South Sudan\u2019s Bar Association.\u201d He expressed.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Aweye Teddy Onam South Sudan Bar Association\u2019s Elections Committee disclosed Tuesday 16th January 2024 as commencement timetable for election process of its presidential candidates. Chairman of the Elections Commission, James Paulino Lado during a press conference held on Monday in Juba, announced the timetable for nominations of candidates[Read More…]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":20759,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[80,79],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Members-of-the-electoral-committee-headed-by-Advocates-James-Paulino-Lado-C-Photo-by-Henry-Lokuri.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20758","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20758"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20758\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20760,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20758\/revisions\/20760"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}