By Yiep Joseph<\/p>\n
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Upper Nile State governor, James Odhok Oyay has issued an order suspending the Community Development Committees (CDC) from directly handling the 3% of oil revenues.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n According to the statement dated September 9 directed to the National Minister of Finance, Governor Odhok suspended the CDC, which was tasked with coordinating between the oil-producing communities and the National Ministry of Finance and Planning.<\/p>\n \u201cI am writing to you in reference to the above-mentioned subject to inform your esteemed office that I suspend these CDCs of 3% of oil revenue from direct writing to your office,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n The governor did not reveal the reason for such a decision.<\/p>\n He directed the CDC to request the oil shares through the state government but not directly from the National Ministry of Finance and Planning.<\/p>\n \u201cAll those committees should write to the office of the governor, and then the office of the governor writes to your office,\u201d the statement read in part.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, when contacted for comment on the matter, James Basha, Minister of Information and Communication in Upper Nile, confirmed the decision but requested more time to update the public.<\/p>\n \u201cI got this information yesterday (Wednesday), but I do not have enough information to feed you on exactly what is going on, and I will gather enough information,\u201d Basha said.<\/p>\n He said that there are issues that forced the governor to make such a decision but declined to mention whether there are wrangles in the oil shares.<\/p>\n Efforts to reach the Chairperson of the CDC in various oil-producing counties in Upper Nile State were unsuccessful by press time.<\/p>\n However, in an interview with this outlet, Kuol Thon, a member of the oil-producing Malut County, said that the 3% oil share is for the community, and the committee suspended by the governor represents the community.<\/p>\n He appealed to the state government to ensure transparency, citing that such revenue is meant to compensate the communities affected by the oil production.<\/p>\n Kuol urged both the state governor and CDC leaders to ensure that there are no wrangles in the 3% oil revenues meant for development.<\/p>\n He reiterated the need for those receiving remittances to ensure that the money reached the community in order to meet the intended purpose, which is development.<\/p>\n Under the Petroleum Act 2012, the oil-producing communities were entitled to 3% oil revenue.<\/p>\n However, according to a 2018 report by the SUDD Institute, there have been uncertainties surrounding the shares in order to reach the community as stated in the Petroleum Act.<\/p>\n \u201cThe three per cent (3%) share of net petroleum revenues has not been properly allocated and transferred to petroleum-producing communities. The two per cent (2%) share of net petroleum revenues has been improperly allocated and transferred to the producing states,\u201d the report read in Summary.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Yiep Joseph Upper Nile State governor, James Odhok Oyay has issued an order suspending the Community Development Committees (CDC) from directly handling the 3% of oil revenues. 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