By Yiep Joseph<\/p>\n
Dr. Jong Anthony, founder and former chairperson of the Action for Democratic Change (ADC) party, has announced his resignation from politics to continue a career in academia.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n In a statement released to the media, Dr. Jong, a qualified veterinary doctor, stated his intention to dedicate his time to lecturing at the university level.<\/p>\n \u201cPlease accept this letter as formal notification that I am withdrawing from active participation in South Sudan politics, effective immediately February 07, 2025,\u201d Dr. Jong said in the statement.<\/p>\n \u201cI believe that at this stage of my career, I can best contribute to our nation by focusing my energies and efforts on my profession and academic pursuits in the veterinary field,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n He expressed that his full return to teaching would double his contributing in advancing veterinary Education in the country.<\/p>\n \u201cAs a specialized veterinarian and a university lecturer, I am passionate about advancing animal health, contributing to veterinary education, and developing expertise that can directly benefit South Sudan\u2019s livestock sector and public health,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Dr. Jong was the Minister of Trade and Industry in Warrap State until his dismissal by former Governor Gen. Aleu Ayieny Aleu in 2022.<\/p>\n Following his removal, Dr. Jong swiftly declared his candidacy for the gubernatorial position.<\/p>\n He also served in other state ministerial roles, including minister of health and environment and minister of rural development, animals, and fisheries in the now-defunct Gogrial State.<\/p>\n After resigning from the SPLM in Warrap State, Dr. Jong Anthony formed the Action for Democratic Change (ADC), where he became the chairperson.<\/p>\n The later formed Coalition of Opposition Parties (COOP), an umbrella group of various parties, continues to criticize the Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity (R-TGoNU) for failing to implement the peace agreement.<\/p>\n The COOP parties have continued to raise their voices on issues related to the well-being of the citizens.<\/p>\n The group in most cases declared to take part in the upcoming election in 2026 should it come to reality as promised by the parties to the peace agreement.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Yiep Joseph Dr. Jong Anthony, founder and former chairperson of the Action for Democratic Change (ADC) party, has announced his resignation from politics to continue a career in academia. In a statement released to the media, Dr. Jong, a qualified veterinary doctor, stated his intention to dedicate his time[Read More…]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":33195,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[80,79],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33194","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\/2025\/02\/Dr.-Jong-Anthony-former-chairperson-of-Action-for-Democratic-Change-ADC-.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33194","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=33194"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33194\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33196,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33194\/revisions\/33196"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33195"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33194"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33194"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}