By Yiep Joseph<\/p>\n
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Rabi Mujung Emmanuel’s appointment as Central Equatoria State’s governor has been met with a welcoming reception but also calls to address escalating insecurity and rampant land grabbing are rising.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n In a celebratory mood to congratulate the new governor, the Pojulu Community leadership presented key areas that require immediate intervention.<\/p>\n According to a statement from the governor’s office, the community highlighted issues of insecurity, land grabbing, and other urgent matters needing solutions from the governor and his administration.<\/p>\n \u201cAmong the key concerns presented to the governor were issues of insecurity, land grabbing, and the roaming of cattle in some villages,\u201d the statement partially read.<\/p>\n Like other states in South Sudan, Central Equatoria State continues to face ongoing conflicts with land grabbers, in addition to security challenges in certain areas.<\/p>\n The Pojulu Community leadership, led by Dr. Martin Elia Lomuro, a cabinet member and the community\u2019s chairperson, congratulated the newly appointed governor and urged him to address these pressing issues.<\/p>\n The community delegation that interacted with the governor emphasized the need for diligence in handling critical matters.<\/p>\n During the meeting, community leaders delivered a heartfelt congratulatory message to H.E. Gen. Salva Kiir Mayardit, who appointed the new governor, Mujung.<\/p>\n After the meeting, Mr. Lole Laila Lole, the Deputy Chairperson of the Pojulu Community, expressed gratitude to the governor for taking the time to engage with the community’s leadership.<\/p>\n He described the meeting as productive and assured the governor of the Pojulu community\u2019s unwavering support.<\/p>\n \u201cOur intention is to stand with the governor as our leader of Central Equatoria State and to convey our message through the chairperson of our community,\u201d said Laila.<\/p>\n In response to the community’s concerns, Governor Mujung reaffirmed his commitment to working closely with all communities in the state to address public issues.<\/p>\n He emphasized the importance of collective efforts between the government and communities in fostering peace, security, and development across the state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Yiep Joseph Rabi Mujung Emmanuel’s appointment as Central Equatoria State’s governor has been met with a welcoming reception but also calls to address escalating insecurity and rampant land grabbing are rising. In a celebratory mood to congratulate the new governor, the Pojulu Community leadership presented key areas that[Read More…]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":37084,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[80,79],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37083","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\/06\/Community-members-in-a-meeting-with-Central-Equatoria-state-at-state-secretariat-in-Juba.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37083","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=37083"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37083\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37085,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37083\/revisions\/37085"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37084"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37083"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37083"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37083"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}