South Sudan president fires head of electoral body months before first election
- JUBA, South Sudan -- South Sudan President Salva Kiir on Tuesday night announced the removal of the head of the East African country's electoral body only three months before the country’s first election.
- Abednego Akok Kacuol was fired from his position as chairperson of the National Elections Commission without a reason being given publicly by Kiir.
- He will be replaced by Gabriel Bol Deng Majok, who served as the electoral commission’s secretary general.
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- JUBA, South Sudan -- South Sudan President Salva Kiir on Tuesday night announced the removal of the head of the East African country's electoral body only three months before the country’s first election.
- Abednego Akok Kacuol was fired from his position as chairperson of the National Elections Commission without a reason being given publicly by Kiir.
- He will be replaced by Gabriel Bol Deng Majok, who served as the electoral commission’s secretary general.
Sources: ABC News