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Dr Lam Akol: '28 or 21 States were created for political gain but there was no study'

Lam Akol Ajawin

Lam Akol Ajawin Source: Lam Akol Ajawin

In 2016 when South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and Dr Riek Machar came up with the proposal to divided South Sudan into more than ten states, Dr Lam Akol Ajawin rejected the idea. As the chairman for the Democratic Change Party, Dr Lam Akol was asked in this exclusive interview, if the proposal made by the Government and the opposition leader were good for South Sudan.


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In 2016 when South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and Dr Riek Machar came up with the proposal to divided South Sudan into more than ten states, Dr Lam Akol Ajawin rejected the idea. As the chairman for the Democratic Change Party, Dr Lam Akol was asked in this exclusive interview, if the proposal made by the Government and the opposition leader were good for South Sudan.



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