Press releaseRe: SPLM/SPLA (USA) elects new leadership in a fair and free elections
United States, May 28, 2015 (SSNA) — Based on directives from the Chairman and Commander- In-Chief of the SPLM/A Dr. Riek Machar Teny-Dhurgon, delegates from the SPLM/SPLA state chapters in the United States of America converged in Omaha, Nebraska, on May 23, 2015 and held an election to elect the following
SPLM/SPLA positions for the USA region:
The following candidates contested the elections for the three positions as above: Mr. Chuol Buor Tang who hails from the SPLM Chapter in North Dakota and Mr. Sabata Ramba, from the SPLM Chapter in the State of Utah, contested the elections for the Coordinator position, and Cde. Matthew Dobuol Ruon from Minnesota, contested the elections for the Youth League position as the only candidate, whereas Mrs. Nyagile Thot and Mrs. Nyaruot Majiok, both from Nebraska, contested the elections for the Women’s League position.
The elections were supervised and observed by a supervisory team comprised of senior SPLM/SPLA leaders headed by Hon. Hussein Mar Nyuot, Chairman of the SPLM National Committee for Humanitarian Affairs, Hon. Agnes Nyoka Kenyi, Hon. Sophia Pal Gai and Mr. Martin Abucha and Hon. Reath Muoch, the SPLM/SPLA Representative to USA. These SPLM/SPLA dignitaries happened to be on peace mission in North America and were delegated by Dr. Riek Machar Teny-Dhurgon to undertake this important task.
An Election Commission comprised of Seven (7) members under the chairmanship of Mr. Mariano Mawein, the SPLM/SPLA Deputy Representative to USA, conducted the election process in which all the delegates were issued ballot papers that were carefully designed to reflect the actual balloting materials used in elections. The delegates lined up in a queue upon which they mark their ballots and cast them in the ballot box. When all the voting process was completed, the votes were then counted and tallied by the Election Commission and the Supervisory team. The final result of the elections were announced with the following contestants emerging as the winning candidates for the following positions:
All the three democratically elected leaders are expected to assume their responsibilities immediately.
The SPLM/SPLA Mission office in the United States of America, avails itself of this opportunity to congratulate all three leaders who have won their positions in a fair and free elections, and wishes them all the best of luck in their new assignments, and further assures them of its support in the discharge of their duties.
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