South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has removed Napoleon Adok Gai as director general of the National Communication Authority (NCA), according to a decree broadcast on state television SSBC on Friday.

Adok, who had held the position since August 2020, was replaced by Gieth Kon Mathiang, a former board member of the regulatory body.

In a Facebook post, Adok said he was grateful for the opportunity to serve and expressed confidence in his successor’s ability to lead the NCA.

“It has been an honour to serve in this role for the past four years,” Adok said. “I warmly welcome and congratulate my colleague, Mr. Gieth Kon Mathiang… I am confident in his ability to steer the sector forward.”

The NCA, established under a 2012 law, regulates South Sudan’s telecommunications and ICT sector, including equipment imports and market competition.

In a separate decree, Kiir also replaced two undersecretaries at the Ministry of Information, Communication Technology and Postal Services—Wani Ladu Kenyi and Yath Awan Yath—with Thomas Gatkuoth Yak and Martin Mabior Mawien, respectively.

No reasons were given for the reshuffle.

The president frequently exercises his authority to appoint and dismiss government officials, sometimes within months of their appointment. Radio Tamazuj