Emmanuel Adil Anthony

Emmanuel Adil Anthony is a South Sudanese politician and the governor of Central Equatoria State since June 29, 2020.

Emmanuel Adil Anthony
Governor of Central Equatoria State
Assumed office
29 June 2020
Governor of Yei River State
In office
16 February 2018 – 22 February 2020
Preceded by David Lokonga Moses
Personal details
CitizenshipSouth Sudan
Political partySPLM
Spouse(s)Josephine Napon Cosmos

Adil is an ethnic Kakwa. President Kiir appointed Adil as the governor of Yei River State on February 16, 2018, replacing David Lokonga Moses.[1] As governor, Adil said he wanted to restore peace and stability to Yei River State by reconciling with armed groups.[2] Adil reshuffled his cabinet and replaced some county commissioners around June 17, 2018.[3] Adil supported the peace agreement in August 2018 that aimed to end the South Sudanese Civil War.[4] South Sudanese refugees began returning to Yei River State from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda at the beginning of 2019.[5] Adil reshuffled his cabinet again on August 22, 2019.[6] Yei River State was dissolved and became part of Central Equatoria State when South Sudan reverted to ten states on February 22, 2020.

Adil was appointed to be the governor of Central Equatoria State on June 29, 2020, as one of the six governors eligible to be appointed by the SPLM under the R-ARCSS.[7] The state did not have a governor from February 22 to June 29.

References
  1. "Kiir fires police chief, two governors". Radio Tamazuj. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  2. "600 ex-rebel fighters undergo military training in Morobo". Radio Tamazuj. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  3. "Yei governor reshuffles cabinet". Radio Tamazuj. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  4. "Yei governor urges leaders to disseminate Khartoum peace deal". Radio Tamazuj. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  5. "Over 7,000 South Sudan refugees return to Lasu from Congo: governor". Radio Tamazuj. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  6. "Yei governor rotates cabinet members". Radio Tamazuj. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  7. "Kiir appoints governors for eight states". Radio Tamazuj. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
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