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James Wani Igga


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Washington hits Salva Kiir’s revenue machine

Yet on 6 March Vice-President James Wani Igga chair of the government's Economic Cluster overruled Juuk claiming she had violated the principle of ‘administrative order and the rule of law' because the President had specifically mandated the SSRA to use Crawford's proprietary E-Government Revenue Collection System...


Spinning out of control

His vice-presidency – and his role as deputy chair of Salva's Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) – has been handed to veteran Salva loyalist James Wani Igga (AC Vol 66 No 17 Salva's family values)...


Salva and Riek risk a return to war

He ousted former Vice-President James Wani Igga from his roles as First Deputy Chair and Secretary-General and replaced Second Deputy Chair Daniel Awet Akot and Third Deputy Kuol Manyang Juuk with Mary Apai Ayiga and Simon Kun Puoch – the latter a former governor of Upper Nile State...


The fourth horseman

The new government is based on a six-strong collegiate presidency with Riek Machar Teny Dhurgon replacing fellow Nuer Taban Deng Gai as first vice-president and Taban becoming one of four (junior) vice-presidents along with existing Vice-President James Wani Igga Rebecca Nyandeng Garang and former South Sudan Opposition Alliance spokesman Hussein Abdelbagi Akol controversially selected by Salva from five competing SSOA candidates...


'Not even the Pope'

In addition to Salva and Riek current Vice-Presidents Taban Deng Gai and James Wani Igga received invitations as did Rebecca Nyandeng John Garang's widow who is expected to fill the vice presidential slot allowed to the 'Former Detainees' Group (AC Vol 59 No 6 Salva stalls the peacemakers and 59 No 19 No cash no peace)...


Salva stalls the peacemakers

If IGAD's proposal stands Salva would lose at least one of his two deputies: first Vice-President Taban Deng Gai or second Vice-President James Wani Igga...


Riek rival boosts Salva

They also ask what the point is of having James Wani Igga (SPLM-in-Government) as Second Vice-President and fellow Equatorian Alfred Ladu Gore (who is now supporting Taban) as Riek's number two in SPLM-IO if when the time comes only Nuer and Dinka fill the top posts...


Assassins and arrow boys

The next day President Salva Kiir Mayardit Vice-President Riek Machar Teny Dhurgon and VP James Wani Igga failed to show at a pre-arranged peace meeting organised by the main reconciliation bodies the churches (AC Vol 57 No 10 Power without responsibility)...


Power without responsibility

That tent includes the presidency: from Greater Bahr el Ghazal Riek from Greater Upper Nile (GUN) and Vice-President James Wani Igga (demoted from sole VP to accommodate Riek) for Greater Equatoria...


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