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To: The Managing Director and The Undersecretary, Ministry of Petroleum (MOP)From: Gatluak Khamwine Gatluak, Author and ...
15/06/2026

To: The Managing Director and The Undersecretary, Ministry of Petroleum (MOP)
From: Gatluak Khamwine Gatluak, Author and Community Advocate
Date: June 15, 2026

Subject: Urgent Recommendation for the Reinstatement of Mr. Philip Mamuon as CD Manager, GPOC

Dear Honorable;

I am writing to formally bring to your urgent attention the critical leadership deficit within the Community Development and Corporate Affairs (CDCA) sector of the Greater Pioneer Operating Company (GPOC). A comprehensive review of the ongoing stagnation of community projects in 2026 reveals that national interests and host-community relations are facing severe risks. To mitigate this crisis, the State urgently requires the proven expertise and strategic leadership of the former CD Manager, Mr. Philip Mamuon.
The Legacy of Success (2024–2025)
During his tenure, Mr. Mamuon demonstrated an unparalleled ability to deliver tangible results for host communities in Unity State and the Ruweng Administrative Area. His administrative milestones include:

• Human Capital Development: Overseeing the graduation of 675 South Sudanese students and managing the ongoing sponsorship of 3,000 more in higher education.
• International Specialization: Securing full international scholarships for 10 elite students in global technical hubs, including China, India, and Rwanda.
• Grassroots Educational Support: Directly employing 24 secondary school teachers to sustain education in critical oil-producing areas.
• Consensus Building & Governance: Successfully leading the comprehensive 5-day Community Needs Assessment workshop, effectively aligning State Ministers, Members of Parliament, and traditional Chiefs with company operations.

The Current Institutional Crisis (2026)
Since Mr. Mamuon’s departure, the momentum built over previous years has completely stalled. Under the current management of Mr. Gatwang Angelo, the CDCA has faced a severe operational breakdown, failing to deliver essential services to Unity State and the Ruweng Administrative Area:

1. Collapse of Clean Water Infrastructure: Historically, GPOC consistently drilled new water yards and hand pumps for host communities. In 2026, not a single hand pump or water yard has been delivered, due to a lack of capacity to propose and defend these projects to executive management.

2. Neglect of International & Domestic Scholarships: The current management has failed to process critical tuition payments for students on full and partial scholarships abroad (China, India, Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda). Consequently, hundreds of sponsored students are on the verge of dropping out.

3. Healthcare Failure at Laloba Clinic: Laloba Clinic is currently unable to provide basic health services due to a complete failure to procure and deliver essential medical and laboratory equipment.

4. Abandonment of Educators: Secondary science teachers in Mayom, Rubkotna, Abiemnom, and Pariang secondary schools have gone five months without salaries, threatening the total collapse of secondary education in these zones.
5. Regulatory Stagnation: The CDCA has failed to finalize basic Education Guidelines or execute vital Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with partner universities and institutions.

Strategic Recommendation
With 12 years of core industry experience and advanced degrees in Public Policy and Economic Development from the University of Juba, Mr. Philip Mamuon possesses the rare combination of technical competence and diplomatic acumen that the current administration heavily lacks.
To restore stability, secure vital infrastructure, and protect our youth's academic future, I strongly recommend that your esteemed offices facilitate Mr. Philip Mamuon’s immediate reinstatement to leadership within the GPOC CDCA, or appoint him to a high-level State Advisory role to supervise these critical community resolutions.
Unity State and the Ruweng Administrative Area require a leader who understands both the intricacies of the oil industry and the fundamental needs of the people. Mr. Mamuon has already proven he is that leader.
Thank you for your leadership, time, and dedicated service to the nation.

Sincerely,
Gatluak Khamwine Gatluak
Author, Flowers for the Death & Community Advocate
Juba, South Sudan

STATEMENT OF CLARIFICATION ON THE CRIMINAL CASE CHARGES CIRCULATING THE MEDIA.By Riek Bim Top, former Governor of Unity ...
15/05/2026

STATEMENT OF CLARIFICATION ON THE CRIMINAL CASE CHARGES CIRCULATING THE MEDIA.

By Riek Bim Top, former Governor of Unity State.

Cc: Eye Radio
Hot in Juba
Radio Tamazuj
NAAM STUDIO
The General Public.

Dear public, It was yesterday that the social media platforms and different media outlets were busy circulating a document in my name as an accused under the crime of theft as appeared in section 293 of the South Sudan Penal Code Act 2008.

The friends and family members in different parts of the world felt distraught due to inappropriate misinformation and twisting of the case, relating it to the case of the Abienhom incident. I realized that this can incite the nation because local people are crying out about prevailing selective justice in the country. And this prompts me to clarify the confusion happening given the case filed.

Notably, there is no case between my humble self and the Government of South Sudan, as someone can imagine.

As a matter of fact, the case started in the early days of 2025, when I was still the Governor of Unity State. A Sino truck car was brought from Sudan through Unity State. The former executive director of Rubkona County, Peter Lok Tang, decided to buy the car and brought it to my compound without my knowledge. His intention was to gave me the car as my personal property. After my inspections, I found it unattractive and also questioned how it was brought to my compound. I informed Peter to detail out everything involved, saying the documents were under processing with the customs unit. Upon that explanation, I returned to my administrative activities without engaging in any procedures that might involve it until we authorized the transfer of the car to Juba for further maintenance, and when the car arrived in Juba, a certain man (civilian) identified as James Dak Chap, who works in an oil company, complained to different officials of my government, telling them Peter Lok Tang took his car by force, and we thought it was a different car. When we asked Peter Lok, he said it's the same car that we gave to the Governor and he accepted that James Dak Chap paid money to the owner of the car without my notice and responded that we will ask him to take back his money because we have already taken the car. he said.

When this new situation was brought to my attention, I immediately ordered the state government coordinator in Juba to hand over the car to that civilian since I was not even interested in taking that car in the first place.

The delivery was witnessed by the police officer from CID in Central Equtoria State, and the evidence of the transition is available.

Questions

Now where is my involvement in the case here under section 293?

Why was a document containing legal matters circulated on social media before informing the accused?

Up to date, my unit and the police haven't yet informed me on the same issue.

To dearly conclude,

There is a predicament in Unity state; a group wants to conflict me with the law of the country but usually fails to meet their targets. Their intention is to exploit my loyalty and thought of pushing me out of Juba like they did to some military Generals. A very cheap strategy that I have already intercepted. They have now succeeded in the demolition of our houses and the confiscation of some of our lands in different locations in Unity State, together with my former administration officials.

I am assuring the public, that any ill intentions intending to push me out of Juba but I promise I will not go out of Juba even at 1kilometer.

Maj. Gen. Judge .Advocate. Riek Bim Top,LLM . Former Governor of Unity state.

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