South Sudan President Salva Kiir has fired the governor of the central bank and his two deputies.
In a presidential decree read on state-run South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation (SSBC) on Monday evening, Kiir announced the sacking of bank governor Johnny Ohisa Damian, first deputy governor Addis Ababa Othow, and second deputy governor John Maciek Acuoth.
According to the presidential decree, Dr. James Alic Garang will now take charge of the central bank.
The president gave no reason for the sacking of Ohisa, but there has been high inflation and depreciation of the South Sudanese Pound (SSP) against the dollar.
Ohisa was appointed to the position of central bank governor in August 2022 having previously served in various positions including that of the deputy governor of the central bank.
The South Sudanese leader also appointed Samuel Yanga Mikaya as the first deputy governor of the central bank and Nyiel Gordon Kuol as the second deputy governor.
