Justice John Gatwich Lul addressing the public last month at Nyakuron Cultural Centre in Juba [©Gurtong]
By Waakhe Simon Wudu
JUBA, 25th January 2012 [Gurtong] - The South Sudan Anti-Corruption Commission, (SSACC) Chairperson, Justice John Gatwich Lul has urged constitutional post holders to urgently declare their assets, adding that junior civil servants shall be the Commissions’ target of the day.
Gatwich who spoke to the press last Saturday in Juba also urged collective efforts of South Sudanese to fight corruption while stressing that the vice needs to be attacked in all forms.
"Assets declaration forms must be filled as soon as possible by those concerned and bear in mind the conditions that had been attached to the presidential order number 30,” Gatwich said.
“However our daily focus will be on junior government officers handling financial matters. There shall be no “secret cows” this time, big or small we shall endorse the panel laws against any corrupt individual or organisation,” he continued.
Gatwich who has spent three months in his office since his appointment by President Salva Kiir to replace the former Anti-corruption Commissioner said that his priority was to focus on accountability of public funds.
He pointed out that, "public accountability, transparency, inclusiveness, selfless, prevalence of ethics and the rule of law must be maintained in order to fight the vice."
However, whether the SSACC’s call will effectively work soon is a question to ponder. Last month Justice Gatwich said the Commission was still working on its Constitution Act yet to be approved by the Council of Ministers before parliament approval.