Joint Oversight Committee Begins Work in Nimule to Enforce Government Directives
A joint government oversight subcommittee led by Interior Minister Aleu Ayieny Aleu has begun work in the border town of Nimule to monitor implementation of directives issued by a high-level ministerial committee during its recent visit.
The subcommittee began its meetings Monday and received a briefing from South Sudan Revenue Authority Commissioner General Ambassador Moun Deng Ajuet on revenue collection and operations at the Nimule border.
The team is tasked with ensuring that government revenues collected at the border are deposited into official government accounts. It will also monitor the removal of unauthorized checkpoints and the reduction of excess personnel deployed in Nimule.
Under the government directives, only five checkpoints are expected to remain for security purposes, while government attaches and other excess personnel are expected to return to Juba.
Public Service Minister Ezekiel Lul, a member of the oversight committee, said the team had received a comprehensive briefing after meeting with security agencies operating in Nimule and along the Juba-Nimule Highway, as well as officials from the Bureau of Standards, weighbridge, commercial banks and clearing agents.
“Yesterday, Sept. 7, 2026, we started our meeting. We had an overall briefing by the SSRA commissioner general, so that we know exactly what’s happening in Nimule,” Lul said.
He said the committee also met with organized forces responsible for securing the Juba-Nimule Highway and ensuring the safe movement of goods and services.
Lul said the Bureau of Standards had been directed to ensure that goods entering South Sudan meet safety requirements, while fuel imports must comply with established quality standards.
He also stressed the need to enforce international truck weight limits at the Nimule weighbridge.
“Any truck that is violating the weight limits will be charged. We need to make sure the road is protected from overloaded trucks because overloaded trucks can overturn, cause damage to the road and also kill our citizens,” he said.
The committee is expected to visit several entry points around Nimule on Tuesday to assess operations and determine how activities are being conducted in the areas.
Lul said cash collection at the border was progressing well and that commercial banks and the Bank of South Sudan branch in Nimule had welcomed the government’s decision to strengthen formal revenue collection.
He said implementation of the presidential directive was underway, with the initiative intended to improve government revenue and ensure funds are available for salaries, government operations and development.
“President General Salva Kiir Mayardit is the one who actually formed this committee so that we can have money for salaries and government operation, plus development,” Lul said.
The oversight committee’s work comes as the government seeks to tighten revenue collection, streamline personnel and strengthen security and regulatory controls along South Sudan’s major trade corridor with Uganda.
Credit: Emmanuel Patrick Laku | SSRA Media
