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Wamba sacks Ituri governor

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    Leader of the rebel Rassemblement congolais pour la democratie - Mouvement de liberation (RCD-ML) Professor Ernest Wamba dia Wamba has sacked the governor of Ituri province based in Bunia, Lotsove Adele. In a letter circulated among the Congolese rebel groups after their recent 'unity talks' in Uganda, Wamba accused Adele of insubordination and sabotage of his development efforts for the district, the Ugandan 'New Vision' newspaper reported. It said Wamba had replaced Adele with former Kisangani
    administrator Olingi Padol, and had also dismissed her three top executive officers. Adele had been appointed governor of Ituri by Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) Chief of Staff, and former commander in the DRC, Brigadier James Kazini. Adele - who attended the rebel's unity meeting in Kabale, Uganda - was reported to have been taken on by Jean-Pierre Bemba's
    Mouvement de liberation du Congo (MLC) as secretary for social affairs after her dismissal by Wamba, the 'New Vision' added.

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