He has served as governor of Unity State since 30 September 2005.

To the northeast lies Unity State.

Rubkona County is an administrative division of Unity State, South Sudan.

The town is the administrative, political and commercial center of Unity State in South Sudan.

Unity State is the location of some of the largest oil deposits in South Sudan.

Mayom County is in the northwest of Unity State.

In Unity State, he began an assault on the SPLA, leaving at least 45 people dead.

In September 1997 he tried unsuccessfully to become governor of Unity State.

By mid-1998, Unity State was experiencing pre-famine conditions due to the disruption of the civil war.

Violence occurred in the area during the referendum, as was also the case in the Unity State and South Kordofan.