The Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) has denounced recent statement made by the Governor of Central Bank of Sudan, Saber Mohammed Al Hassan, about the remittance of the oil revenues for the south. GoSS Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Barnaba Marial Benjamin, said that the Central Bank of Sudan did not remit the oil revenues for the south estimated at US$170 million.

Benjamin said that if the money is received in hard currency, it will be used for running government activities and purchasing items for the people of Southern Sudan. Earlier, the Governor of the Central Bank of Sudan accused the Minister of Finance in the Government of Southern Sudan, David Athorbei, of not telling the truth about the remittance of the oil revenues shares for the south.