Obuch Ojwok Akuo

Obuch Ojwok Akuo is the current speaker of the South Sudan National Legislative Assembly. He is a member of the SPLM who represents Eastern Equatoria. Ojwok is a Pari, an ethnic group in Lafon County, Imatong State.[1] He became speaker on December 16, 2019 after the resignation of Anthony Lino Makana, who was accused of corruption.[2][3] Ojwok, after becoming speaker, said he wanted to restore the reputation of parliament.[4] Ojwok was the first deputy minister of Wildlife Conservation and Tourism when the post was created on August 26, 2011 after the independence of South Sudan on July 9, 2011.[5]

Obuch Ojwok Akuo
Speaker of the National Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
16 December 2019
Preceded byAnthony Lino Makana
Personal details
NationalitySouth Sudan
Political partySPLM

References
  1. "New parliament speaker urged to demonstrate good leadership". Radio Tamazuj. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
  2. "South Sudan's parliament endorses new speaker". Radio Tamazuj. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  3. Editors (2019-12-16). "South Sudan parliament elects new speaker". Nyamilepedia. Retrieved 2019-12-16.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  4. "Speaker Ojwok vows to restore reputation of parliament". Radio Tamazuj. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
  5. "Kiir forms first cabinet of the independent South Sudan - Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan". www.sudantribune.com. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
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