Obuch Ojwok Akuo is a politician from South Sudan. He was the speaker of the
South Sudan National Legislative Assembly from 2019 to 2021. He is a member of the
SPLM
The Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM; ar, الحركة الشعبية لتحرير السودان, ''Al-Ḥarakat ash-Shaʿbiyyat liTaḥrīr as-Sūdān'') is a political party in South Sudan. It was initially founded as the political w ...
who represents
Eastern Equatoria. Ojwok is a
Pari, an ethnic group in
Lafon County
Lafon is a county in Eastern Equatoria State of South Sudan. The largest town is Lafon.
Economy
As of 2007,most roads in the county were in poor conditions and movement was difficult in the rainy season.
Water was shortage in the county due t ...
,
Imatong State
Imatong State was a state in South Sudan that existed between 2 October 2015 and 22 February 2020. It was located in the Equatoria region and it bordered Yei River to the southwest, Jubek to the west, Terekeka and Jonglei to the northwest, Boma ...
. He became speaker on December 16, 2019 after the resignation of
Anthony Lino Makana
Anthony Lino Makana is a South Sudanese politician. He was the Speaker of Transitional National Legislative Assembly of South Sudan from 2016 until his resignation in 2019. He was a former Minister of Transport and Roads in the Cabinet of South Su ...
, who was accused of corruption. Ojwok, after becoming speaker, said he wanted to restore the reputation of
parliament. 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.
References
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Sudan People's Liberation Movement politicians
Speakers of the National Legislative Assembly (South Sudan)