Africa-Press – South-Sudan. The Spokesperson of the Transitional National Legislative Assembly clarified that the fallen statue in Parliament was not intended to represent the Right Honorable Speaker, Jemma Nunu. Instead, it was meant as a symbol of a hardworking woman in South Sudan.
During a press conference on Saturday, December 28, Oliver Mori Benjamin clarified that the statue was created by an artist to honor a South Sudanese woman and that the Speaker had never requested it.
“The statue doesn’t belong or is not of the Right Honorable Speaker nor did she authorize the making of this status in the parliament,” Mori stated.
“There was an artist who thought of making beautification of the compound and around the new hall which was to be inaugurated,” he said.
“This artist decided to make a statue as a sample of a hard-working woman in the Republic of South Sudan but not the Right Honorable Speaker that was what the artist did and placed it near the new hall which was constructed lately.”
Mori stated the matter is under investigation by other institutions.
“Certain measures will be taken how did it fall, what was the cause? And it’s not us as parliament to establish that there are national institutions which will establish the falling. So, let us be patient,” he stated.
On Friday, December 27, Juol Nhomngek, a lawmaker from the National Assembly, told Eye Radio that the statue was presented to the Speaker of Parliament as a symbol of appreciation.
He explained that it was a gesture from women MPs to recognize her hard work during the inauguration of Rubb Hall and the official opening of Parliament.
Nhomngek emphasized that the statue was meant to honor the Speaker for her efforts and dedication in those key events.
“It was during the opening, I think on 3rd April 2024, and that statue was put there, and that is when the Rubb Hall was opened. The name was mentioned that this was representing the Speaker, but the problem was not written down,” Nhomngek said.
“Everybody even women were ululating and they were speaking that this was an appreciation of Nunu, I was there, and I even talked about the other restrictions of pollical space,” he stated.
However, the spokesperson of parliament told Eye Radio on Friday that he does not know about such an incident.
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