{"id":45662,"date":"2023-10-16T16:43:23","date_gmt":"2023-10-16T16:43:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/parliament-postpones-sitting-over-untidy-venue"},"modified":"2023-10-16T16:52:10","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T16:52:10","slug":"parliament-postpones-sitting-over-untidy-venue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/parliament-postpones-sitting-over-untidy-venue","title":{"rendered":"Parliament postpones sitting over untidy venue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>The sitting of Parliament scheduled for Monday has been postponed due to untidy sitting arrangements at the Freedom Hall venue, a legislator said.<\/p>\n<p>The hundreds of members of the August House arrived at the venue to attend the ordinary session, only to discover that the hall was messy.<\/p>\n<p>The chairs, tables, and carpets were not arranged, and the hall was not too clean to accommodate a conducive parliamentary session.<\/p>\n<p>The legislators were to discuss various topics, such as the Convention on the Status of Stateless People, the Nile River Basin Cooperative Framework Agreement, among other bills.<\/p>\n<p>But the unsuitable venue prompted the postponement of the seating.<\/p>\n<p>John Agany, the spokesperson of the national parliament explains to reporters about the matter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis morning, we were supposed to come and discuss some items in the National Parliament, but due to some circumstances, we couldn\u2019t sit,\u201d Agany said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe assembly has adjourned the sitting to tomorrow, the reason for adjourning the sitting is that the assembly is not ready for business because, I think this place of course is multipurpose place and it had been used during the weekend and when we came, we got the seating arrangements was not in proper position.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Located a few meters from Dr. John Garang Mausoleum, Freedom Hall is typically used as a public space for various events, including weddings, parties, and other similar occasions.<\/p>\n<p>The main parliament building has been under construction since 2021 \u2013 forcing the lawmakers to temporarily relocate to the big tent.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\">South-Sudan<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. The sitting of Parliament scheduled for Monday has been postponed due to untidy sitting arrangements at the Freedom Hall venue, a legislator said. The hundreds of members of the August House arrived at the venue to attend the ordinary session, only to discover that the hall was messy. 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