{"id":42581,"date":"2026-02-04T14:06:57","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T12:06:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/?p=42581"},"modified":"2026-02-04T14:06:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T12:06:57","slug":"family-of-late-politician-presses-government-for-representation-and-recognition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/04\/family-of-late-politician-presses-government-for-representation-and-recognition\/","title":{"rendered":"Family of Late Politician Presses Government for Representation and Recognition"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Alan Clement<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The family of late Steward Soroba Budia has urged South Sudan\u2019s government to honor his political legacy, saying exclusion from national recognition deepens their grief and diminishes his liberation struggle contributions.<\/p>\n

In a letter dated February 2 and addressed to President Salva Kiir, the family expressed \u201cdeep concern and distress\u201d over Budia\u2019s name being mistakenly included in a recent Republican Order as a member of a political party leadership body and stakeholder in election-related dialogue.<\/p>\n

Speaking to this outlet, family representative Boboya James Edimond said the error reopened wounds that had begun to heal. \u201cSince we saw the first list, and then the letter from the Office of the President, it has actually caused a lot of damages and stress to the family and community,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

He added that the government\u2019s swift apology should be matched with equally swift action to address the family\u2019s grievances. \u201cThe treatment must be the same. The same way they effectively responded and made an apology is the same way they\u2019re supposed to respond to us.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the letter, the family acknowledged the presidency\u2019s clarification that the inclusion was an administrative error and noted the apology issued. However, they insisted the matter goes beyond correction, demanding equity and recognition in line with precedents set for other deceased leaders whose families have been granted representation.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf some government officials whose parents have died are able to be compensated by representation in the government, how come the government has been more quiet for our family for over six years?\u201d Boboya asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur dad did not die in the bush; he died through the process struggle so that there\u2019s a spirit of good governance and total peace,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Budia was a seasoned politician passed away in 2021. He served as Commissioner for Greater Yei, Minister of Information and Communication under Gen. Clement Wani Konga, and later as President of the United Democratic Party.<\/p>\n

He was also a signatory to the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS), underscoring his role in shaping the country\u2019s post-war political landscape.<\/p>\n

The controversy highlights broader questions about how South Sudan honors its fallen leaders and whether families are equitably included in preserving political legacies.<\/p>\n

For Budia\u2019s family, the issue is not only about correcting an error but ensuring his contributions are remembered with dignity and fairness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Alan Clement The family of late Steward Soroba Budia has urged South Sudan\u2019s government to honor his political legacy, saying exclusion from national recognition deepens their grief and diminishes his liberation struggle contributions. In a letter dated February 2 and addressed to President Salva Kiir, the family expressed \u201cdeep[Read More…]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":42583,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[80,79],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BOBOYA.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42581","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42581"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42581\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42584,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42581\/revisions\/42584"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}