Siricio Iro Wani

[2] Wani was chosen for a teacher training course in 1940–1941, but instead decided to work as a storekeeper for the government in 1945,[3] eventually transitioning to the role of an accountant.

[2][4] As a delegate at the Juba Conference of 1947, Wani opposed the idea of Southern Sudan's participation in a unified legislative assembly in Khartoum.

[3][2] He also advocated for the establishment of province councils as training platforms for Southern Sudanese individuals prior to their involvement in the assembly.

[2][4] In 1954, Wani was chosen by the parliament to join the governor general's commission, where he was the sole representative from South Sudan.

[2] He continued to serve under General Ibrahim Abboud's regime after 1958 coup and was appointed as the deputy speaker of the Central Council in Khartoum from 1961 to 1964.