Satoshi Nakamoto is a person who has succeeded in disrupting the global transaction system and making it more secure and efficient through cryptocurrency.
Having the Satoshi Nakamotor statue made by the local government is a form of respect for Satoshi and I think this is positive news for the crypto community.
Indeed its a person but being a single entity isnt sure yet. Some speculation is that Satoshi is a group but of course its still a mystery.
Yes we all are indebted with Satoshi introducing the peer to peer blockchain idea. Theres no problem building somethimg like this, as it shows that they value what he/they did on crypto community.
The idea behind the statue being an anonymous person is genius as no one really knows the identity/ies of Satoshi. Another thing, the statue also depicts the anonymity of transactions, in which BTC adheres and advocates. While its widespread recognition among certain countries is questionable, its effects are definitely useful as it totally changed on how people view their transactions.
While I do not wish to know the real identity/ies behind the pseudonym of "Satoshi", knowing his real face could probably make thank him for creating this revolutionary cryptocurrency and movement.