By Leonard Kamugisha Akida and Leticia Mmeeme,
PARROTS UG |POLITICAL REPORT:
The president for the Forum orum for Democratic Change, Patrick Oboi Amuriat has jeered at President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni for thinking he was collapsing the opposition after fishing their former deputy president for Buganda region, Hon Joyce Nabbosa Ssebugwawo whom he appointed the minister.
Amuriat taunted the president actions noting that they have brought a big gun which no political force will be able to hijack.
He made the remarks on Monday during the inauguration of new structure leaders at the party headquarters in Najjanankumbi Kampala.
The new leaders who were inaugerated are; members of the National Executive Committee (NEC), Secretaries to committees and their Deputies, and the Deputy Presidents of Buganda and Eastern regions.
The Kabale municipality MP, Nicholas Thaddeus Kamara was the first appointed to take an oath of allegiance as a member of the NEC before the commissioner of the oaths, advocate Wasswa.
The former Obongi county MP Hon. Hassan Kaps Fungaroo was sworn in as the new party national mobilised replacing Ingrid Turinawe who was recently suspended from the party over misconduct.
The Kampala City Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago and the Soroti district woman MP Anna Adeke Ebaju have been sworn in as the Deputy Presidents of for Buganda and Eastern regions s respectively.
Lord Mayor Lukwago replaces Hon. Joyce Nabbosa Ssebugwawo who defected the party shortly after the January elections whereas Hon. Adeke replaces Hon. Taaka Kevin.
Others leaders leaders who have been sworn in are secretaries; Daniel Mugwanya Muwonge (Secretary for presidency) who replaced Ismail Ssempijja, Hajji Obed Kamulegeya (culture ethics and religious affairs) replacing Sheikh Muhammad Hood Katuramu.
Sworn in Deputy secretaries; former legislator also Serere district LCV, Hon. Steven ochola,(Mobilization East), Dr. Okello Okwaro (mobilization North), Suzan Nanyonjo (deputy Secretary culture, religion and ethics), Hamid Walusimbi Musoke (Environment and Natural Resources), Moses Okwera Mugisha (deputy Secretary Agriculture), the Kasese district woman MP Florence Kabugho who was absent, (deputy secretary podt conflict and reconstruction) and Makhoha Sam (deputy Secretary international and religious affairs).
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, the FDC President Amuriat said the party has brough another big gun which he believes will help in developing the party.
He was referring to Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago who replaced Ssebugwawo that was induced to join the NRM party where she was rewarded a ministerial post as state minister of OCT.
“We have brought another big gun.If the other one was an AK47, then this one is a canon,” he said.
Amuriat expressed displeasure to members of the FDC who defected the party and joined other formations particularly the National Resistance Movement.
“There are people who wrote us off especially from an election, the most dissapointing are those who chose to join the NRM – Hon. Ssebugwawo defected and Mr. Museveni is celebrating it.” Amuriat said devastatingly.
He added that the party has appointed the most youngest ever and energetic team of leaders who will help in pushing the party to the heights.
Speaking on his appointment immediately after being inaugerated, the new deputy president Buganda region, Erias Lukwago has pledged to use his expertise to elevate the party to another level.
“I bring with me alot of experience, God for bid I should not mention it, but I believe I am seized with the capacity and I can do my best. I call upon to all of you in high esteem and promise that the perty principles will be the guiding tool in the execution of my duties,” Lukwago said.
The football illusive Lukwago said as a player holds a ball and passes an assist to another team player to score a goal, he will ensure working with all change seeking groups in the struggle to liberate the country from what he termed as junta regime.
“Now that I have reached at the table of men, I will discuss with the party leadership and see how we can build close political bridges not only with political players but also the religious leaders, civil society organisations among others because they all matter in the struggle for change, restoration of democracy and building a truly democratic culture in this country.”
“We must tap into our adubilities and resourcefulness and see how we can galvanize all the efforts in the change we need,” Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago expressed.
The fdc spokesperson Hon. Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda noted that some of the approved members absent at the inauguration will swear in their oath at the next sitting of the NEC.
He explained that the new changes aim to strengthening the party.
