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78 Year Old Ssekandi Picks Nomination Forms as President Museveni Stands as NRM Sole Candidate

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Vice President Edward Ssekandi, 77, has today morning picked nomination forms for Bukoto Central MP ahead of NRM primaries. Speaking to journalists, he said that he was ready to represent his constituent and country in Parliament one more time.

VP Ssekandi is the incumbent MP of Bukoto Central.

President Museveni has also been declared unopposed for the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party presidency and party chairman ahead of the forthcoming elections.

The NRM electoral commission chairperson, Mr Tanga Odoi said that the deadline for picking the nomination forms for the two positions ended yesterday (July 22).

He said that only Mr Museveni had picked the nomination forms for party presidency thus rendering him a sole candidate for the position.
“As per yesterday, no one had picked nomination forms to carry the party flag in the forthcoming elections. I therefore, declare Museveni as a sole candidate for this position,” Mr Odoi said.

He also said that the former Makindye Member of Parliament (MP), John Ssimbwa who had picked nomination forms for national party chairman did not pay his Shs10m and this also leaves Museveni as a sole candidate for the position.

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