Senior leaders of the FDC party in Acholi region have embraced a deal to patch up their differences and reconcile ahead of the 2021 general elections.
Among those who reunited included Christopher Acire, the former Gulu Municipality MP and Aswa County MP Reagan Okumu.
The reunion is an attempt by party leaders to safeguard against further degeneration following the massive departure of its members, who are joining other opposition groups, mainly the Alliance for National Transformation and the National Unity Platform.
Acire has been a pivotal mobilizer for the party in Acholi sub-region since its inception in 2005. On the other hand, Okumu is a founding member of the party, its first Secretary-General who later became the FDC National Vice Chairperson for Northern Uganda.
But the two kingpins have been arch enemies for close to a decade.
Acire lost to Okumu in the election and this caused divisions in the party especially those who paid allegiance and loyalty to the two leaders.
But the two arch-rivals have now buried their differences and agreed to work again harmoniously, thanks to a peace deal brokered by the FDC party president Patrick Oboi Amuriat, and Gulu Woman MP Betty Aol Ocan.
Reagan Okumu is optimistic that the reunion will help the FDC consolidate its strength in Acholi sub-region.
Betty Aol Ocan the leader of Opposition in Parliament described the reunion as a good gesture towards peace, unity and growth of the party.
The reunion was hosted by Acire at him home in Gulu.