President Museveni has lashed out at opposition who he said always accuse him of being aged, noting that age is just a number which shouldn’t be an issue.
His remarks come after members of opposition have always accused Museveni of being too aged to continue running the country.
He made remarks while addressing NRM flag bearers and other leaders in West Nile sub-region at Muni university grounds in Arua city as part of his scientific campaigns.
He said people should always have knowledge when discussing an issue adding that Bible talks about it differently.
However, Museveni said the talk of age is nonsense that should be ignored by his supporters and other Ugandans who mind about the progress of this country.
“This is not about biology where you talk about young and old. We are talking about ideas where you are either right or wrong. For instance, I am a Christian. The Christian idea is very old. Are we going to abandon the Christian idea because it is very many years old?” he asked.
“Please, stop talking nonsense if you want to solve your problems. I was in my 20s and Mwalimu Nyerere was in his 50s but I was his follower. This was because I was following his ideas like the one of East African Federation and the idea of liberating Southern Africa,” he added.
President Museveni said he is among the few people who have greatly impacted on Uganda’s political landscape.
He said that because of this segregation along tribal and religious lines, Uganda was not manageable and could not form a stable national army.
Museveni said he formed the National Resistance Army which later metamorphosed into the National Resistance Movement as a party that brought together people, irrespective of their cultural, tribal or religious beliefs and that he was able to cause a change in the political landscape of the country.
“This was the way we were able to get out of our paralysis by emphasizing unity. Since 1989, whenever we have elections, NRM has got above 70%.”
Museveni said he is now happy that because of his contribution to the country’s politics, the population no longer dwells so much on tribe, religion or any other beliefs during politics.
