Nobert Mao, the minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs and president of the Democratic Party-DP, has issued a challenge to President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, asking him to take the lead in organizing the procedures necessary for a peaceful transfer of power.
Leading DP grassroots mobilization campaigns in Jinja city over the weekend, Mao noted that Uganda has never had a peaceful transfer of power; instead, every change has been met with bloodshed, which unduly impedes the nation’s development.
He pointed out that Museveni does a great job of coming up with alternatives to the previous tendencies that his forebears set.
He emphasized that Museveni claims to have led the nation’s economic change in a number of areas, which the younger generation could easily verify if he were to advocate for a peaceful handover of power.
Mao observed that while Ugandans are happy with the current state of stability, they are also longing for a nonviolent transfer of power, which Museveni can gladly preside over in order to preserve his legacy for coming generations and to protect the nation’s rapidly expanding development initiatives while serving as a leader.
He maintains that the political unrest of 1971, 1979, 1985, and 1986 badly impacted the nation both domestically and internationally.
As a result, he feels compelled to actively engage in the peaceful transition of power processes, and he is seeking the combined support of DP and all Ugandans worldwide to fulfil this need.
Mao goes on to explain that while their competitors are taking part in the electoral procedures, the DP is engaged in discussions that, should their voices be given due consideration, might result in a long-lasting shift in power that will benefit all Ugandans.
In addition, Mao begged Museveni to combat social ills that were prevalent at the time, such as tribalism and corruption, which he claimed were impeding the nation’s overall development and were being used by certain government officials to deny the majority of Ugandans access to the country’s resources in every way.
In the meantime, the president of the Uganda Young Democrats, Ismael Kiirya, issued a challenge to all young people in the nation to focus their efforts on gaining meaningful energies so that they can take an active part in the power change battles without resorting to violence.