{"id":18677,"date":"2020-09-25T12:58:26","date_gmt":"2020-09-25T09:58:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/?p=18677"},"modified":"2020-09-25T12:58:44","modified_gmt":"2020-09-25T09:58:44","slug":"political-parties-asked-to-be-clear-on-local-council-flag-bearers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/2020\/09\/25\/political-parties-asked-to-be-clear-on-local-council-flag-bearers\/","title":{"rendered":"Political Parties Asked To Be Clear On Local Council Flag Bearers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As the nomination at Local Council level continues, the Electoral Commission has asked various parties to clarify on their set flag bearers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This comes amid concerns over several aspirants presenting themselves before the commission for nomination without proof of secondment from their parties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the commission\u2019s acting spokesperson Paul Bukenya, there is a very high number of interested aspirants who have presented themselves as party flag bearers with no backing documents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He urged the parties to have official letter heads among others in order to avoid such vice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The commission started the 10-day nomination exercise at Local Government level on Monday this week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the nomination at Local Council level continues, the Electoral Commission has asked various parties to clarify on their set flag bearers. 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