The National Resistance Movement (NRM) party candidate Andrew Ojok Oulanyah has been declared the winner of the Omoro County Member of Parliament by-elections. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ojok, replaces his father Jacob Oulanyah, the former Speaker of Parliament who died in March in Seattle in the USA due to cancer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ojok was declared the winner of the elections from Lalogi Sub County headquarters by the Omoro district returning officer Moses Kagona. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He garnered 14,224 of the total votes cast defeating his closest rival Simon Toolit Akecha of National Unity Platform-NUP who got ,633 votes. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Terence Odonga, an independent candidate came third with 532 votes followed by Justine Odong Obiya of Forum for Democratic Change who scored 529 votes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Others are Jimmy Odong Onen, an independent candidate who scored 88 votes, and Oscar Kizza of the Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) party with 63 votes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
17,454 voters participated in the elections out of the 38,638 from the 84 polling stations. A total of ten votes were spoiled.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ojok says that he will work towards developing the people of Omoro as it was his father`s wish. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the Lalogi\/Lakwaya Sub County Women council seat. Florence Lalam of NRM was declared the winner with 2,30 votes followed by Mercy Ayoo of FDC with 708 votes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Franka Lawino, an independent scored 683 votes, Christine Anek Topista of Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) scored 309 votes and Margaret Labol on NUP scored 130 of the total votes cast. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The election saw 4,200 valid votes and 101 rejected from the 25 polling stations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Justice Simon Byabakama, the Electoral Commission Chairperson applauded the voters and candidates for upholding peace and tranquility during the elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, Mathias Mpuuga the Leader of Opposition says that the elections were marred with irregularities, intimidation, and arrest of their agents and supporters. \u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He noted that it was already in their wisdom that Ojok would be declared winner of the elections regardless of anything.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oscar Kizza, the Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) candidate also noted that the result is not surprising since it was marred with vote-buying and bribery. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He says he will seek the court to oust Ojok from Parliament since he had irregularities in his candidature. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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