President Yoweri Museveni has welcomed a decision by NRM aspirants to step down from contesting for the party flag in the upcoming by-elections in Busongora South and Gogonyo County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\u00a0candidates that accepted to step down include Mulindwa David,\u00a0Barozi Frank Asiimwe, and Bwambale David for the Busongora South constituency seat, from which the court of appeal ejected Gideon Thembo Mujungu. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Other candidate Issa Bantalib\u00a0Taligola had sought to challenge Derrick Orone for the Gogonyo County Parliamentary seat after successfully challenging his initial election in Court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But Museveni\u00a0said the current flag holders should be allowed to complete their terms without being internally challenged and advised the other aspirants to wait until 2026 for a fresh bid. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This was reached during a meeting called to harmonize the party\u2019s position\u00a0before the elections in the\u00a0two\u00a0constituencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Electoral Commission has designated August 18, as a voting day for both the Gogonyo County and Busongora South by-elections. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As the constituencies go to the polls, Museveni advised those who were seeking to contest to use this time to go and popularise government programs such as the Parish Development Model that he said is aimed at causing social-economic transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“What you now need is the NRM programme for those areas to transform economically. The government has developed these areas, there is now peace\u2026Although there are still some problems, we have progressed,\u201d Museveni said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The NRM National Mobiliser, Rosemary Sseninde appealed to all NRM members to prioritize the party before their personal interests. \u201cNRM is bigger than all of us. Let these candidates step down for the flagbearers, let them be patient,\u201d Sseninde said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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