{"id":38654,"date":"2024-03-18T06:53:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T03:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/?p=38654"},"modified":"2024-03-18T07:53:46","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T04:53:46","slug":"nrm-urges-high-turnout-on-election-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/18\/nrm-urges-high-turnout-on-election-day\/","title":{"rendered":"NRM Urges High Turnout on Election Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the 6-day campaign marathon in the Dokolo by-election draws to a close, the NRM camp is urging the electorate to come out in large numbers and vote for their candidate, Janet Adongo Rose Elau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adongo, along with NRM&#8217;s head of Mobilisation, Hon. Rosemary Seninde, Uganda\u2019s High Commissioner to South Africa, Paul Amoru, and Dokolo South MP Felix Okot Ogong, toured Agwata Town Council, Adok, and Agwata sub-counties, rallying locals to elect the NRM flag bearer for improved services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adongo emphasized the importance of not electing opposition candidates who oppose the NRM manifesto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Let&#8217;s not entrust our mandate with anti-government individuals. They are not at the table where the national cake is shared. Only NRM can ensure development,&#8221; she stated, noting the overwhelming support shown by locals during the campaign as a testament to trust and confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hon. Rosemary Seninde, NRM&#8217;s Director of Mobilisation, cautioned against falsehoods and propaganda spread by opposition elements to tarnish Mrs. Adongo and the ruling party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDo not fall for the increasing rumors and lies spread by some of our opponents against our candidate,\u201d Seninde advised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She also encouraged voters to warmly welcome NRM National Chairman and President Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday as he campaigns for Adongo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ambassador Amoru challenged the masses to approach the future of the district with pragmatism rather than excitement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;If we desire development for our district, then we must vote for the party in power, which is NRM, and our candidate, Janet Eau,\u201d Amoru asserted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Dokolo by-election race features other candidates including NUP\u2019s Harriet Ageno, UPC\u2019s Sarah Aguti, independents Akullo Esther Obot and Arao Rebecca, FDC\u2019s Alwoc Austin Ogwal, and independent candidate Lalam Grace Hanna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Voting will take place on March 21, 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the 6-day campaign marathon in the Dokolo by-election draws to a close, the NRM camp is urging the electorate to come out in large numbers and vote for their candidate, Janet Adongo Rose Elau. Adongo, along with NRM&#8217;s head of Mobilisation, Hon. Rosemary Seninde, Uganda\u2019s High Commissioner to South Africa, Paul Amoru, and Dokolo [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2270,"featured_media":38656,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_paywall_metabox":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[99],"tags":[8736,31,8780,160],"class_list":["post-38654","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","tag-dokolo-district-woman-mp-by-election","tag-featured","tag-janet-adongo","tag-nrm"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38654","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2270"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38654"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38654\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38655,"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38654\/revisions\/38655"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38654"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38654"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38654"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}