By President Yoweri Museveni has lashed out at the opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) for allegedly nominating a relative of Speaker of Parliament Anita Among as its flag bearer in the Bukedea Woman Member of Parliament race.
Speaking during a rally at Emokori Grounds in Bukedea District on Wednesday, Museveni said the decision exposed what he called the “shallowness” of the opposition party, questioning how it could front someone closely related to its political rival.
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“The girl (Asio) I took a picture with is a relative of Among. She is the one NUP was hoping to stand against Among. This shows how shallow and bogus NUP is,” Museveni told the crowd.
The President made the remarks after receiving Florence Asio the NUP flag bearer who went missing a day before the nomination exercise — from Speaker Among. Asio’s disappearance had thrown NUP’s Bukedea structure into disarray, and she reappeared only after the nomination deadline had elapsed, leading to Among being declared unopposed in the Woman MP race.
Museveni congratulated Among and other National Resistance Movement (NRM) candidates who went through unopposed, saying it reflected the people’s trust in the ruling party.
“This shows that our people have confidence in the NRM and its leadership,” he said.
Earlier, Speaker Among dismissed reports that Asio was ever part of NUP, saying her alleged association with the opposition was fabricated.
“She has never been in NUP and she is not even a politician,” Among said while presenting Asio to the President.
The incident has sparked fresh controversy around the Bukedea Woman MP contest, with NUP yet to respond to the President’s remarks or clarify the circumstances surrounding the disappearance and reappearance of their purported flag bearer.
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