By Kira Municipality MP and senior opposition figure Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda has strongly defended his decision to hold three top leadership positions in the newly formed People’s Front for Freedom (PFF), dismissing accusations of greed and power hoarding as misguided and rooted in outdated political thinking.
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Ssemujju, who serves as PFF’s Secretary General, Spokesperson, and Head of Mobilisation, speaking to this publication on Wednesday 9th July responded to backlash from various quarters, including his former party, the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC). The FDC, via its official X (formerly Twitter) account, posted:
“Ssemujju took three positions; Secretary General, Publicity and Mobilisation. That’s not leadership, it’s greed. While they divide titles, we remain focused on offering Ugandans a true alternative.”
In a firm rebuttal, Ssemujju explained that the PFF model assigns functions rather than creating redundant positions for every task, a deliberate move to build a lean and efficient leadership structure.
“The positions we present to the country are those that exist in our constitution. The main work of the Secretary General is mobilisation and branding. Speaking for the party is part of that,” he said during a press engagement.
“In other parties, every function is a position mobilisation is a position, publicity is a position. For us, these are just functions.”
He criticised what he called the “socialist and communist” legacy of assigning numerous positions to appease individuals, which he blamed on President Museveni’s political style. Ssemujju added that PFF’s streamlined approach aims to avoid bloated structures that do little to serve the party’s mission.
“We don’t need a huge team with duplicated titles. Even when we go into government, we will run on a structure of functions, not ceremonial positions,” he added.
Drawing parallels with current protests in Kenya over excessive government appointments, Ssemujju said Uganda must learn from its neighbours and embrace lean governance.
“Museveni has presidential advisors for everything even for dioceses. We want to teach a new style of leadership that is efficient and focused.”
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The PFF, which launched its interim leadership this week, is led by Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago as Interim President and draws its senior figures from veteran opposition leaders including Dr. Kizza Besigye and Amb. Wasswa Birigwa.
Ssemujju concluded by inviting critics and the public to study PFF’s internal model and understand its commitment to function-based leadership, not titles for prestige.
“If others believe everyone must be a leader, that’s their model. Ours is built for effectiveness,” he said.
