By The Leader of Opposition in Parliament (LOP), Joel Ssenyonyi, has appealed to security agencies to exercise fairness and avoid applying double standards during the nomination of National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, alias Bobi Wine, scheduled for Wednesday, September 24, 2025.
Speaking to journalists on Tuesday, Ssenyonyi commended the police and military for the restraint they showed as NRM supporters celebrated President Yoweri Museveni’s nomination earlier in the day. He urged them to maintain the same approach during NUP’s nomination.
“I want to thank the police and the military. I’ve seen the way they conducted themselves today. NRM supporters held processions almost everywhere in town. They were not disrupted, there was no tear gas, and nobody was beaten,” Ssenyonyi said.
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He stressed that the same treatment should be accorded to NUP supporters. “Tomorrow is our day. Our hope is that police and the military will behave in a similar manner — that they will not disrupt us as we move with our supporters to our campaign venue, but instead provide security as they did today,” he added.
Ssenyonyi noted that NUP had originally planned two nomination rallies to accommodate its large base of supporters, but authorities only cleared one venue, creating logistical challenges. He called on party supporters to remain calm and avoid falling into what he described as “traps of provocation.”
“Even when provoked, our people must not retaliate. Today, some NRM supporters came near our party offices and tried to taunt our youth, but our people stayed calm. That is what we expect tomorrow — discipline, calmness, and focus on the bigger goal,” he said.
Kyagulanyi’s nomination is expected to draw thousands of supporters, with NUP framing it as a test of the Electoral Commission and security agencies’ ability to ensure fairness ahead of the 2026 general elections.
