With the country preparing for the 2026 General Elections, politicians are Also shaping their camps, notably the Forum For Democratic Change (FDC).
Of recent, the party has been embroiled in power struggles birthing the Najjanankumbi faction led by Patrick Amuriat Oboi and Nandala Mafabi. The Katonga group is led by Kizza Besigye, Ssemujju Nganda with Erias Lukwago as acting President.
This week, the Katonga faction, held a ‘National Delegates Conference’ chaired by Amb. Wasswa Biriggwa in Kampala. They among others, resolved to dissolve the FDC Party under article 36 of the Party constitution, extend the tenure of the National leadership led by Hon. Erias Lukwago and lastly, form a new Party.
Resolutions that have unsettled the Najjanankumbi establishment.
Addressing a press conference, Amuriat said the “National Delegates Conference” called by Amb. Biriggwa was ultra vires and void as the Convener. He explained that with the rulling of Justice Esther Nambayo which slapped a court order refraining the same “Biriggwa and Katonga adherents from organizing the so called extra ordinary delegates conference on 19th September 2024 thus rendering the resolutions of such meeting a nullity.”
He said whatever resolutions that came after, the ruling is “treated as null and void.”
Amuriat mentioned that the only legitimate body that is authorized to engage in the process of dissolving the Party as per article 36 of the Party Constitution, is the leadership at Najjanankumbi under the stewardship of Chairman Hon. Jack Sabiiti.
“So our colleagues at Katonga have no locus of dissolving the Party they don’t have control over anything in the Party. They can only continue in clownish posturing that we see.”
“Concerning our colleagues’ resolution of formation of a new political Party as per their consultation, we in the leadership of FDC, have no objection with this kind of arrangement, The Constitution of Uganda guarantee the freedom of Association which we respect too,”
Adding, “We have continued to receive funds from the Electoral Commission that is allocated to Parties represented in Parliament, …We continue to operate official business of the Party from plot 1164 Entebbe Road Kampala.”
On the extension of Erias Lukwago’s leadership, Amuriat said the FDC Party Constitution has no provision for interim leadership as its ridiculous, foolery, clownish and ultra vires to assign anybody such a position.
“We shall treat their resolutions with the contempt that they deserve,” he roared.
Amuriat said “There’s a very big fundamental problem with the “made in 1986” political group (model) who have over time proven to be the same, everything Ugandans know about Mr. Museveni, Col. Besigye seems to be three or two folds of it. Upto now as we all know that Mr. Museveni has never dreamt of life outside Presidency with more ambiguities on a succession plan. It’s worse with our brother Col. Besigye for as long as he is not the leader of this Party or any anti Government organization, the country, and the entire world has no person that can serve better than him. “
He mentioned that according to Besigye, Gen. Muntu was bad for the Party and therefore branded a mole and had to be hounded out of the Party.
“Now even me who succeeded Gen. Muntu together with the Secretary General Hon. Nathan Nandala Mafabi when we refused to be his stooges, we were branded all sorts of names like sale outs, engata, ebikooko and all other tribes of names that one can ever think of. I can assure you that even his current political peg boys will fall out with him should they attempt to be independent minded,” said Amuriat.
Adding, “The World can now see for themselves that the allegations advanced by Dr.Kizza Besigye against the leadership of FDC were intended to tarnish the Secretary General and myself out of selfish personal considerations”
