Opposition Tried To Negotiate With NRM After Its Plan Leaked

Posted by: Kyeyune Andrew Jonathan in Uganda politics May 27, 2021

According to FDCs Godfrey Ekanya, the opposition had planned to challenge the ruling NRM in the speakership race. However, their plan unfortunately leaked before the elections.

According to him, the opposition had planned to sacrifice legislator Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda and proceed with NRM’s Rebecca Kadaga. They would later push for FDC’s Yusufu Nsibambi, but the whole plan fell apart before it even started.

‘’Our strategy was to have Kadaga and then have a deputy speaker as Nsibambi, but NUP also wanted to present a candidate who was withdrawn close to the nomination,’’ Ekanya claimed.

It should be noted that the National Unity Platform had suggested to present Kampala woman MP Shamim Malende. But as the nominations drew closer, NUP jumped ship and joined the Kadaga bandwagon.

Rebecca Kadaga lost the election miserably to Jacob Oulanyah who managed to fetch 310 votes on Monday this week. Ekanya claims that when the speakership race failed, they regrouped to secure the Deputy Speaker position. He said the only way they would secure a win-win would be through negotiating with the NRM.

Gilbert Olanya, the Kilak South Member of Parliament blamed the failure of the opposition on their lack of unity in the house. And according to Ssemujju, members of the opposition must account for their absence when it mattered the most.

‘’if all the 119 voted for Nsibambi, then I would say they do not like me, but still, he got a few votes, which brings us to the fact that we ought to account to the public,’’ Ssemujju said.

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