Closing the two-day exercise, the EC Chairperson, Justice Simon Byabakama, said all candidates will be invited to the EC headquarters on Thursday to participate in drafting a harmonized campaign program for each of them.
Many NUP supporters waited along Ntinda Stretcher road near Spear Motors where the Electoral Commission had designated the Main entrance for all Presidential aspirants heading for nominations.
Police intercepted the NUP party members as they marched through Tororo town leading to running battles, which ended up in Tororo main market where big crowds joined the procession.
The Busia District NUP Secretary, Eliasa Kwamusi and Samia Bugwe North parliamentary candidate denies claims that they were holding a procession, saying they were heading to Dabani Sub- County for a funeral.
Zaituna Nakintu, a mobile money operator, who operates a few meters from Fred Nyanzi’s house, says a group of ten youths who were running from police surrounded her and tried to grab the phones she was using to transact her business.
Mao said that for many years, politicians in Uganda have wanted to ride on their tribal, religious and ethnic backgrounds as vehicles to leadership, while at the same time wrecking the country. Mao was addressing a press conference moments after his nomination to contest for the Presidency.
In Masaka City, the NUP supporters held a procession in a convoy of motor vehicles that drove around the town hooting and loudly playing Kyagulanyi songs.
Amuriat was intercepted by a joint security team comprising the army and police and was forcedly driven to Kyambogo nomination center, where he arrived without shoes.
Kyagulanyi accused the police of exhibiting double standards. He says that President Museveni’s supporters were on Monday allowed to carry out processions.
According to the Tooro Sub-Region NUP coordinator, Innocent Natukunda, the procession is aimed at celebrating the Nomination of NUP Presidential Flag Bearer, Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi.
EC spokesperson Paul Bukenya has told URN that the law does not provide for any window of extension to be able to accommodate any other candidate after close of business today.
Clad in a grey doublebreast suit, a white shirt and red necktie, Kyagulanyi arrived at the nomination ground accompanied by his wife Barbie Kyagulanyi Itungo, his singing partner, Ali Bukenya, also known as Nubian Li, Politicians Mathias Mpuuga, Asuman Basalirwa, his Brother, Fred Nyanzi and NUP Spokesperson, Joel Ssenyonyi among others.
Kyagulanyi is lined up for nomination today together with his Forum for Democratic change- FDC counterpart, Patrick Amuriat Oboi, Democratic party President, Norbert Mao, and independent candidate, Fred Mwesigye.
Amuriat who will be nominated at 1 pm had gone to the FDC headquarters in Najjanankumbi with the lawyer, Julius Galisonga, reportedly to pick documents needed for his nomination.
