According to Harold Acemah, a retired Ambassador and political analyst in Arua, NRM has made many empty promises that tend to be believed by people. He further says use of money and intimidation by security forces tactics that NRM used in the past election to win voters are being employed once again
While meeting over 300 NRM youth leaders from West Nile in Muni University campus on Sunday, Museveni said the youth leaders should work with other groups like elders instead of campaigning independently.
Eng. Amuriat and Ambassador Biriggwa who will contest against each other to determine who will be the FDC flag bearer to contest for presidency in the 2021 elections launched their campaigns today in Arua town as they met over 60 FDC delegates from the West Nile region.
Yovan Adriko who served as LCIII Chairperson for 15 years but retired in 2011 beat four contestants including Minister Aridru by a margin of more than 2,000 votes.
Voting in the two cells was on Friday characterized by chaos which affected the outcome of the exercise. The provisional results put Jackson Atima in the lead with 4,093 against 3,956 of Robert Ejiku while Godfrey Obiga and Mubarack Khalfan trailed with 684 and 87 respectively.
In at least ten polling stations URN visited in Arua, City there was no observance of social distancing, wearing of masks and most lacked hand washing facilities and sanitizers.
The Returning office Arua has declared the detained Wadri Kassiano Ezati, an Independent candidate the winner of the hotly contested Arua Municipality parliamentary seat,Ruth Angom Ococ declared Wadri winner with 6421 votes beating his closest challenges Tiperu Nusura who got 4798 votes.
Preliminary reports also indicate that Wadri, the former member of parliament for Terego County, has beaten the other eleven candidates in 31 Mvara Ward polling stations, at Niva Cell polling stations, Awindiri, Junior quarters and at River Oli headquarters polling station and three Bazaar Ward polling stations situated in the centre of Arua town.
Josephine Angucia, the West Nile Region Police Commander has confirmed the incident but declined to divulge details, saying they are still gathering more information.
Afsha Tiko, the chairperson of the NRM Womens League, says the party has given them headache by choosing to impose on them a candidate. She wonders why the party leadership decided to organise primaries and went ahead to rob them of their victory.
Tiperu told off those questioning her whereabouts during Abirigas death, saying her religious beliefs dont allow her to speak about the dead. Amina Yusuf and Babu Ajobe, both residents of River Oli division questioned why Nusura claims to be the only link to the President yet she hasnt been with them over the years.
Madira, a former radio presenter contested in the 2016 general elections in Terego East Constituency to represent the National Resistance Movement-NRM but lost the party primaries to Mario Obiga Kania, now the State Minister for Internal Affairs.
In Rutoma village, only 200 out of 600 registered voters appeared at the polling station. However, 20 of these were not found in the register and were denied the chance to vote. In Bwikaraga village, the register shows that only 43 out of 200 registered voters turned up for voting, a scenario also seen in Rwengoma A1 West Division, where 122 out of 402 voters turned up.
