Justice Phillip Odoki, of the Gulu High Court circuit, issued the injunction restraining the electoral commission or their agents from carrying out or continuing with the election of a new Paramount Chief until the main application contesting the election on Eng. Moses Odongo Okune is determined.
Dickson Ogwang Okul has been elected the Paramount Chief of the Lango Cultural Foundation. He replaces Mzee Yosam Odur Ebii.
Ogwang
Okul, the clan chief of Palaocol clan garnered 76,307 votes against his closet
opponent Dr. Richard Nam from the Okii-amat clan who got 31,920 votes.
The
other two candidates; Dan Okello from Guna clan, and Benjamin Okii from Okibura
clan got 4,834 and 12,513 votes respectively. The results were
declared despite a High Court issuing an injunction stopping the elections.
Voxpop:
//Cue in: “Dr. Dan
onwongo…
Cue out: …adek kede aryo."//
Justice Phillip Odoki, of the Gulu High Court circuit, issued the injunction restraining the electoral commission or their agents from carrying out or continuing with the election of a new Paramount Chief until the main application contesting the election on Eng. Moses Odongo Okune is determined.
Col. Dan Opito Odwee, the chairperson of the Electoral Commission congratulated
the people of Lango for being peaceful during the elections and believes this
is the beginning of the much-needed change in Lango.
//Cue in: “By
the power…
Cue out:
...Wot kede anyim.”//
Ogwang Okul applauded the people of Lango for exercising
their rights and promised unity and economic transformation for Lango as a whole.
/Cue out: “We
shall bring…
Cue out:
... interfere with politics.”//
Patrick Okwir, the spokesperson of Lango Cultural Institution (LCI) described
the election as a sham following the court injunction.