East African Gazette Reporter
Kampala
The Katonga faction opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) led by its interim president Erias Lukwago has blocked their Najjanankumbi counterparts from accessing all bank accounts.
Lukwago notified all banks that the former party secretary general Nathan Nandala Mafabi and President Patrick Amuriat Oboi should not access the party accounts.
“We have issued communications to the banks about the management of the accounts of the party,” Lukwago said during a press conference on Monday September 25, 2023 at Katonga offices.
Lukwago who was accompanied by Wasswa Birigwa, the FDC Chairperson, Francis Mwijukye, the Buhweju County legislator, Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda, the FDC party spokesperson and others officials noted that they had filed a suit against the party’s electoral chairperson, Boniface Toterebuka Bamwenda for conducting electoral processes without being elected or appointed by the National Delegates Conference.
“We filed a civil suit in the High Court against Toterebuka for holding elections as chief electoral commissioner of the party without being duly elected or appointed by the national delegates’ conference as stipulated in the party’s constitution’’ Lukwago noted.
Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda, the FDC party Spokesperson said that the FDC leaders who were batted by gnomes in Busabala were treated in Kampala and went back
Ssemujju who doubles as Kira Municipality Member of Parliament called upon police to recover the items which were stolen from the party leaders who were battled. “We want police to arrest the persons who battled the delegates who had turned up for the delegates conference since police knew what was going on” he said.
The Katonga faction also accuses Toterebuka of rolling out the election roadmap without the approval of the national executive committee.
Last week, Toterebuka duly nominated Patrick Oboi Amuriat and Nandala Mafabi to contest for the positions of party president and secretary general, respectively. Their nomination came days after party chairman Wasswa Birigwa had called for a delegates’ conference during which party activities were halted and interim leadership was instituted.
Lukwago was appointed as the interim party president, Harold Kaija as secretary general, and Francis Mwijuka as the interim national treasurer. End