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Lira Municipality MP Jimmy Akena Remains Unopposed for Uganda People's Congress (UPC) Party Presidency.

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UPC Delegates celebrate Jimmy Akena's win at Jokas Hotel (file photo).


Lira Municipality Member of Parliament (MP), Jimmy Michael Akena is set to easily take over the Presidency of the Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) party for a second term after a number of Presidency Hopefuls failed to return Nomination forms.

A credible source at the party headquarters at Uganda House has told Softpower News that a total of four Presidential aspirants picked nomintation forms for party presidency but only the incumbent (Jimmy Akena) was able to return the nomination forms.

Those who picked forms include; Beatrice Amaro, Denis Enap, Tom Omino and Jimmy Akena.

The aspirants had earlier accused Akena for stiffling internal democracy by setting up high nomination fees which are unjustifiable and only aimed at locking out genuine competitors.

“The deadline for return of nomination forms was July 3rd, 2020 but the day ended when only Akena had returned the forms. He will soon be declared unopposed and will be presented before the District Conference who will nominate him before the Delegates Conference,” a source noted.

According to the UPC party Constitution, Akena must receive majority support from members of the District Conferences to be successfully approved as the party president by the Delegates Conference.

The party Secretary General, Fred Ebil had earlier advises party presidential hopefuls who couldn’t raise Shs20m Nomination Fees to look for lower Positions.

Ebil said that the Nomination fee set was not about leaving room for the incumbent but rather the party Cabinet thought it wise to set Shs20m so as to attract serious party members to stand for presidency.

“When you go to EC, you will also part with Shs20m so you should be having a big capacity given the fact that these general elections campaign are to be scientific which requires a lot of money,” Ebil said.



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