Amuriat unopposed as FDC presidential flag bearer

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  FDC chairman Waswa Birigwa has stepped down for the race to pick the party’s Presidential flag bearer, leaving Patrick Oboi Amuriat unopposed.

The FDC Party Electoral Commission Chairperson Boniface Toterebuka Bamwenda confirmed  Wasswa Birigwa’s last minute withdrawal from the race.

Amuriat will now be confirmed as one of the candidates to face the incumbent Yoweri Museveni in next year’s election.

During the FDC national council meeting held on Thursday at the party headquarters in Najjanankumbi, Birigggwa said he does not want to divide the party like it was in the previous elections.

Patrick Oboi Amuriat expressed gratitude for Biriggwa’s action and admitted that he had underestimated Biriggwa’s leadership skills and loyalty to the party five years ago when he contested for the chairmanship of the FDC.