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Provisional results from 4 of 6 polling stations
Patrick Amuriat – 107, 111, 111, 101
Mugisha Muntu – 77, 76, 71, 82
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vote counting has started at the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) 7th National Delegates Conference, with early reports from Mandela National Stadium Namboole indicating former MP Patrick Amuriat performing better than predicted.
Provisional results indicate Amuriat has got 641 votes from the delegates, edging incumbent Mugisha Muntu who is at 463.
The provision results are indicating @PatrickAmuriat as the new @FDCOfficial1 leader. #FDCDecides2017
— Red Tuesday (@tomddumba) November 24, 2017
Preliminary results from #FDCDecides2017 live from Namboole.
Amuriat • Muntu
107 77
111 76
111 71
101 82#NBSUpdates #CanaryReports— #CanaryReports (@canary_mugume) November 24, 2017
FDC ELECTION PRELIMINARY RESULTS
P.O.A 111
Muntu…70Station 2
POA. 107
Muntu 80Station 3
POA. 101
Muntu 76Station 4
POA 107
Muntu 77Two more polling stations to go……#FDCDecides2017
— Gadafi Emma Alip Sr (@wotlango) November 24, 2017
Vying for the top position in Uganda’s leading opposition party are incumbent Rtd Gen. Mugisha Muntu, Patrick Amuriat, Moses Byamugisha and Dan Matsiko.
Amuriat’s candidature has been heavily boosted by what many see as support from the party’s top honcho, former president Kizza Besigye. Another main Amuriat campaigner is FDC mobiliser Ingrid Turinawe, who is very close to Besigye and a key member of the defiance camp.
Another contender also seen as a Besigye loyalist, legislator Mubarak Munyagwa even stepped out of the race to throw his weight (if any) behind Amuriat.
The incumbent Muntu’s campaign has been marred by accusations that he is an NRM mole in FDC, Uganda’s leading opposition party.
“I am a founding member of FDC. In fact, I was one of the people that got the party registered. Once we had done this, we went around recruiting members. It was us that insisted on having Dr. Besigye as our presidential candidate in 2001. Is this what moles do?,” responded Muntu.
Muntu replied his critics with more rhetorical questions.
“I have stood for party presidency flag-bearer. The times I lost, I accepted defeat & convinced my fatigued supporters to put the party interests first & support the victor. If my aim was to distablize the party, wouldn’t the logical thing be to claim the elections were rigged?” adding that “Instead, I have consistently sought to bring our party together and ensure that everyone can say what they believe without fear or intimidation. When people say that I am an NRM mole, what exactly do they mean?”
“How does a mole keep a party united,” he asked, ” even when some would want to see a clear split? Why would a ‘mole’ continue to be at the helm of a party that is causing the regime more grief each day? Of what benefit have all our achievements been to my alleged employer?”
Under the party constitution, Muntu can still contest to be flag-bearer but a loss of the party presidency will have weakened him. On the other hand, Besigye can still challenge Muntu for the flag-bearer ticket.
Voting still ongoing at Mandela National stadium. #FDCDecides2017 pic.twitter.com/0XswgdjXie
— #CanaryReports (@canary_mugume) November 24, 2017
#FDCDecides2017 : Voting concludes, next is vote counting.@ntvuganda @MauriceMugisha pic.twitter.com/WgByUdTbxs
— Herbert Zziwa (@zziwaherbert) November 24, 2017
Muntu has been atraitor to our country Uganda by being used by the silly man M7 who is undemocratic, who has taken the country to the dogs.
Where are the votes he claimed Obote rigged in the 80 that took him to the bush? We are very awake that M7 only had personal greed for power which he has used to plunder our country Twakowa RIP
this party is dying slow but sure, the fact that they have started putting on red, am sure they are following UPC foot-steps
The analysis is subjective
A change in office is needed even if the incumbent was such a dearling we don’t operate on one person’s ideas no matter how good they’re we need new ideas if we’re to make it
i hv anti-fdc bcz of it being domimated by generals moreover frm one side of the country,but nw am aborn again of fdc,am hapy oboi went thru its the happns of teso,eastan,uganda as a country.For God and my country uganda.