Minister Jacob Oboth Oboth back in race for Speaker

🔴 Election of Speaker

TODAY
➡ Picking forms NRM secretariat
WEDNESDAY
➡ CEC NRM meeting
THURSDAY
➡ NRM Caucus meeting
FRIDAY
➡ Elections

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | West Budama Central MP Jacob Oboth Oboth will contest for Parliament Speakership, a source has revealed.

The State Minister for Defence will pick nominations forms from the NRM secretariat in Kampala today. It is not clear if he has resigned, because NRM Electoral head Dr Tanga Odoi insists that it is a decision to be taken by CEC.

He also clarified that he does not expect anyone to contest for Deputy Speakership, because the position is not vacant.

“For now, no candidate should resign until CEC endorses them. That is the guidance we got. I request NRM members to respect the decision of CEC. Being a Speaker is not a do or die situation,” he told NBS TV.

Oboth Oboth was one of the contenders last year, when Jacob Oulanyah was picked Speaker and Anita Among Deputy, but withdrew.

🔴 UPDATE 4PM

List of NRM contestants who have picked forms:

✳ Oboth Oboth
✳ Felix Okot Ogong
✳ Sarah Opendi
✳ Theodore Ssekikubo
✳ Atima Jackson
✳ Anita Among
✳ Jackson Kafuuzi
✳ Hamson Obua
✳ Alex Brandon
✳ Dr Ruth Aceng

🔴 QUOTE

“Those who have asked me; friends and Members of Parliament think I am the best, but nobody can ever be another Oulanyah. I am doing this to avoid meeting Oulanyah one time, and he says; why didn’t you try? And I am not trying. I am availing myself,” Oboth Oboth said after presenting his documents at the NRM secretariat.

He added, “I heard most of you saying Oboth Oboth is the best, but he doesn’t have the money. This election is going to be money versus integrity.”