Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change-FDC Extra Ordinary Delegates Conference sitting in Kampala has suspended the party President Eng Patrick Oboi Amuriat and appointed the City Lord Mayor and party Vice President in charge of Buganda Erias Lukwago as the Interim President. The conference also …
Read More »FDC warns of coup attempt against Amuriat, Nandala
Deputy Spokesperson says FDC Delegates Conference Intented to Oust Amuriat, Nandala Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party deputy Spokesperson, John Kikonyogo, has accused colleagues pushing for a Delegates Conference of having ill intentions toward the party president and the Secretary-General. Addressing journalists at the …
Read More »New twist as court throws Lukwago out of FDC case
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court has excluded Erias Lukwago, the Vice President of the Buganda Region for the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), from the proceedings involving three members of the party who are seeking a declaration that the upcoming National Delegates Conference is irregular and in …
Read More »Court blocks FDC National Delegates Conference
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has blocked next week’s Forum for Democratic Change Party Extra Ordinary Delegates Conference. The Civil Division Judge Lady Justice Esta Nambayo on Friday issued the interim order blocking the conference which was supposed to be held on September 19th. A …
Read More »POLICE: We shall not provide security for ‘unofficial’ FDC delegates conference
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police’s Director of Operations, Assistant Inspector General of Police, John Nuwagira, has said police will not provide security for the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) delegates’ conference summoned by the party’s chairman Wasswa Birigwa on September 19. Nuwagira has explained that the police …
Read More »BESIGYE: Exhausted leaders, protracted liberation struggle hurting FDC
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr. Kiiza Besigye, the opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) founding president has called on supporters to rise up and rejuvenate their party, which he believes is currently led by individuals who are politically exhausted and disheartened. Speaking during a regional mobilization meeting of …
Read More »People’s Progressive Party urges FDC on internal reconcilation
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The People’s Progressive Party-PPP has urged the Forum for Democratic Change-FDC to find a neutral individual or group to facilitate a reconciliation process within the party. In an August 31, 2023 letter, the Acting PPP Chairperson, Sadam Gayira, asks the FDC Party President Patrick …
Read More »Why Nandala denied FDC Chairman funds to organise delegates conference
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There will be no delegates conference this month, Nathan Nandala Mafabi, the Forum for Democratic Change-FDC Secretary-General has confirmed. Mafabi has turned down a request to fund the delegate’s conference organised by the National Chairperson, Ambassador Wasswa Birigwa, saying it is not a party meeting. Nandala says that …
Read More »Northern Uganda challenged to front candidate for FDC party president
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The leadership of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party has rallied the people of Northern Uganda to consider fronting a presidential candidate for the party. The call was made during the swearing in ceremony of the newly elected district leaders from Lango sub …
Read More »FDC swears in newly elected delegates despite party chairman’s stand
Iganga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The recently elected delegates of the opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party were sworn in on Wednesday, despite opposition from the party’s chairman, Wasswa Birigwa, and other leaders. The swearing-in ceremony took place at the Sana Hotel in Iganga. During the ceremony, the …
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