KAMPALA – The situation for Uganda’s political opposition party, FDC, remains tense as one group accuses the other of deploying hooligans to block them from accessing party premises. The embattled FDC organized National Executive Committee – NEC meeting to half their wrangles solved but it seems to end fruitless.
Police were seen apprehending some of the ‘hooligans’ who attempted to disrupt their operations at the party headquarters in Najjanankumbi.
The Party Deputy President (Central) who is also Lord Mayor of Kampala, Erias Lukwago was denied entry at the office gate and instructed to approach on foot.
“There is a lot of tension as you can see. My security is not guaranteed inside,” he told the press as he footed inside.
Several others have been denied access.
Among them is Doreen Nyanjura, Deputy Lord Mayor of Kampala who noted that those blocked from accessing the offices are individuals who do not support the party President, Patrick Oboi Amuriat, and Secretary General Nathan Nadala Mafabi.
“We are not going to be blackmailed. We are not going to be intimidated. Right now, Kennedy [one of the party members] is detained in Patrick Oboi Amuriat’s office, and you want the National Council to continue like this,” she protested.
“If you are allowed to access the premises, you have to first be subjected to violence. As we speak, Kennedy is being detained in Patrick Oboi Amuriat’s office. We cannot continue to accept this,” she said.
