Nandala Mafabi Fires Back: Denies Selling FDC, Accuses Accusers of Their Own Stains

The Secretary General of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), Nandala Mafabi, has strongly refuted accusations that he is involved in a plot to sell the party to President Museveni. Instead, he has retaliated with a counter-allegation, claiming that those accusing him are not clean themselves.

<iframe width="570" height="321" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cWvUcyx_YdQ" title="FDC members accuse party leaders of financial impropriety" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>Nathan Nandala Mafabi, the Forum for Democratic Change-FDC Secretary General, says that he is the one trying to save the party against efforts to merge it with the National Unity Platform, now the leading opposition political party.
This comes shortly  after the party spokesperson and Kira Municipality Member of Parliament Ibrahim Semujju Nganda accused Nandala and the FDC party President Patrick Amuriat Oboi of trying to sell FDC to the ruling National Resistance Movement under President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni.
According to Ssemujju, Nandala, and the company brought billions of shillings into the party during the 2021 elections and refused to disclose its source. He said it was the money that was used to make large purchases including cars from Cooper Motors that were used in the 2021 general elections.
“The party president and the secretary general have not explained to the satisfaction of their known loyalists and new subscribers the source of the money. But unfortunately for them, FDC is made up of many people, they all must be satisfied that the money didn’t come from Museveni like it is believed,” said Semujju on Monday at a consultative meeting at Nsambya Sharing Hall attended by over 100 senior party leaders from across the country.
However, speaking to Uganda Radio Network on Tuesday morning on the phone from Kenya’s capital Nairobi, Nandala said Semujju and others like Kampala City Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago want to sink the party by causing such brawls. Nandala said during the recently concluded elections, the duo did not campaign for FDC candidates because they had an understanding of NUP.
Nandala also wondered why Ssemujju is making a fuss over the funding for the 2021 campaigns since he has been funding previous FDC elections without any queries. He wondered why they are rising now when someone other than the four-time presidential candidate Dr. Kiiza Besigye is holding the FDC flag. He also said that even the said vehicles were paid for over some time not by single deposit as alleged.
He furthered stated that its Semujju and Lukwago who should be questioned on the source of their funds arguing that the duo used a lot of money for their re-election in 2021 yet they don’t have any known successful businesses. He says that the two could be the real wrong agents getting money from the state.
The call came as the party Over 100 members of the FDC National Council convened at the Sharing Hall in Nsambya for a consultative meeting under the theme “Redirecting FDC to its Core Mission” to discuss the internal challenges the party is facing.