Political Shakeup: Birigwa Faction Appoints Lukwago as Interim FDC President, Suspends Amuriat and Nandala

In a recent turn of events, the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), a prominent political party in Uganda, has witnessed a significant shakeup within its ranks. The Birigwa faction, led by party chairperson Wasswa Birigwa, has made headlines by making some crucial decision after the faction sitting on Tuesday.

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Kampala Lord Mayor, Mr Erias Lukwago has been named the interim president of the war-torn Forum Democratic Change (FDC) political party after suspending the leadership of Mr Patrick Oboi Amuriat as the party president and the Secretary General, Mr Nathan Nandala Mafabi.
This comes after the delegate’s conference convened at Katonga Road offices in Kampala, when the faction led by FDC National Chairman, Mr Wasswa Birigwa and founding party president Dr Kizza Besigye, adopted the resolutions of the meeting which also resolved to suspend the party’s national treasurer, Mr Geoffrey Ekanya.

According to Hon Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda, the deputies of the secretary general will be performed by Harold Kaijja and Francis Mwijukye as the treasurer will perform 

According to Ssemujju in a press conference , the faction also  resolved to put in place an interim Electoral Commission “to organize free, fair and transparent internal party elections,” describing the elections organized by FDC electoral commission chairperson Boniface Toterebuka Bamwenda as “fraudulent.”

The delegates also agreed to set up a disciplinary committee to expeditiously investigate all the suspended leaders.

Ssemujju while addressing the media earlier in the day accused the leadership of both Amuriat and Mafabi of “using police in attempts to capture the party.”

“The FDC people want to rescue their party from Mafabi and Amuriat who are paid agents of President Museveni because how can they fear that party members are meeting,” he said.
As the situation unfolds, political observers and FDC supporters are closely monitoring the implications of these changes. The decisions made by the Birigwa faction have undoubtedly injected new energy and intrigue into Uganda's political landscape, setting the stage for an evolving political narrative in the country.