JUST IN: NRM CEC, And Caucus Unanimously Back Oboth Oboth And Tayebwa Ahead Of The Elections Tomorrow

The NRM Central Executive Committee (CEC) the party’s apex body on Friday failed to endorse another candidate for Speakership and Deputy speakership after the candidate they had endorsed earlier [Anita Among] pulled out of the race as she faces a corruption probe.

CEC instead of endorsing first hand the candidates whose names were already out in the public domain West Budama Central MP Jacob Oboth-Oboth for speakership and Thomas Tayebwa for Deputy Speakership but opened the expression of interest with in the party.

Several candidates picked interest and submitted their bids to the party’s electoral commission. Four candidates picked interest in the speakership; Jacob Oboth Oboth [the favorite], Persis Namuganza, Dr. Florence Asiimwe Akiiki and Alioni yorke Odria.

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Deputy Speakership attracted 16 candidates including Thomas Tayebbwa [favorite] and Gen Henry Tumukunde who is back in parliament after taking a shot at presidency in 2021 which was unsuccessful.

The NRM parliamentary caucus thronged state house today and top of the agenda was voting the candidates for speakership and Deputy Speakership by lining up behind the candidates like it was the case for the CEC and NRM primaries.

However, in a turn of events of all candidates have been persuaded to drop out of the race and instead back the two candidates Jacob Oboth-Oboth for speakership and Thomas Tayebwa for Deputy speakership and are currently fulfilling the ritual of endorsing the candidates in unison as a party ahead of the speakership elections at Kololo.

NRM’s Jacob Oboth-Oboth will now face other candidates from political parties like Norbert Mao of DP who expected endorsement by NRM and Paul Mwiru of NUP for speakership while Thomas Tayebwa will face Asinansi Nyakato of PFF for Deputy Speakership.

The first plenary will be chaired by the Chief Justice who will lead up to the elections alongside the Clerk to Parliament Adolf Mwesigye.