The National Resistance Movement (NRM) party stalwarts in Rujumbura County Rukungiri district are celebrating over what they described as a big catch.
This comes after the driver of a former Member of Parliament for Rujumbura County, Hon. Fred Turyamuhweza, surrendered and checked in, along with around 250 FDC diehards in Ruhinda Sub County Rukungiri district, who joined NRM at an event held on yesterday at Sub County headquarters.
The Minister for Security, Hon. Maj. Gen. Jim Muhwezi, spoke to the converts and encouraged the opposition in Rukungiri to join the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party so that they could work together to advance the nation.
Minister Muhwezi believes that in order to positively advance Uganda’s progress, opposition supporters should join the NRM before Col. Dr. Kizza Besigye and other notable leaders do.
According to him, individuals who support the FDC are more resistant to the fact that the majority of prominent opposition personalities joined the NRM earlier and are taking pleasure in the government praising those who have joined for making the correct choice at the appropriate moment.
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Levi Tukundane commonly known as Napoleon moves to the NRM after 18 years of being in the FDC party where he contested on several positions including Guild President for Makerere University.
Napoleon, a vocal and youthful opposition supporter said that he has decided to join the ruling party, because the FDC party has lost focus and that they are deeply rooted in the politics of hatred.
“My status has changed from FDC to NRM. I tried to be patient in the opposition but realized that we in the opposition had lost focus; we were not making constructive arguments based on policy alternatives but just hatred. We were only preaching hatred,” said.
“After 18 years in opposition, I want to have an experience of being in government so that I can have my contribution,” he said.
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The driver of former Rujumbura County area of Parliament Obed Rwabutigyi regretted being in opposition stating that he had wasted time thinking that opposition was an alternative government to drive Ugandans to prosperity.
“President Museveni is a good leader who is passionate about Ugandans becoming prosperous and that is what I have also been doing as Obed, I am happy to join him,” Obed said.
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Nuwagaba Saddam from Kajwomushana, Kicwamba Parish Ruhinda Sub County an FDC diehard and a renowned ruling party critic in Rukungiri district said he decided to cross to the NRM party after seeing no future and un fruitful resistance against the ruling political party.
Other converts include Karuru the lc1 chairperson Nyarwimuka, Kashaija LC1 Kyabagyerwa, chairperson LC1 Kabuba, chairperson LC1 Byaruhanga from Nyarwimuka, Councilor Ruth from Kicwamba, Jennifer former FDC Councilor Kicwamba, Kyakura from Kigarigari and former commander power ten boda boda, Sanyu Fabiano commonly Maama FDC from Nyakitabire among others all joined NRM.
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Ahimbisibwe Wilberforce Ongom, the Rukungiri Deputy Resident District Commissioner, urged individuals who defected to the NRM to take advantage of the favorable environment there and put in a lot of effort for the advancement of both their local communities and the nation as a whole.
In order to advance together in terms of development, Ongom asked converts to encourage more individuals to join the NRM.
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Geofrey Kyomukama Rukungiri district LC5 chairperson, Mrs. Hellen Kabajungu the chairperson LC3 Ruhinda Sub County and Mrs. Nahwera Santrinah all praised Minister Jim Muhwezi for the great contribution in terms of service delivery to the people.
Some of the organizers like Sezi Turinawe and Kokunda Julius, credited President Museveni’s efforts to the advancement of our the Country, motivating opposition figures to join the NRM.
Among those who attended the function include Counsel Martin Mwambusya, Mzee Kasimari, Minister Jim Muhwezi’s coordinators from Ruhinda and other Sub Counties among others.
