The voting for National Resistance Movement (NRM) top Central Executive Committee (CEC) members will not take place this Friday as earlier communicated by the electoral chairman Tang Odoi.
As to when the exercise will happen remains unknown.
The ruling party would choose it’s inner executives who make top decisions of the party.
They include national vice chairperson, the second national vice chairperson (female) and the six regional vice chairpersons,
The candidates for the 9 mentioned positions have been campaigning across the country, meeting the party delegates.
According to media reports, the NRM Party resolved to reschedule the elections for the top NRM CEC members.
“The source says that the NRM Party will hold elections for the CEC members on August 18. The national delegates’ conference was expected to sit this Friday to vote the top NRM leaders,” reports Kampala Post.
That the party chairman Gen Yoweri Museveni will preside over CEC meeting on Friday to officially defer the polls.
The party spokesperson Rogers Mulindwa says although he isn’t aware of this development, but it would be impossible to have an election on Friday due to many activities the party is running.
“I can’t confirm right now if the Friday election will take place as scheduled because there are a number of other underlying activities that we have not yet undertaken. For example, we are considering to test all district delegates for COVID-19,” Mulindwa said.
The current holders of these top nine positions NRM are; President Museveni, the national chairperson, Moses Kigongo, first national vice chairperson, Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, the second national vice chairperson. The regional vice chairpersons; Capt Mike Mukula for eastern region, Maj Gen (Rtd) Matayo Kyaligonza for western region, Sam Engola for northern region, Abdul Nadduli for central region, Godfrey Nyakana for Kampala region, and Simon Peter Aleper for Karamoja region. All the incumbents are up to defend their seats. It is only President Museveni who is unopposed for national chairperson seat.