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Kitgum mayor defects to NRM

Mr Richard Ojara Okwera. 

By Dan Michael Komakech

Kitgum- Kitgum Town Council mayor Richard Ojara Okwera (pictured), a UPC diehard, has defected to the NRM party

Mr Ojara made the announcement while addressing journalists on the progress of granting Kitgum Town Council a Municipality status last Saturday.
He also added that he will vie for the Municipality MP seat on the NRM ticket.

Mr Ojara, who has for two consecutive terms served as the mayor on the UPC ticket, said he was enticed to defect to the NRM party due to enormous developments the NRM government has brought to Kitgum, for example, granting the town council a municipality status.

“The NRM government has done well to bring a municipality to Kitgum.

“I was left with no choice but to join the NRM so that I can be able to effect all- round development in Kitgum.” said Mr Ojara
He observed that he was appalled by the current fighting within UPC, which he said is further weakening the party even
He said that was his reason for leaving the party.

Kitgum district NRM party chairperson Jimmy George Ayella, confirmed receiving a copy of Mr Ojara’s defection letter addressed to the UPC district chairperson and a UPC party membership card registration number, 00005288.

Not a member
However, Kitgum district UPC chairperson Gaston Odongkara, said the development is not a surprise to them because they disowned Mr Ojara from the UPC a long time ago.

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