NRM presidential candidate, Yoweri and Wife Janat Museveni at the nominations venue on Monday 2nd November 2020(Photo/Courtesy)
The incumbent and ruling NRM party flag bearer Yoweri Museveni has been duly nominated as a presidential candidate in the forthcoming 2021 general elections.
Museveni who was escorted by his wife Janet Museveni, Vice President, Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi, Prime Minister Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda, NRM national Vice Chairman, Moses Kigongo, and the NRM Secretary General, Justine Kasule Lumumba among other top party officials who were all clad in yellow was nominated by the Electoral Commission at 10 am on Monday at the Kyambogo cricket grounds after presenting his academic documents, proof of being a registered voter and paying shs20 million nomination fees.
“I hereby declare Yoweri Museveni Tibuhaburwa Kaguta duly nominated candidate in respect to the presidential elections of 2021 having fulfilled the requirements as set out in the Presidential Elections Act 2005,”EC chairperson, Justice Simon Byabakama said.
The incumbent was nominated by Nassur Gaddafi and Hellen Sseku.
The EC chairperson asked Museveni, as a duly nominated candidate to get an official agent to coordinate his campaigns and media programs.
Speaking shortly after being nominated, Museveni said applauded the Electoral Commission for the good job done in nominating him.
I have been duly nominated by the Electoral Commission as a candidate for the 2021 presidential election. I thank my nominators, the two young people, Nassur Gaddafi and Hellen Seku.
I also thank the rest of my entourage led by the NRM vice-chairperson Al-Hajj Moses Kigongo and the Secretary General, Justine Lumumba.
Special gratitude to our supporters in the districts who signed my endorsement forms. At this nomination, I would want to emphasise two points; measures against the Covid-19 pandemic and security.
Covid-19 is deadly and is killing our people. In recent days, among others, we lost an environment expert, Paul Mafabi, and my good friend, Francis Xavier Kitaka, the veterinary expert and entrepreneur. Do not take this disease lightly.
The talk that the villages are insulated from Covid-19 is false. Please follow all guidelines of health experts. Sanitize, wear masks and observe social distancing. Secondly, I encourage everybody to maintain peace. I hear talk that some people want to cause chaos.
Those plans will not succeed. Anyone planning mischief will fail. No one should threaten Ugandans with chaos. I thank you and I will delve into details of our manifesto at the launch later today’ Museveni said shortly after his sixth presidential nominations at Kyambogo University sports grounds
