Besigye faction suspends Amuriat and Nandala from FDC, appoints Lukwago as interim president

A faction of the Forum Democratic Change (FDC) loyal to Kizza Besigye has unanimously agreed to suspend the leadership of party president Patrick Amuriat, replacing him with his deputy Erias Lukwago on interim basis.

On Tuesday, defiant FDC party guests swiftly carried on with a delegates conference prohibited by High Court in Kampala on Monday.

Resolutions adopted by the faction at the conference also decided on the suspension of FDC Secretary General Nathan Nandala Mafabi and treasurer general Geoffrey Ekanya.

“Their deputies Harold Kaijja (secretary general) and Francis Mwijukye (treasurer) will perform the duties of these offices,” FDC spokesperson Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda announced to delegates who included founding party president Dr Kizza Besigye.



The faction at Katonga also resolved to put in place an interim Electoral Commission “to organize free, fair and transparent internal party elections.”

This would also imply that delegates on Tuesday set aside what Ssemujju described as “fraudulent elections organized by FDC electoral commission chairperson Boniface Toterebuka Bamwenda.”

Additionally, delegates agreed to set up a disciplinary committee to expeditiously investigate all the suspended leaders.