Mbabazi, Jacqueline Storm out of CEC Meet Dickens H Okello The historic CEC that forced Mbabazi on forced leave The embattled NRM Secretary General, Amama Mbabazi on Saturday night stormed out of the Central Executive Committee meeting held at State House, Entebbe. This was after CEC voted to have an appointed Secretary General of the party. The meeting earlier held discussions on whether an SG should be appointed or elected by delegates. As soon as the matter was put to vote, Mbabazi and his wife Jacqueline voted for an elective SG. It is widely thought the move is aimed at empowering the party chairman, who is president Museveni, to appoint and disappoint the SG which would pave way for Mbabazi’s sacking. The decision of CEC will be put to the attention of the delegates’ conference on December 15 for endorsement. NRM Deputy Spokesperson, Ofwono Opondo, confirmed the development. “The NRM Central Executive Committee (CEC) has voted to recommend to NEC that Secretary General and Deputy be appointive.” He added: “NRM Secretary General Amama Mbabazi and wife Jacqueline walk out of CEC after being defeated in a vote to appoint SG.” Critics have warned that concentration of plenty of powers in Museveni’s hands could stifle the growth of internal democracy in the party. But supporters of the new resolution say it’s necessary to control rebellious elements within the party. The Presidential Special Information and Research Assistant, Morrison Rwakakamba, said Mbabazi “is a bad loser.” He added: “The matter of appointed SG was put to vote. When he lost the vote he walked out – this dents his credentials as a democratic. Now Ugandans don’t consider him an authentic democrat and leader.” Rwakakamba further stated, “Mbabazi’s walk out exposes his ulterior motives to use intrigue as a pathway to Presidency instead of going through constitutional channels as laid out in NRM constitution.” The CEC which is the second highest ranking organ of the party, recently ordered Mbabazi to take a leave from office as SG, accusing him of intrigue, forming cliques, undermining the party chairman and engaging in acts thought to be subversive. Mbabazi denies the charges and maintains he will not contest for president in 2016. This website also understands that Mbabazi had refused to pick his invitation for the CEC meeting. “We took Mbabazi’s invitation card and that of his wife to their residence in Kololo. Surprisingly, Mbabazi refused to come out to pick his. We insisted that he picks it himself but he refused to come out of his house. After some time, Jacqueline decided to take the card and give it to him,” said an impeccable source. The developments come at a time when the NRM is planning to hold its delegates conference on Monday, a function expected to endorse Museveni’s sole candidature in the 2016 elections.
Posted on: Sun, 14 Dec 2014 08:59:42 +0000
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