Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi, who is accused by some NRM members of harbouring presidential ambitions, yesterday said the relevant party organs will be the ones to decide their flag bearer for the 2016 elections.
Speaking to journalists at Parliament, Mr Mbabazi
first laughed when reporters asked him whether he would heed the calls
to take on President Museveni in the 2016 party primaries.
In response, he said that within the NRM party:
“We have procedures, the constitution and regulations detailing how we
handle affairs.”
Responding to the calls from NRM youth leaders who
were urging him to contest, Mr Mbabazi said: “Whatever opinions they
have, they should desist from expressing them publically, there are
forums where such issues should be raised.”
Addressing a news conference on Tuesday at
Makerere University Guest House, members of NRM’s Youth League national
executive committee said what transpired in Kyankwanzi, when party MPs
appeared to have been stampeded into endorsing Mr Museveni, was illegal.
On whether he has an invisible hand in the activities of the youth
leaders who are backing his undeclared 2016 bid, the Prime Minister
said: “All the youth of the NRM party are associated with me as their
Secretary General.”
The Daily Monitor understands that Mr Mbabazi is
No 202 on a list of 222 MPs who signed onto the Anite motion that
endorsed Mr Museveni’s sole candidature. However, the responsibility of
choosing a flag-bear is given to the National Delegates Conference which
also comprises the MPs. The NRM caucus statement issued after Mr
Mbabazi signed on the motion indicated that “the Prime Minister did not
only sign to second the motion, but also spoke passionately in support”.
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