The NRM 1st National Vice Chairperson Alhajji Moses Kigongo yesterday unveiled Hon Ariko Herbert Edmund as the Party flag bearer for the Soroti East Constituency ahead of the forthcoming by-elections slated for 28th of July, 2022. This was at a function held at Moru-Apesur Primary School playgrounds in Soroti City that attracted thousands of Party leaders and supporters from within Soroti City.
Alhajji Kigongo thanked the people of Soroti for supporting the NRM Party and also congratulated them upon having attained City status.
“We are here to reclaim our Soroti status because the people have been supporting NRM and I am here to make sure we re-capture Soroti once and forever, we don’t want games this time," Kigongo said.
Kigongo also thanked the people who have nurtured Hon. Ariko Edmund to the NRM Party, especially, he applauded the Vice President, the Speaker of Parliament and the NRM Vice National Chairperson for the Eastern region for their contribution towards the cause.
‘’Our principle is to welcome everyone who wishes to join the Movement because Uganda is for all of us," Kigongo said further urging Hon Ariko to always welcome his supporters who supported him while in FDC to join NRM.
On his part, the NRM Vice Chairperson for Eastern Region Capt Mike Mukula assured the people that government is to ready more resources for Soroti City to ensure that the people receive services as stipulated in the NRM Manifesto. He added that the President is to join Ariko in canvassing all areas of the City to reclaim our victory.
The Deputy Secretary-General said that the unity NRM has expressed in Soroti is an indication that the Party is ready to move on with Ariko Herbert to ensure he wins Soroti East.
"As NRM we are going to work very closely with Ariko to ensure that Soroti is more developed because as a party there’s a reason why Soroti was given the City status and it’s failing to meet that obligation because of poor leadership," Namayanja said.
The Director of Mobilization Hon. Rosemary Seninde assured the people of Soroti of full support from both the government and the party.
"The bus of NRM welcomes developmental leaders. Government is implementing the Parish Development Model and these are the leaders to supervise these programs," Seninde said.