Presidential debate will go on - Ogoola

Jan 13, 2016

Justice James Ogoola also introduced BBC’s Alan Kasujja and KTN’s Nancy Kacungira as the moderators

The organizing committee for the presidential debate has announced that preparations are in high gear for the historic event which will take place on Friday evening.

Addressing the media, Justice James Ogoola, the chairman of the organizing committee, said nothing would stop them from conducting the presidential debate.

Responding to reports about NRM and FDC presidential candidates skipping the debate, Ogoola said, "We have not received any official communication from the two candidates indicating that they will not participate. We therefore expect all the 8 candidates to participate."

ustice goola secretary general oshua itakule and the moderators for the debate ancy acungira and llan asujja hoto by iriam amutebi

(L-R) Justice Ogoola, IRC secretary general Joshua Kitakule and the moderators for the debate Nancy Kacungira and Allan Kasujja. Photo by Miriam Namutebi

At the briefing, Ogoola also introduced BBC's Alan Kasujja and KTN's Nancy Kacungira as the moderators of the debate.

Quoting the biblical phrase of wherever two or three are gathered God is always there, Ogoola said the debate would go on even if some candidates choose not to turn up.