FUFA lines minister among defence witnesses

Oct 07, 2009

SPORTS minister Charles Bakkabulindi will be lined up as one of the defence witnesses in a suit that Express FC filed challenging the legality of FUFA.

By Douglas Mazune
and Edward Anyoli


SPORTS minister Charles Bakkabulindi will be lined up as one of the defence witnesses in a suit that Express FC filed challenging the legality of FUFA.

Ssekaana and Company Advocates who filed a defence for FUFA boss Lawrence Mulindwa, CEO Edgar Watson and returning officer Patrick Okanya on Tuesday attached a list of witnesses including the minister.
They listed Bakkabulindi, sports council NCS chairman Anthony Katamba his general secretary Jasper Aligawesa and heads of the various associations affiliated to FUFA.

Express dragged to court Mulindwa, Watson and Okanya for irregularly running football through FUFA that is not properly constituted as a sports association under the NCS Act. Hearing of the case before high Court is yet to be set.

Express through Muwema and Mugerwa advocates want court to stop the defendants from running all football activities including the elective assembly due November 7 in Arua.

The defence argues that FUFA is an incorporated association and is dully and properly constituted as an incorporation association as per the amended FUFA constitution of 2005.

“FUFA was registered with NCS in 1966 as the official and nationally recognised football governing body,” the defence stated.

Okanya has, meanwhile, appointed education officers, inspectors of schools and selected head teachers around the country to conduct the FUFA delegates’ nominations starting today and later the elections, adds Swalley Kenyi.

The nomination exercise that runs from today to Monday, will pave way for elections October 17-19. Interest groups will elect their delegates between October 17 & 19.

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