UAF elects
Dec 11, 2005
GODFREY Nuwagaba and John Bosco Bananuka were the two new faces at the Uganda Athletics Federation (UAF) elective assembly held at Lugogo Saturday.
By Norman Katende and Samson Opus
GODFREY Nuwagaba and John Bosco Bananuka were the two new faces at the Uganda Athletics Federation (UAF) elective assembly held at Lugogo Saturday.
The 30 minute assembly returned Dan Tamwesigire as president for a second four-year term, which will see him run athletics for the next four years.
Nuwagaba, the former treasurer during Suleman Habibu’s presidency, replaced Dominic Otuchet, who was elevated to the post of vice president. Former vice president Michael Asaku who did not seek re-election was returned as Eastern representative.
“I will work towards attracting more private sponsorship by being transparent. We will also continue with our talent identification programmes,†said Tamwesigire, a Mbarara district education officer, who was like all the other candidates, unopposed.
He was first voted into office two years ago.
Bananuka, a sports tutor at Makerere University replaced Gaston Kamugisha as assistant secretary in the polls presided over by former FIFA referee Charles Masembe.
Top executive:
President: Dan Tamwesigire
Vice (admin): D. Otuchet
Vice (technical): Peter Okot
Secretary: Beatrice Ayikoru
Asst secretary: J.B. Bananuka
Treasurer: Godfrey Nuwagaba
Organising: Faustino Kiwa
Publicity: N. Mawerere
Coaches: Moses Twesige-Omwe
GODFREY Nuwagaba and John Bosco Bananuka were the two new faces at the Uganda Athletics Federation (UAF) elective assembly held at Lugogo Saturday.
The 30 minute assembly returned Dan Tamwesigire as president for a second four-year term, which will see him run athletics for the next four years.
Nuwagaba, the former treasurer during Suleman Habibu’s presidency, replaced Dominic Otuchet, who was elevated to the post of vice president. Former vice president Michael Asaku who did not seek re-election was returned as Eastern representative.
“I will work towards attracting more private sponsorship by being transparent. We will also continue with our talent identification programmes,†said Tamwesigire, a Mbarara district education officer, who was like all the other candidates, unopposed.
He was first voted into office two years ago.
Bananuka, a sports tutor at Makerere University replaced Gaston Kamugisha as assistant secretary in the polls presided over by former FIFA referee Charles Masembe.
Top executive:
President: Dan Tamwesigire
Vice (admin): D. Otuchet
Vice (technical): Peter Okot
Secretary: Beatrice Ayikoru
Asst secretary: J.B. Bananuka
Treasurer: Godfrey Nuwagaba
Organising: Faustino Kiwa
Publicity: N. Mawerere
Coaches: Moses Twesige-Omwe