Ogwal, Saleh Declare Wealth
Jan 05, 2003
LIEUTENANT Gen. Salim Saleh and Lira municipality MP Cecilia Ogwal have declared their wealth following repeated threats by the Inspector General of Government to dismiss them from Parliament.<br>
By Felix Osike
LIEUTENANT Gen. Salim Saleh and Lira municipality MP Cecilia Ogwal have declared their wealth following repeated threats by the Inspector General of Government to dismiss them from Parliament.
“They declared after their names appeared in the newspapers,†the IGG Jotham Tumwesigye told The New Vision on Friday.
The deadline for the declaration was on November 12, 2002 but it was extended to December 5, 2002.
Tumwesigye said those who wanted to know the details of the leader’s declarations could apply to his office.
Saleh’s aide, Capt. Juma Seiko, said last month that his boss was preoccupied with negotiations with the Uganda National Rescue Front II rebels which signed a peace deal with the Government in December.
The Leadership Code, which came into place in June 2002, requires leaders to declare their wealth. Ends
LIEUTENANT Gen. Salim Saleh and Lira municipality MP Cecilia Ogwal have declared their wealth following repeated threats by the Inspector General of Government to dismiss them from Parliament.
“They declared after their names appeared in the newspapers,†the IGG Jotham Tumwesigye told The New Vision on Friday.
The deadline for the declaration was on November 12, 2002 but it was extended to December 5, 2002.
Tumwesigye said those who wanted to know the details of the leader’s declarations could apply to his office.
Saleh’s aide, Capt. Juma Seiko, said last month that his boss was preoccupied with negotiations with the Uganda National Rescue Front II rebels which signed a peace deal with the Government in December.
The Leadership Code, which came into place in June 2002, requires leaders to declare their wealth. Ends