IPC is simply a group of political actors
Aug 19, 2010
EDITOR: The nomination of the Inter-Party Coalition (IPC) flag bearer in the 2011 presidential elections leaves me speechless! The four who were nominated were Kizza Besigye (FDC), Hussein Kyanjo (JEEMA), James Kigongo (CP) and Social Democratic Party’s Michael Mabikke. As expected, the exercise h
EDITOR: The nomination of the Inter-Party Coalition (IPC) flag bearer in the 2011 presidential elections leaves me speechless! The four who were nominated were Kizza Besigye (FDC), Hussein Kyanjo (JEEMA), James Kigongo (CP) and Social Democratic Party’s Michael Mabikke. As expected, the exercise hit a snag with the absence of UPC’s leader.
Olara Otunnu. His party has endless internal disagreements. The IPC giving a week to UPC to solve their internal bickering is a waste of time for a party that has been struggling to even save its name.
All Ugandans are witnessing is simply a briefcase party coalition on its last legs. The reasoning that Otunnu did not turn up for nominations because the opposition is challenging the 'illegal' arrest warrant issued against him is nonsense.
An arrest warrant does not stop anyone from attending a nomination. Besigye himself has gone around the country canvassing for votes yet he still has pending court cases. Why didn’t Otunnu send a representative? The cowardly behaviour of some opposition members is amazing!
The IPC politics is about FDC using the other coalition members. Otunnus’ possibility to actively engage in politics has triggered off tension in the IPC. The weakness of and tension in the IPC casts doubts on whether they can run a government successfully.
All they have been singing is removing President Museveni from power and not giving clear policies for the so-called shadow governments.
The IPC is simply a group of actors staging a show and no Ugandan can take them seriously. Otunnu's chickening out simply shows the weakness within the UPC.
Name withheld
Olara Otunnu. His party has endless internal disagreements. The IPC giving a week to UPC to solve their internal bickering is a waste of time for a party that has been struggling to even save its name.
All Ugandans are witnessing is simply a briefcase party coalition on its last legs. The reasoning that Otunnu did not turn up for nominations because the opposition is challenging the 'illegal' arrest warrant issued against him is nonsense.
An arrest warrant does not stop anyone from attending a nomination. Besigye himself has gone around the country canvassing for votes yet he still has pending court cases. Why didn’t Otunnu send a representative? The cowardly behaviour of some opposition members is amazing!
The IPC politics is about FDC using the other coalition members. Otunnus’ possibility to actively engage in politics has triggered off tension in the IPC. The weakness of and tension in the IPC casts doubts on whether they can run a government successfully.
All they have been singing is removing President Museveni from power and not giving clear policies for the so-called shadow governments.
The IPC is simply a group of actors staging a show and no Ugandan can take them seriously. Otunnu's chickening out simply shows the weakness within the UPC.
Name withheld