FDC party president sworn in

Amuriat takes oath at Najjanakumbi

Patrick Obboi Amuriat is taking oath today as the new FDC president after last week's elections.

The event, attended by politicians of many political shades, is taking place at the party's head offices in Najjanankumbi, a Kampala suburb.

The ceremony is presided over by FDC head of electoral commission Dan Mugarura. Former party president Maj. Gen. Mugisha Muntu is in attendance

The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Saturday morning announced Patrick Oboi Amuriat as their new party president.

The delegate's conference that ended Maj. Gen Gregory Mugisha Muntu's leadership in the main opposition party was held at Mandela national stadium in Namboole, Wakiso district last Friday.

Amuriat trounced Muntu with 641 votes against 463 in a hotly contest that is now threatening to bring the party to its knees.

Mugisha Muntu, Kassiano Wadri and Ssemujju Nganda

The other two candidates in the race were Moses Byamugisha and Daniel Matisko managed a dismal 3 and 2 respectively.

Muntu descended to FDC's top brass in 2012 after defeating now secretary general Nandala Mafabi in a polarized election that threatened to tire up the party.

He had also served as party secretary for mobilization between 2004 and 2006 before challenging Dr. Kizza Besigye for presidency who defeated him twice until he resigned in 2012.

Muntu a former army commander, while giving  his speech about the elections, congratulated Amurait, but refrained from conceding defeat and chose to threaten that in he is soon making a personal pronouncement that may not go down well with sections of the party. He has, however, a week later, not given a clear course of action, although he has hinted on countrywide mobilization of the party members.