NRM takes Museveni campaign to South Sudan

NRM' chairperson diaspora league Haji. Abbey Walusimbi(left) in South Sudan. Photo courtesy

As the race for 2021 presidential elections hits up, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) has taken the Campaigns for the election of the party Presidential Candidate Yoweri Museveni to South Sudan, where over a million Ugandans are working.

Uganda will go to the Polls on January 14th, to elect the country's next president and other local and national Leaders.

Ahead of the elections, NRM' chairperson diaspora league Haji. Abbey Walusimbi hit the road to South Sudan to meet with Ugandans there, asking for them to vote for Museveni.

During his stay in South Sudan, Walusimbi, who doubles as a senior presidential advisor on diaspora issues, also launched the NRM South Sudan Chapter.

" I'm here to launch the NRM South Sudan Chapter on behalf of His Excellency, Gen. Kaguta Yoweri Museveni, his busy schedule wouldn't allow him to be with us today. He assigned me to come and perform this duty on his behalf," Amb. Walusimbi told the gathering.

Walusimbi noted that Museveni is appreciative of the work that Ugandans in South Sudan are doing and urged them to remain united, ethical, disciplined, peaceful, cooperative, and hardworking. 

He implored Ugandans in South Sudan to respect the laws of the Republic of South Sudan and to cooperate with everyone to grow and prosper together as one African family.

The meeting, which was attended by South Sudan authorities, was held at Bros Hotel Riverside in Juba South Sudan's Capital.

Walusimbi was received by Uganda's Ambassador to South Sudan, Ronnie Balya, SPLM leaders, NRM South Sudan chapter leadership led by Sandra Sarah Kamukama, and Ugandan Businessmen leaders.

Walusimbi congratulated the new NRM South Sudan Chapter leadership led by Sandra Sarah Kamukama welcoming them in the field of service. 

"Our Chairman and Secretary-General are requesting you to work together and to help us mobilize, inspire, support, and register Ugandans here to become NRM party members. We pray that this structure and secretariat help us mobilize the much-needed support for the re-election of our party Chairman in Uganda who is dedicated to secure the future of everyone; and to without fear foster regional peace and economic stability," Walusimbi said.

He reminded the chapter leaders that the leadership role they have been given is an opportunity to implement NRM Vision and Values in the region. 

He added: "I want to remind you that, the NRM party continues to enjoy massive support and endorsement from every part of Uganda and around the world.  This is because it is a true pro-people party with a clear and principled agenda of ensuring the safety and prosperity of all Africans".

He said NRM's regional and countrywide grassroots appeal draws both young and old to advance the party's core principles of Democracy, Patriotism, Pan-Africanism, and Socio-economic transformation. 

"The leadership of NRM has transformed Uganda into a stable and democratic country, which fosters and protects the people's fundamental right to choose their representatives in a free and fair election every five years," he said.

On his part, Amb. Balya, commended, and appreciated the excellent voluntary efforts of the leaders and all members of the NRM South Sudan Chapter for the wonderful political mobilization they have conducted.

"I urge you to continue with that positive spirit which will ensure a united, stable, secure and prosperous Uganda and the whole region. I further urge you to continue working as a team," Amb. Balya said.Amb. 

Walusimbi, later on, held a meeting with Dr. James Wani Iga the 2nd Vice President of the Republic of South Sudan who is also the Deputy Chairman of the SPLM party at State House in Juba.

The meeting was aimed at cementing a clear and formal working relationship between the two ruling parties of the NRM and SPLM, link officially the strong NRM South Sudan chapter to the SPLM structures to facilitate the chapter to handle its mobilisation for Ugandans close to 1.5m living and working in South Sudan to travel back and vote for their President Museveni come January 14, 2021.

The meeting was also used to address a number of problems that had earlier been pointed out by Ugandan professionals working in South Sudan.