The embattled Mayor of Hoima, Francis Atugonza has been nominated for Hoima mayorship under Forum for Democratic Change ticket.

Francis Atugonza

Atugonza was nominated yesterday morning at around 10: 45 AM at the district electoral commission office.

His nomination was on Thursday suspended for reportedly failing to possess the required signatories on his nomination papers.

Accompanied by the Forum for democratic change supporters s flashing FDC signs and slogans, Atugonza was declared by the district retuning officer Erasmus Kimbowa as duly nominated for the Hoima Municipality Mayoral seat.

He will tussle it out with a female candidate Marry Mugasa who was nominated on Thursday under the NRM ticked.

After nomination, Atugonza pledged to promote his party interests and look for support to the patty president Col. Kiiza Besigye.

Among others candidates cleared are George Bagonza for LC5 on NRM ticked while FDC will field Dan Tumwesigye for the same post.

The nomination exercise for district chairpersons, councilors, mayors begun on Thursday and will end on Tuesday.

Close to 70 candidates have been nominated for various political posts in 2011 elections.

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FDC Presient Kiiza Besigye

The President of FDC, Col. Kizza Besigye says that reports that a permanent secretary in the ministry of local government had interdicted the Mayor of Hoima, Francis Atugonza are false and laughable.

This is contained in a news statement signed by Besigye sent to Ultimate Media’s head offices in Kampala today. Besigye says in laws of Uganda a mere permanent secretary has no powers to sack any elected leader in local government.

The permanent secretary in the ministry of local government, Kashaka Muhanguzi said that the Inspector General of Government directed him to interdict the mayor of Hoima Town Council until court charges against the mayor are complete.  Mayor Atugonza is charged with abuse of office and is under prosecution by the anti corruption court.

It is said that Atugonza illegally sold a piece of land to Warid telecom without the approval of Hoima town council. So the permanent secretary directed the mayor to vacate his office and hand it over to his deputy. Besigye says their party will challenge this directive in court. Atugonza is the National secretary for trade and industry in FDC.

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