The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party has said they will block a delegate conference organized by the party’s national chairman, Wasswa Birigwa, on the grounds that it was not authorized by the proper party processes and structures.
In a radio interview with KFM, FDC president Patrick Amuriat stated that they will instruct their delegates to refrain from participating in the September 19th conference. He further warned that delegates who defy this directive could face sanctions according to the party’s constitution.
Amuriat explained that the FDC constitution outlines steps that can be taken in response to leaders who act in contradiction to party rules.
The ongoing political crisis within FDC, which has raged for months, intensified last month with plans for two competing national delegate conferences on the schedule. One conference was called by Chairman Birigwa while the other was called by the chairperson of the party’s electoral commission, Toterebuka Boniface.
While the two planned conferences have different agendas laid out, both require substantial financial resources to accommodate the attendance of over 1,700 delegates travelling from across Uganda to participate.