MUKONO. National Unity Platform [NUP] Party has endorsed Johnson Muyanja Ssenyonga for Mukono LCV Chairperson in next year’s General Election , relegating the incumbent Rev. Peter Bakaluba Mukasa.
Mr Ssenyonga, who was seeking a Member of Parliament seat for Mukono South on Sunday confirmed on Sunday that he is going to hold the NUP party flag in the fourth coming district chairperson race.
The former Mukono Municipality mayor has pledged loyalty to the party and promised to transform Mukono into a model district if elected in next year’s general election.
The endorsement was first communicated by the NUP Deputy party President for the Buganda Region, Mr Muwanga Kivumbi during a rally at Nakifuma playground ground on Saturday .
‘Muyanja is our candidate, it was a task to convince him to withdraw from the Mukono South race in favour of Robert Maseruka, the former guild president of Makerere University, Kivumbi said.
He also emphasised that the party convinced Ssenyonga to drop his earlier ambition to contest for Mukono South parliamentary seat, paving the way for him to vie for the district chairperson position.
However, NUP insiders say Rev. Mukasa is being sidelined because he not been loyal to his party as he sparked discontent within the party when he selected his deputy chairperson from the ruling National Resistance Movement [NRM] ,a party he bellowed to before joining NUP.
Party insiders further accuse Rev. Mukasa of covertly supporting NRM candidates during their recent primaries, casting doubts on his loyalty to NUP. Rev Mukasa could not respond to phone calls from this publication on Sunday ,but he told his supporters on one of the WhatsApp groups , Mukono @ Heart , that he will make a final decision after widely consulting stakeholders .
“ I may decide to contest as an independent candidate or vie for Mukono Municipality Parliamentary seat or contest in Mukono North Constituency ,but this will come after consultations ,” he said