The former Uganda Medical Association (UMA) Dr Ekwaro Obuku has lavished praise on his successor Dr Samuel Oledo for leading fellow doctors in kneeling before President Museveni over the weekend.
Dr Oledo over the weekend led a group of medical practitioners in a verbal petition to President Museveni, pleading with him to run for office in 2026.
President Museveni also on his part asked the group to avoid engaging in politics, dismissing their theatrics as “it is not yet time for politics”.
Speaking on the same actions, Dr Obuku, another critic of President Museveni said Oledo did nothing wrong and he supports him 100 per cent.
Dr Obuku maintains that DR Oledo is a political son of President Museveni having been educated by the president, he is also the chairman of the youth in his village and as well as an NRM card-bearing member, and contestant of the vice chair of Northern Uganda against Jacob Oulanyah hence was in the right place.
It should be remembered that Dr Oledo was initially vocal regarding the government’s inability to solve the pertinent issues of doctors and medical practitioners.
However, earlier this year, the vocal Oledo expressed interest to run for office in the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) polls on the NRM ticket, asking President Museveni to forgive him for causing a “headache” before.
Nonetheless, Museveni and the NRM CEC chose to proceed with the initial six representatives, leaving Oledo and others grumbling in cold.
