Embattled national chairman of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Wasswa Birigwa says he has so far raised 50 percent of the funds required to host his national delegates conference slated for September 19th, 2023.
Birigwa had requested for over Shs630 million to support the conference that is expected to be attended by over 1,900 delegates from across the country including about 400 invited guests.
However, the party turned down his request on grounds that the said event had not been authorized by the party organs.
Birigwa last week indicated that his delegates’ conference would go on as earlier planned with or without funding from the party.
Without giving further details of how it was collected, Biriggwa says that the said funds have been mobilized from members of the public.
He indicated that “The budget was constructed by the office of the Secretary-General and given to me, but was later not accepted,”
Birigwa has assured his guests that security for the conference has been provided by police.
Meanwhile, Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) president, Patrick Amuriat has spoken out on the said plans to kick him out of the party by the forthcoming delegates’ conference called by the national chairperson Birigwa.
Sources within the party have indicated that a motion is slated to be moved in Birigwa’s conference to kick Amuriat and the Secretary General Nandala Mafabi out for failure to respect the party constitution.
Amuriat and Secretary General Nandala Mafabi will reportedly be relieved of their duties after a vote of no confidence is taken on September 19th as an interim measure.
However, when contacted, Amuriat said since the said to this extraordinary conference was irregularly called and in violation of the constitution, it lacks the authority to remove him from office.
Amuriat adds that Birigwa’s conference is illegal because he is inviting delegates whose term in office has since expired, hence not eligible to attend any such conference.
Amuriat, who has been at the helm of the party for the last six years, has instead asked his predecessor Dr. Kizza Besigye, and his colleagues to join the party for a national delegates conference organized by the Secretary General on October 6 and have members vote them out of office if they so wish.
