The leadership of the National Unity Platform (NUP) party is meeting today to finalise the process of selecting the Leader of Opposition in Parliament (Lop) for the 11th Parliament.
Lewis Rubongoya, the party secretary general, admitted that they are running out of time, and that is why today’s meeting is crucial.
Mathias Mpuuga, NUP’s deputy president in charge of the central region, confirmed the meeting.
With majority seats in the 11th Parliament, NUP is taking over leadership of the Opposition in the House from the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) that has held the baton for three five-year terms.
Asked whether party president Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, will have the final say on the appointee, Rubongoya said there are various steps to be followed, away from the president’s thoughts and wishes.
Rubongoya, however, dismissed claims that the position has been ring-fenced for a few members, who are seen to be more experienced in how the House works.
Sources privy to the matter indicate that the contest for the position is tight among Mathias Mpuuga (Nyendo-Mukungwe), Medard Sseggona (Busiro South) and John Baptist Nambeshe (Manjiya County).
