The Kira Municipality Member of Parliament Semujju Nganda has spoken candidly about his removal as the party whip indicating that his dismissal did not come as a shock to him, citing an ongoing strain between himself and the party’s leadership.
“I was waiting for this,” Nganda stated, emphasizing that he had anticipated his removal for some time due to the contentious relationship he shared with figures such as Amuriat and Nandala.
He firmly asserted his legitimacy, pointing out that he had been elected by the FDC National Executive Committee, and that Amuriat and Nandala lacked the authority to remove him unilaterally.
“First of all I was elected by the FDC National Executive Committee, Amuriat and Nandala have no right to suck me like they are purporting,” Semujju said.
He went on to downplay the significance of his former role as the FDC whip in Parliament, suggesting that he would readily relinquish it if the party so desired.
“There is nothing in being the FDC whip in Parliament, if they want it so much, I would give it to them easily,” Nganda declared.
Semujju Nganda revealed that this decision was a result of earlier tensions, particularly concerning the leadership of FDC President Patrick Amuriat.
“It started much earlier, even with elections, Amuriat has been so incompetent that he fears competition his own people, I think now he will become a very big leader now that Semujju is no longer the Whip, and I congratulate him.”
Earlier today, the FDC general secretary Hon. Nandala Mafabi submitted a letter to the Speaker of Parliament indicating Hon. Yusuf Nsibambi as the new Whip hence dropping Ssemujju Nganda.
“The Party hereby appoints Hon. Yusuf Nsibambi as the Party Whip of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) to replace Hon Ssenujju Ibrahim Nganda. In the same vein, we hereby withdraw Hon. Ssermujju Ibrahim Nganda as the Party Whip with immediate effect,” Mafabi wrote.
Nganda’s words shed light on the internal dynamics of the FDC and indicate a serious rift inside the party ranks. The party’s leadership, notably Amuriat, must now address both Nganda’s objections and the broader ramifications of his resignation as party whip.
