FDC: We are still open to Dialogue

FDC Party president has revealed that they are still open to dialogue with the NRM government, and that his party intends to use the process to demand for an independent audit of the 2016 presidential election. 

FDC: We are still open to Dialogue
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Patrick Oboi Amuriat the Forum for Democratic Change-FDC Party president has revealed that they are still open to dialogue with the NRM government, and that his party intends to use the process to demand for an independent audit of the 2016 presidential election. 

Amuriat was on Wednesday speaking at a meeting with members of the Inter-Religious Council of Uganda-IRCU.

According to IRCU, the goal of the Uganda National Dialogue Process is to agree on a new national consensus to consolidate peace, democracy and inclusive development to achieve equal opportunity for all.
 
Amuriat represented the party along with the National FDC Chairperson, Wasswa Biriggwa, Spokesperson, Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda and Rubaga Mayor; Joyce Sebugwawo.

He told the meeting that dialogue they called for a dialogue after the 2016 general election but NRM had no positive response.

“After the 2016 disputed presidential election, we sought to dialogue with Mr. Museveni and the NRM because they had robbed the FDC electoral victory. In this proposed dialogue, we shall call for an independent audit to prove that Mr. Museveni and the NRM did not win the 2016 election” Amuriat said.

He added that the agenda of the dialogue should also consist of the recent scrapping of the presidential age limit from the Constitution, human rights violations, unlawful arrests and killings. This was said by the FDC party president, moments before media was excused from the meeting.

After the closed door meeting, he told journalists that they agree with much of what is in the proposal for the dialogue. 

Meanwhile, Retired Principal Judge, James Ogola also Chairman of the Elder's Forum said there was no need to dig further in the framework paper of the dialogue.

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