By Editorial,
“The High Court has excluded Erias Lukwago, the Vice President of the Buganda Region for the Forum for Democratic Change from the proceedings involving three members of the party who are seeking a declaration that the upcoming National Delegates Conference is irregular and in violation of national laws.
The three individuals involved in this case are Arafat Ntale Mwanja, Jamal Wante, and Marlick Ssazi.
Initially, scheduled for today, the extraordinary National Delegates Conference was halted on Friday by Civil Division Judge Lady Justice Esta Nambayo. This halt is pending the determination of the main case challenging the conference.
The petitioners brought the case to court, alleging that the responsible offices have been excluded from the preparation and organization of the said extraordinary National Delegates Conference.
They argue that the rushed scheduling and organization of the conference were done in bad faith, intending to embarrass the party and cause irreparable damage and loss.
The petitioners named the FDC party, President Patrick Oboi Amuriat, and Secretary General Nathan Nandala Mafabi as respondents to their case.
Lawyers led by Lukwago entered, claiming to represent the party chairperson Birigwa, who is not a party to the application.
This led the Judge to remove them from the proceedings. Lawyer Julius Galisonga presented instructions indicating that he was representing all the respondents in the case.
This move, however, angered Lukwago and the party’s Chief Whip, Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda, as they had prepared submissions from Birigwa for the court. END