National Unity Platform (NUP) party President, Hon. Kyagulanyi Ssentamu Robert has appointed Manjiya Member of Parliament (MP) and Opposition Chief Whip Hon. John Baptist Nambeshe as Acting party President.
Nambeshe will run the party for three weeks from June 20th-July 10th 2021 as Party President, Hon. Kyagulanyi will be out of the country on party official duties.
“I thank you my Party President Hon Kyagulanyi for entrusting me with this important responsibility. I accept the challenge, knowing that I have the full support of the secretariat and certainly the commitment of all comrades in the struggle,” said Nambeshe in a tweet.
Nambeshe joined NUP in 2020 from the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM). He is the Deputy President of NUP in the Eastern region.