Member of Parliament for Kira Municipality and spokesperson for the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), Ssemujju Nganda, has issued a warning that he will disclose additional evidence if the Patrick Amuriat and Nandala Mafabi faction within the party continues to threaten action against him.
During a consultative meeting held at Nsambya Sharing Hall on Monday, Ssemujju unveiled allegations of a purported plot by certain prominent members of the party’s National Council to hand over control of the FDC to President Museveni.
The faction based at FDC headquarters in Najjanankumbi labelled the meeting as illegal and demanded an apology from Ssemujju. They also insist that Ssemujju steps down from his role as party spokesperson, citing his alleged indiscipline.
Appearing on NBS TV this morning, Ssemujju argued that informal meetings are not prohibited within the FDC and questioned the restrictions imposed by the faction.
“This was not a meeting of any FDC organ to make a decision. It was a consultative meeting. Are we now at a point in the FDC where informal gatherings are disallowed? Then why are we fighting Museveni?” Ssemujju questioned.
Claiming to possess further damning evidence concerning certain top leaders within the FDC, Ssemujju asserted that he refuses to be silently coerced into an association with President Museveni.
“If people provoke me, all the evidence I have will come out. I do not want anyone to provoke me at this moment,” Ssemujju warned.
The ongoing tension within the FDC has resulted in a division within the party, with one faction allegedly led by President Patrick Oboi Amuriat and Nandala Mafabi, and another led by Dr. Kizza Besigye Kifefe, of which Ssemujju is a part.
During the consultative meeting, Ssemujju expressed concerns that Mafabi may be attempting to manipulate the upcoming elections to seize control of the FDC and potentially align it with the state house.
Additionally, the Kira Municipality MP accused Nandala and Amuriat of receiving funds from undisclosed sources during the 2021 presidential campaigns.