The Democratic Party – DP Presidential candidate Nobert Mao has advised police to ensure by all means that they stop the violence by not surrendering their constitutional duty to armed civilians who he says are currently taking charge and recklessly shooting at innocent Ugandans.
Mao also has suspended his campaigns due to the ongoing violence, killings, harassment, bloodshed, arrest and detention of opposition presidential candidates and innocent Ugandans.
He has announced the suspension of his campaigns on Thursday evening while addressing the press at Hoima EKA Hotel in Hoima East division Hoima City.
According to Mao, he cannot continue traversing the country soliciting for votes amidst the ongoing bloodshed, violence, arbitrary arrests, harassment and detention of Opposition Presidential candidates and innocent Ugandans by the security forces.
Mao who was scheduled to campaign in Hoima and Kikuube districts on Thursday says all his rallies have been suspended until further notice.
The DP Party president has further tasked the Electoral Commission – EC to suspend the 2021 general elections saying where the country has reached, the outcomes of the elections are not going to give a leveled ground for Ugandans.
The Electoral Commission set November 9th to January 12th, 2021 as campaign periods for presidential candidates and Members of Parliament with elections set to be held on January 14th.
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