On Sunday, December 7, 2026, NRM leadership under Denis Hamson Obua, the Vice Chairperson of Northern Uganda and Annet Anita Among, Speaker of Parliament and National Vice Chairperson (female) at the Central Executive Committee (CEC), convened a historic meeting for the ruling party leaders across Lango.
The meeting was attended by over 15,000 leaders, including flagbearers from LC1 to MPs. Oyam district sent the highest number of delegates – over 2,000, according to statistics announced by Speaker Among.
Jane Frances Acilo, NRM party candidate for the Oyam district woman MP seat, Patrick Ogwang Obura (candidate Oyam South), Willie Omodo Omodo (candidate Oyam North), and the district’s NRM chairperson, Bosco Onyik Ogwa, led the delegation.
Here is what Jane said:
“Today, I am happy to see all leaders of NRM have gathered here, and I want to thank Hon. Hamson Obua who listened to our request as MP flagbearers of NRM to call for this meeting – bringing flagbearers together to meet the President.
“I am Jane Frances Acilo, a candidate for woman MP Oyam district – flagbearer. You have heard my name, my priority this year is “creating wealth at the grassroots.
“Oyam is a special case where in Lango leaders are from UPC and we must critically see it. I want to request you as members of the NRM, especially those in Oyam, to elect all your leaders from NRM as we say ‘connect chain with a chain’.
“We don’t want this talk where some politicians confuse the masses of Oyam district yet they are from other political parties saying ‘they are going to work with NRM’ yet NRM has its flagbearers.”
What other leaders said.
In his mid-speech, Denis Hamson Obua asked the President to stop supporting politicians from the opposition. However, starting his speech before the President and the delegates, Obua stated:
“…the 2026 campaign is NRM structure-based – the reason why this time round, you are speaking to the lowest leader of the National Resistance Movement, that is the village chairman and the village flagbearer for LC1 in this region.
“Your Excellency, this therefore means the assembled here are the disciples, are the footsoldiers, are the political commanders that you trust to deliver the NRM presidential flagbearer with a resounding victory and later deliver the other NRM flagbearers.
“Your Excellency, in this battle, this is the main fighting force and you know how unique Lango is. I will say something then give the rider or let me start with the rider: Your Excellency, the leaders of the NRM in Lango sub-region have unanimously said “that in principle, you used to have some teams that you would covertly support in Lango and they are saying please this time round do not offer any support to that group, that is what they have said…”
Speaker Anita Among offered advice to the outgoing Oyam Woman Member of Parliament, Santa Alum, regarding her political base.
The Speaker advised MP Alum to contest for office in her district of birth, rather than the district of her husband’s origin (Oyam).
Hon. Among emphasised that political leaders should seek mandates from their ancestral homes, citing the examples of First Lady Janet Museveni (who contested in Ntungamo, not Rwakitura) and herself (contesting in Bukedea, not her husband’s Busoga).
The counsel from the Speaker highlights the ongoing debate within Ugandan politics concerning a candidate’s legitimate electoral home.
President Museveni who doubles as the National Chairperson of NRM, was the main guest.
He criticised those who think they are fighting the NRM. “We are loyal to a fraternity but of course, you know we know how to fight also,” he said.
Museveni encouraged NRM leaders to be “clear and check properly” the government programs, and to know how much money.
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