By Our Reporter
NATIONAL
The Electoral Commission has today, Friday, 29th November, 2024 received promoters of the People’s Front for Freedom (PFF), led by Hon. Wafula Ogutu, who submitted their supporting members’ details for verification.
PFF which submitted to the Electoral Commission its new Political Party name and symbols on 27th August, 2024 was then tasked with collecting signatures of at least fifty members of the organization from each of at least two thirds of all the districts of each of the traditional geographical regions of Uganda and who must be resident or registered voters in the district.
This is the list that the PFF has presented today which will then be verified by the Electoral Commission under Article 61 of the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda 1995.
“The Commission will now verify these members against the National Voters Register in their respective districts of registration. Upon successful verification, a certificate of registration will be issued,” reads EC statement issued today, Friday, 29th November, 2024.
According to the Electoral Commission, on receipt of the Application, the Commission will embark on the registration process and may cause independent inquiries to be made to ascertain the truth or correctness of particulars submitted with the Application.
The Electoral Commission shall process the application within six months.
The Electoral Commission shall not register any political party or Organisation whose name, slogan or colour resembles that of a Political Party that has already been registered or whose aims and objectives or Constitution contravenes any law.
