By Lawrence Okwakol
PALLISA
The NRM chairperson for Pallisa district Derrick Orone could not control his excitement over the delivery of 100% NRM Members of Parliament and 86% vote for President Museveni on Friday.
Orone with company of his vice chairperson, Ibrahim Ibrahim Aisu drove around Pallisa town with over 4,000 supporters chanting songs and slogans of victory as he was seen on vest swaying his shirt with anxiety.
In his press briefing after the declaration of his victory as the new elect Member of Parliament for Gogonyo County, Orone said he had reason to celebrate with wrappers around his waist dancing on top of the vehicle to show the entire world his heroism.
“Pallisa has had a number of NRM chairpersons but none of them had ever delivered 100% MPs of NRM party to parliament and made Museveni score over 70%, but I have set a record nobody can break, I accepted to be hated until I delivered all the NRM candidates to win and make President Museveni get 86%,” Orone said.
Orone said people of Pallisa who are not happy with his mobilization abilities will live to stomach his comments painfully when he said his brain is at the extreme when it comes to political mobilization and whoever doubts should realize from the wave that swept all those who stood against NRM.
Orone applauds all the NRM party structures who committed themselves to undergo intensified grassroot mobilization.
The declaration of the Member of Parliament as declared by Mary Claret Ekima, the electoral commission officer for Pallisa district in accordance with section 77(1) of the parliamentary elections Act. Cap. 177 declared the following as duly elected.
In Gogonyo County, Derrick Orone (NRM) the incumbent was declared winner after polling 10,807votes followed by Bantalib Issa Taligola his closest rival (ind) who garnered 7,885 votes, Ivan Oluka (NUP) 115 VOTES, Nathan Dickson Wadambisha 137 votes and Henry Onaigo (FDC) 33.
For the case of Agule county, Josephine Ibaseret Nkibs (NRM) was the elect member of parliament after collecting 9,447 votes, Herbert Okello (ind) garnered 5,043 votes, David Ochwa the incumbent (ind) got 4,448 votes, Adam Obeke (ind) polled 698 votes, Amos Esia (ind) 136 votes, Andrew Omagor Erokode got 149, Godwin Isaac Aisu (DP) got 15 votes Polycarp Ogwari crossed defected to support Ibaseret got 101 and Anthony Ojangole of NUP who also crossed to NRM scored 17 votes.
Kibale County had three candidates from whom Ekima declared Okwii Constantine (NRM) as the winner after scoring 8,765 votes, Oseku Richard Oriebo the incumbent got 4,493 votes and John Bosco Otulem had 435 votes.
In the highly contentious county of Pallisa, Ekima declared Ibrahim Ibrahim Aisu (NRM) as the duly elected member of parliament after garnering 17,609, Enock Okoler (DP) polled 15,618 votes, Okurut Julius Arecho (ind) 13,415 votes, Kateu Godfrey had 121 votes, Odongo Samuel (DF) 72 votes, Martin Owako (FDC) 36 votes.
The woman Member of Parliament who won in Pallisa was Catherine Achola who got 61,800 votes followed by the incumbent Kevin Kaala Ojinga with 34,629, Jane Aboo of NUP had 2,746 while Fortunate Magezi of FDC polled 734.
Achola called for unity of purpose saying she will not discriminate those who didn’t support her success for the office she has longed since 2016.
“I have a big task to deliver to my people right services as they voted for me with all their love and I pronounce I will not let them down”, Achola said.
