M7, Political Parties Leaders to Meet this Week
As tensions and blood pressure of Ugandans are still high following the ugly acts that took part and still going on due to the just concluded 2021 general elections, IPOD set to have its third ordinary Summit of leaders.
Today in the press briefing held at Kabira Country Club, Kampala, the Interparty Organization for Dialogue (IPOD) revealed that all political Parties heads subscribed to the organization shall have their third ordinary Summit slated to take place on Friday 05, March 2021 under the theme “Dialogue for National Cohesion”.
According to IPOD Council Chairperson, who doubles as National Resistance Movement General Secretary, Justine Kasule Lumumba revealed that Summit will he held at Kololo Independence ground Kampala and it will be presided by President Yoweri Museveni who is the chairman of the IPOD Summit.
“Due to the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic and the preventive guidelines in place, the Summit shall take place at Kololo independence grounds, Kampala starting at 11:00am” Kasule confirmed.
Though he is a Principal of National Unity Platform, a party that has over sixty Members of Parliament in the 11th parliament, Kyagulanyi Ssentamu will not be among those to attend because his party not yet included in IPOD.
Kasule in a statement she read, Party Presidents and secretaries from Democratic Party, Forum for Democratic Change, National Resistance Movement, Justice Forum and Uganda People’s Congress are expected to attend the Summit.
However, Forum for Democratic change spokesperson and MP representing people of Kira Municipality, Hon. Ibrahim Ssemujju while at the party headquarters at Najjanankumbi, confirmed that they will not take part in the Summit, citing that nothing shall change if the one distracting human Rights in the country is still the man with authority.
The issues expected to be tackled in this summit includes; the high level of unprecedented violence, Lawlessness, riots, protests, hate speech and long tribal and sectarian lines.
The other important issue is the review of the Public Order Management Act.