UPC Celebrates Otuko Victory in Oyam District By-elections

By: Kyeyune Ali

Today at their headquarters, Uganda’s People’s Congress (UPC) celebrated the victory of  now hon. Dr. Eunice Atuko Apio who won the just concluded Oyam District By-elections.

Dr. Eunice filled the vacant position left by now late Hon. Min.  Charles Okello Engola who was shot by his body guard.

 The elections were held on Thursday 6th July 2023.

The vigilance,sacrifice, unity and good strategies, are some of the reasons as to why the Party won the elections and this is according to party president Hon. Jimmy Akena.

The victory of UPC and it’s flag bearer Eunice Atuko Apio was greatly attached to commitment, team work and the Party wants to set pace from the victory they got to see that they return to the national political scene.

The party president UPC Mr J. Akena said that ” During the Oyam North by-election campaigns we presented a very strong candidate and our message was well received by the electorate that the demand we made to all stakeholders was to ensure free and fair elections.”

“We strongly condemn the undemocratic acts of ballot stuffing. For this case Uganda People’s congress now they have nine mps in 11th parliament. Eunice Atuko Apio to win Oyam North parliamentary by-election managed to get 15718 about 49.12 percent of the total votes casted while her closest contender Mr Samuel Engola Okello junior of the rulling party NRM managed to get 15176 which represents 47.38 percent.