The former Leader of Opposition in Parliament (LoP), Mathias Mpuuga, has said that he is not leaving the National Unity Platform (NUP) party.
He was Tuesday addressing the press this morning at Parliament.
This follows a letter that the National Unity Platform wrote to the Speaker of Parliament, Rt Hon Anita Among, notifying her of the Party’s decision to withdraw Mpuuga’s nomination to the Parliamentary Commission and replace him with Francis Zaake (Mityana Municipality).
“Questions and speculations have been on for as to whether, where and when I am going. I am here to state that I am a founder of the National Unity Platform as you are aware, I didn’t join NUP but I was part of the founding blocks of NUP where I serve as a Deputy President in charge of Buganda,” Mpuuga stated.
“I am also here to reaffirm that I am not leaving NUP, a Party I founded with colleagues consciously and I am not here to do anything to destroy or kill it. At least, I am not invited to do so at this moment, at least, nobody has moved me to the level of even thinking about deserting a Party I founded.”
Mpuuga said he would not respond to the letter, save to restate his position as communicated earlier to the Party and nation.
“I affirm the fact that I confess no wrongdoing whether in law or elementary commonsense. The position of the law has been clarified to whoever wishes to understand but not to deliberately slander me or gain short-term political capital out of the current situation,” he said.
“So, I do state my position, it is the position of the law and common sense. I wish to reassure all comrades in the struggle for a fair Uganda that my commitment has never waned and I will not and shall never be part of any form of corruption. I have never been indicted of corruption, I am never corrupt and nobody will invite me into corruption.”
Mpuuga invited Ugandans to question the decisions of their leaders, especially those in higher offices who make decisions on their behalf and act on their behalf.
According to him, in the current circumstances, it isn’t difficult to tell that the objective was never on accountability, because no one provides accountability on social media or at press conferences.
“The previous days have cast much doubt within the Ugandan populace and our partners beyond our borders of whether our Party is capable of handling tasks of liberation and effective solutions to the political and social challenges of our country,” he said, adding:
“We must regain public confidence as NUP and as the Opposition, trust and demonstrate that we are worthy of the people’s support in leading the charge for change and transformation of the Ugandan masses are yearning for.”
