The 56-year-old was among four Parliamentary candidates who had booked to be nominated for the Parliamentary race by the Electoral Commission in Omoro District Council hall on the first day.
NUP Flag bearer in Omoro Simon Toolit Akecha recieves his file from Omoro District Returning officer Moses Kagona after his Nomination on Thursday in Omoro Town Council.
Dick Denis
Owani, the flag bearer for the Forum for Democratic Change-FDC Party in Omoro
District has failed to turn up for his nomination on Thursday in Omoro Town
Council.
This comes amidst reports of his abduction on Wednesday evening along
Bobi-Aboke road in Adyeda village in Bobi Sub-county, Omoro District.
Owani was allegedly later dumped by his abductors in Kamdini Town Council
in Oyam District.
The 56-year-old was among four Parliamentary candidates who had booked to be
nominated for the Parliamentary race by the Electoral Commission in Omoro
District Council hall on the first day.
Four candidates of the eleven who picked up the nomination forms for the
Parliamentary seat have so far been nominated. They are Terrence Odonga, and
Jimmy Walter Onen all independent candidates, Simon Toolit Akecha, National
Unity Platform flag bearer, and Oscar Kizza, Alliance for National Transformation-ANT
flag bearer.
Moses Kagona, the Electoral Commission Returning Officer for Omoro district
however noted that the nomination of candidates will be closed on Friday at 5 pm.
He urged those who picked the nomination forms to return within the stipulated
timeframe or miss out on the by-election.
According to reports recorded at Kamdini Police Station, Owani alleged that his
abductors robbed him of two bags containing documents meant for his nomination.
Other items that were stolen according to Owani included a mobile phone, an
infix note 8 model, campaign t-shirts, and a coat.
The North Kyoga Regional Police Spokesperson Jimmy Patrick Okema in a press
statement says they will review and analyze CCTV footage at Kamdini Town
council to get details of the vehicle Owani alleged his abductors used for
further investigation.
Okema notes
that the matter will be referred to Omoro Central Police Station since the
incident happened in Omoro District. The incident was registered at Kamdini
Police Station under SD ref 02/12/05/2022.
The FDC
Chairperson Omoro District, Justin Odong Obiya says their candidate will be
nominated on Friday and dismissed allegations that he made a stunt to drop out
of the race.
He says
Owani lost his academic papers to his abductors and noted that he spent part of
the day to find other certified copies.
“Those who
kidnapped him took away his document, so he is still looking for certified
copies where he kept them. This is why we had to wait for him, so tomorrow we
shall be set for nomination,” he said.
Simon Toolit
Akecha says he will focus on maternal health, clean water access, and
improvement of the road network in Omoro District. He says he has already
purchased an ambulance for helping expectant mothers access health facilities
for delivery free of charge.
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to be repaired."//
Terrence Odonga on the other hand says he will
work with the people of Omoro for better representation and stressed that he
will ensure the road networks are in better condition.
