Uganda’s leading Opposition political party the Forum for Democratic Change –FDC is mourning its supporters who perished on Tuesday afternoon in a road accident while escorting flagbearer Patrick Oboi Amuriat.
Amuriat was heading to West Nile Sub -region to canvass for votes that would enable him enter State House next year when a truck carrying party members including a music system lost control and overturned in trenches of Nebbi District.
“This afternoon, a tragic accident occurred in Nebbi district after the Parombo rally involving a Canter vehicle that was on the Presidential Campaign trail of Hon. Eng. Patrick Oboi Amuriat (POA). Two fatalities have been recorded and 15 people injured,” FDC posted on its official social media pages.
FDC identified the deceased members as Zulaika Yasin, 25, a resident of Nebbi Municipality, and Hellen Picho, an incumbent Nebbi Municipality councilor. Picho was aspiring to retain the same seat. The party has put up efforts to ensure the injured access deserving medical attention.
“While Patrick Oboi Amuriat is not injured, he has suffered deep shock. The POA TEAM has therefore decided to take a break from the campaign trail to attend to the aftermath of this very sad accident and to take time to recover from the shock,” FDC added.
The party has since sent its heartfelt condolences to the families of the bereaved. Other than National Unity Platform –NUP flagbearer, Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine, FDC candidates is another person expected to give incumbent Yoweri Museveni a run for his money in next year’s presidential elections.