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Uganda’s Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), a major opposition party, has undergone a leadership shift. Kira Municipality’s Hon. Ibrahim Ssemujju, serving as party Chief Whip, has been replaced by Mawokota South’s Hon. Yusuf Nsibambi.

Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) one of the top opposition political parties in Uganda has made changes in its top leadership where it has dropped Kira Municipality Member of Parliament Hon. Ibrahim Ssemujju who has been serving as party Chief whip and thus replacing him with Mawokota South Member of Parliament Hon Yusuf Nsibambi.

According to the official letter addressed to speaker of Parliament, signed by Nathan Nandala Mafabi on 7th August 2023, the changes took immediate effect.

“In accordance with section 6) (), the Party hereby appoints Hon. Yusuf Nsibambi as the Party Whip of the Forum for Democratic Change(FDC) to replace Hon Ssemujju Ibrahim Nganda. In the same vein, we hereby withdraw Hon. Ssemuju lbrahim Nganda as the Party Whip with immediate effect.” reads part of the letter.

The letter was copied to Party President-FDC, Chief Opposition Whip, Hon Yusuf Nsibambi and Hon SSemuju lbrahim Nganda

For the past few weeks, disagreement between top leaders of FDC have been escalating as one side accuses the other of destabilizing the party

The Najjanankumbi faction which includes Party President Patrick Amuriat and Secretary General Nandala Mafabi are being accused of obtaining money (dirty money) National Resistance Movement (NRM ) Party Chairman Yoweri Kaguta Museveni.

However the Amuriat group denies this describing it as false hoods by self-seeking party individuals.