UJCC asks Govt to suspend elections for three years, allow Museveni to continue ruling

UJCC asks Govt to suspend elections for three years, allow Museveni to continue ruling

UJCC led by Archbishop of Kampala, Dr Cyprian Kizito Lwanga wants the Constitution to be amended to allow Museveni to continue ruling during the period of postponement

Besigye: There’s something terribly wrong with our religious leaders

Former Forum for Democratic Change(FDC) president Col (Rtd) Dr Kizza Besigye has lashed out at religious leaders for asking government to postpone the 2021 general elections for three years.On Wednesday, the Uganda Joint Christian Council (UJCC) led by Archbishop of Kampala, Dr Cyprian Kizito Lwanga the elections should be pushed to 2024 and that the Constitution should be amended to allow President Yoweri Museveni to continue ruling during the …

Religious Leaders: Extend elections for 3 years, change constitution to allow Museveni lead - Nile Post

The Uganda Joint Christian Council (UJCC) an umbrella association of Christian leaders in Uganda has urged the government to postpone the forthcoming 2021 general election for three more years, due to the growing cases of COVID-19.The Christian Council wants the elections to be held in 2023 when the COVID-19 pandemic is contained.UJCC made these remarks on Wednesday afternoon, through Catholic Archbishop Cyprian Kizito Lwanga in a press conferen…

Religious Leaders Urge Gov’t to Postpone Presidential Elections for 3 Years

The Uganda Joint Christian Council (UJCC) has asked government to postpone presidential elections for three years.Addressing journalists on Wednesday, the clergy, led by Kampala Catholic Archbishop Cyprian Kizito Lwanga, said politicians are not following Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) put in place by the Ministry of Health, something  that has escalated the spread of Covid-19.Under the arrangement, UJCC said, the Constitution can be amend…