MP Scoffs at Crusaders of Divisionism.

MP Scoffs at Crusaders of Divisionism.

By Robert Ariaka Yiti.

Arua. October 17, 2012.

MP Okuonzi handing over footballs to Youths In Ajia Sub County.

Former State Minister for transport Simon Ejua. Picture By Robert Ariaka.

The Member of Parliament for Vurra County Dr. Sam Okuonzi Agatre has accused elders of Vurra County for spreading lies and preaching politics of divisionism to the youths.

He alleged elders of Vurra have lost their memory of sense but now they have resorted to the culture of individualism, divisionism and spreading lies to the current generation about false politics to split the voters.

He made the statement while handing over footballs to the youths in the county on Tuesday to promote unity and keep the youths busy.

 The law maker was reacting to a statement of the former state minister of Transport and MP Vurra county Ejua Simon during independence day celebrations in Logiri Sub County where he told the gathering that, Vurra people are still in dilemma about the leadership of the county. He claims the former MP Ejua who lost has failed to acknowledge defeat which is now making him use elders to confuse the youths against him.

Ejua alleged that, MP Okuonzi has no capacity to lobby for support from government but only requests for support from government through the windows without having direct access to ask on behalf of his people.

Ejua who lost in the 2011 general election to Dr. Sam Okuonzi said, there is lack of clear leadership for the district and specifically for the people of Vurra, they are now in dilemma since they voters keep calling him on phone demanding to know his intention to stand in the 2016 elections.

Meanwhile on the issue of the position of Vurra on development trend, he claims, the leadership in Vurra County has become a family affair where family members have taken control over the voters but do not deliver. According to Ejua, some leaders beg support from government through window openings but do not have direct capacity to directly ask from the government on behalf of their people.

“This issue of not loving one another and politicizing development has given a bad name for the leaders since they only appear on the media for bad issues” he said.

For this reason if the people of Vurra feel he can stand come 2016, he is ready to contest and appealed to the people Arua to understand one another.

“Our leaders have become agitators and criticize government programs without initiating their own project. According to him some people are seeking his consent to gather signatures to remove certain leaders who bull doze them, but he has kept calm on the issue advising them to take legal procedures” Ejua said.

According to Dr. Okuonzi, the people of Vurra have adopted a bad character of marginalizing the rest by diving the county into two where the people of Upper Vurra consisting of Logiri Sub County and Vurra Sub County have isolated themselves from the lower Vurra consisting of Ajia Sub County and Arivu Sub County claiming they are superior than the people of lower vurra.

“The issue of individual griefs of leaders who lost in the 2011 elections has now turned for them a point to divide the voters instead of uniting them for a common goal to lobby for better development. He said MPs do not work alone but work with the help of the people” Dr. Okuonzi reiterated.

During his visit to the four Sub Counties, all the LC3 bosses of these Sub Counties snubbed MPs visit on grounds that, they are not ready to work with him since he is not the leader they wanted for the county.

He promised to form Vurra elders association which he will facilitate to remind them on their roles and responsibilities on teaching the young generation better and correct history but not promoting politics of divisionism and false propaganda.

Dr. Okuonzi observed that, West Nile region has remained behind in development like Karamoja region because of selfishness interest of the people who only think of personal gains but forget of the spirit of togetherness for a huge achievement.

 The law maker warned the district and Sub County leaders especially the technical departments of CAO and Sub County chiefs to utilize central government monies effectively with clear accountability so that the locals realize the benefit.

There is need to strengthen the West Nile foundation association to promote culture for the region and elders be educated about the importance so that it can be recognized country wide for the people in the region to begin writing books in the local language he advised the leaders.

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