Former Charmain of the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee Chairman, Kassiano Wadri had defied his mother political party, the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), to run for Arua Municipality’s seat in the forthcoming by-election as an Independent Candidate.
Wadri has thrown his constituency, Terego county, West of Arua, under the bus to be nominated for the coveted seat.
FDC had earlier warned Wadri to not to run for the seat saying the party already had a flag bearer but Wadri would not have any of this.
Arua district returning officer, Ruth Angom, duly nominated candidate for the race on an independent ticket.
18 other candidates have picked nomination forms so far.
Abiriga and his bodyguard Saidi Kongo were shot dead in Kawanda, Wakiso district on June 8.
