By Kampala Post Reporter
President Yoweri Museveni has conveyed his best wishes to the National Football team, the Cranes ahead of their participation in the African Cup of Nations 2019 that kicks off tonight (Friday) in Egypt.
Museveni congratulated the Uganda Cranes for posting good results during the qualifying round, where they topped Group L with 13 points, winning 4 games and drawing 1 out of 6. “Our prayer and hope is that this good form continues in this tournament so that you emerge victorious and make Uganda proud,” the President said.
He thanked FUFA, the coach and all Ugandans for rallying behind the Uganda Cranes and wished the team the best of luck in the tournament. He asked them to work hard and bring the trophy to Uganda. Uganda Cranes takes on DR Congo in its first game of the tournament tomorrow Saturday.
The President was speaking during a press conference on Thursday evening at Kapchorwa State lodge as he concluded his two-day tour of Sebei Sub-Region in his drive to sensitize the population on wealth creation through commercial profit oriented agriculture.
Museveni meanwhile appealed to NRM party leaders to clearly understand the vision and mission of the Movement and get to the masses with a view of educating them on how to get rid of poverty through commercial agriculture.
He added that the population also needs to understand that modern life has attracted modern needs which cannot be handled if people continued to lead a subsistence way of life. “We have to be very open and make the population understand the modern realities not, just politicking and looking for votes without any purpose. Our work should aim at transforming the citizens and getting them out of poverty through correct and well thought out methods and actions,” he observed.
“The NRM is a mission driven liberation Movement not a mere political party looking for votes. That is why I don’t come around to buy you alcohol or give you bribes to seek support because those are enemy actions. I traverse the country to give you a correct message and ways of how to generate wealth and get rid of poverty in your homes,” he said.
The president added, “I emphasise sensitization because I know that makes people understand and appreciate situations; and that is very important. I have that experience from my late father who was a traditionalist but after taking me to school and I learnt modern ways of life, I came and talked to him about changing some traditional ways of life. He accepted and changed.”
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