President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has postponed his scheduled campaign rallies in the districts of Kole, Lira and Lira City due to official state duties, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) has announced.
The NRM Secretary General, Richard Todwong, confirmed the adjustment while addressing journalists in Arua after meeting district task forces in the West Nile Sub-region on Saturday.
“The campaigns in Lira City, Lira District, and Kole District, which were slated for Monday 6, 2025, have been postponed. A new date will be communicated,” Todwong said. “However, for Oyam on Tuesday, we are on, and we shall be there in the morning and then in Pakwach District in the afternoon.”
He explained that the postponement was necessary because the President, who is also the NRM’s National Chairman and presidential candidate, had an official engagement to attend to.
“Our National Chairman is both a presidential candidate and the President of the country. He had a prior engagement on Monday that he must attend to, but he will resume his campaigns on Tuesday,” Todwong said.
The Secretary General described the ongoing NRM campaigns as “massive and exciting,” noting that the party continues to receive strong support from communities across the country.
Todwong added that the NRM has strengthened grassroots mobilization by decentralizing campaign structures. District chairpersons now head local task forces, supported by subcounty, parish, and village leaders.
On party unity, Todwong acknowledged that while a few aspirants who lost in the primaries were initially reluctant to support flag bearers, many had now embraced teamwork for the good of the party.
“Some of our comrades had hesitations, but many have accepted that the party is bigger than individuals. We are now seeing a lot more cooperation,” he said.
He further revealed that the Central Executive Committee (CEC) had resolved to standardize campaign branding across all NRM candidates. Each poster is now required to carry the official presidential portrait as a symbol of unity and collective identity.
“Crowd politics is nothing but entertainment. The real substance will be seen on voting day,” Todwong remarked, urging supporters to remain focused and organized ahead of the 2026 General Election.
