Oyam -The Electoral Commission (EC) is today Monday, June 19, 2023 commencing a two-day nomination exercise of candidates to contest in the by-election of the Member of Parliament for Oyam County North, Oyam District.
According to the EC spokesperson Paul Bukenya, the nominations will be conducted at Oyam District Council Hall in Oyam Town Council, starting at 9am and ending at 5pm.
He says aspiring candidates will be required to fulfil all the requirements for nomination for Member of Parliament.
The commission says so far six aspirants have booked a date and time for nomination as candidate for Member of Parliament, and are expected to return their nomination forms for verification during this two-days exercise.
These include Amolo Queen Dorothy (Independent), Apio Otuko Eunice (UPC), Engola Okello Samuel (NRM), Okello Daniel (NUP), Okello Freddy Newton (FDC) and Omodo Willy Kagere (Independent)
The nomination exercise will end on Tuesday 20th June 2023.
“Nominated candidates will conduct campaign meetings for 13 days, that is, from Thursday 22nd June to Tuesday 4th July 2023,” says Bukenya.
According to EC roadmap, polling and counting of results for by-election of the Directly-elected Member of Parliament will be conducted on Thursday 6th July 2023, at all the 167 polling stations in Oyam County North Constituency, Oyam District.
The seat fell vacant following the death of the former MP Col (Rtd) Charles Okello Engola on May 2, 2023. Engola doubled as State Minister for labor.
