Norbert Mao, the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs and Member of Parliament-elect for Pece-Laroo Division in Gulu City, has formally responded to an election petition challenging his victory.
The petition was filed by Tony Kitara, a former candidate who contested on the NRM ticket in the Laroo-Pece Division parliamentary race.
Favour FM understands that all the election petition files from Kitara, Mao, and the Electoral Commission will be forwarded to the Principal Judge, who will subsequently assign a judge to handle the case before a date is fixed for mention.
Curiously, on Thursday last week, Mao took to his official X account to appeal for financial support to fund his legal defence. He called on his friends to contribute through bank and mobile money accounts managed by “Friends of Mao Club Ltd.”
George Aligec, who was Mao’s campaign manager in the Laroo-Pece Division race, suggests that “financial constraints” may have prompted the appeal.
However, Simon Opoka, one of the candidates in the Pece-Laroo Division parliamentary race and a former Democratic Party member who later crossed to UPC, dismisses the fundraising drive as a calculated political move.
Opoka, a close ally of Mao for several years who also served as the DP National Vice Chairperson describes the fundraising appeal as a political game and public relations strategy aimed at generating sympathy from the public.
By URN
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