Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) has on Monday 8th February 2021 organised a successful orientation workshop for Members of the FUFA Electoral Committee and Electoral Appeals Committee at Jevine Hotel, Rubaga.
It was attended by FUFA Executive Committee members led by the FUFA President Eng. Moses Magogo and his three Vice Presidents Justus Mugisha, Darius Mugoye and Hon. Florence Nakiwala Kiyingi, Members of the FUFA Electoral Committee and Electoral Appeals Committee. The FUFA Secretariat staff led by the CEO Edgar Watson and his Deputies also attended the induction.
Group photo of FUFA Electoral Committee, Electoral Appeals Committee, FUFA Exco and Secretariat Staff at Jevine Hotel
In his opening remarks, the FUFA President Eng. Moses Magogo called upon the members of the Electoral committee to read, internalise and acquaint themselves with the three key documents; the FUFA Statutes, FUFA Electoral code and FUFA Election Guide lines that are very vital in regard to organizing of the FUFA elections.
FUFA President Eng. Moses Magogo addressing the Members of the Committee
FUFA President Eng. Moses Magogo
‘FUFA Elections are organised in accordance with the three documents that you must be conversant with. The first document is the FUFA Statutes; the people you are dealing with have read these Statutes very many times so we do not want you to be exposed after making decisions which are not in line with the Statutes. Out of the Statutes, there is the FUFA Electoral Code that is in line with the standard Electoral code of FIFA.
It is very important that you become conversant with the Electoral Code. This code and Statutes are documents that have been passed by the FUFA General Assembly which is the Supreme Legislative body of FUFA. Nobody has the mandate to change them apart from the General Assembly. Now that the last General Assembly took place, whatever we have is correct until another one takes place’
FUFA Legal Manager Denis Lukambi takes through the Committee about the Electoral Code
In order to ensure that the elections are smooth, the last document is the Electoral Guidelines done by Executive and are more operational to emphasize what is in the Statutes and Electoral Code. These three tools will help you organise free and fair elections for all’ remarked FUFA President.
L-R FUFA Electoral Committee Richard Mpaka, Dennis Ojwee, Ritah Aliguma, Mathias Bwire (Chairperson), and Joram Katende
The Chairman FUFA Electoral Committee- Mr. Bwire Mathias
‘We have had an induction session on the commencement of the electoral process and orientation of the committee. The orientation has been very successful. We are geared up for the task ahead’
FUFA Electoral Committee Chairman Mathias Bwire during the orientation session at Jevine Hotel, Rubaga
A new FUFA President and his Executive will be elected into office by August 2021 as per FUFA Statutes.
Elections will also be conducted for football leaders at the district, regional and Special Interest Groups (SIG) Football Associations.
The FUFA Electoral committee will serve for a period of four years (2021-24).
The FUFA Electoral Committee was approved by the 96th FUFA Aeneral Assembly at Silver Springs Hotel, Bugolobi. The roadmap and guidelines for the elections will be issued by the FUFA Electoral Committee in due course.
The FUFA Electoral Committee;
Mathias Bwire (Chairperson), Rita Aliguma (Member), Joram Katende (Member), Dennis Ojwee (Member), Richard Mpaka (Member)
FUFA Electoral Committee on duty after the orientation workshop at Jevine Hotel on Monday
Standby Committee Members:
Moses Odong, Oscar Ngobi, Richard Barigye.
FUFA Appeals Electoral Committee:
Yusuf Sulaiman Awuye (Chairperson), Stanley Kinene (Member), Favour Naima Anguko
FUFA Electoral Appeals Committee Chairperson Yusuf Awuye
