"We Are Not The Opposition, We Are The Option"- Bobi Wine Replies Museveni

Posted on August 16, 2021
By Sean Musa Carter
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National Unity Platform president Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka Bobi Wine has claimed that he is the legitimate President of Uganda and that Yoweri Museveni is only holding power by force.

Appearing on NTV Uganda for an interview, Bobi Wine made claims despite losing the election to President Museveni in January when he  was declared the winner with a 58.38 percent majority against Bobi Wines 35 percent.

“Museveni is an illegitimate President. The person you are talking to is the right President of Uganda but here we are, all because of the gun,” Bobi said.

Bobi said that it is not yet over, calling the people to stand up against the government of President Museveni.

“It’s not over until it is over. Poor governance affects us equally and if anything, this pandemic has made that very clear. To remove Museveni, everyone will have to actively get involved because everyone is oppressed,” he said.

He declined his party being called the opposition, arguing that they are only the option and for that matter, they would not join the Interparty Organisation for Dialogue (IPOD) as it is a legitimacy tool for President Museveni.

“We have our own reservations with IPOD because to us, it looks like a legitimizing tool. That is why we are still staying away because, it doesn’t make sense, We are not the opposition, we are the option. We are only arm-twisted into that position but we shall use every platform to push until we are where we are supposed to be” he said.

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