CEC Member Echodu Reveals What He Presented in Last NRM Top Organ Meeting — Nothing About Succession

What the report says

National Resistance Movement Central Executive Committee vice chairman for the Eastern Region Calvin Echodu, who also serves as Soroti City West MP, said he used a recent submission to President Yoweri Museveni to raise three issues affecting the Teso sub-region. His remarks were shared on X on Friday after the party’s top organ discussions, according to Watchdog Uganda.

Echodu said his presentation focused on regional security and development rather than the succession questions that have been the subject of public speculation around NRM meetings. He said local leaders want an opportunity to meet the President over rising anxiety in Teso tied to rumours of a possible rebellion. The article notes that this concern comes as the detention of retired Lt Gen Peter Elwelu over alleged subversive activities has unsettled some people in the region, which has a history of insurgency.

He also urged action on the long-delayed Soroti Regional Referral Hospital, saying the Ministry of Education and Sports should issue a no-objection letter to allow land title transfer to the Ministry of Health. In a third request, he asked the Ministry of Works and Transport to include the Soroti City bypass in the next national budget so it can reduce congestion and improve connectivity.

The report frames Echodu’s disclosure as a reminder that, alongside national-level political speculation, NRM leaders are also making regional appeals on security, infrastructure and public services in Eastern Uganda.