NRM Explains LC1 Executive Composition Ahead of Friday's LC2 Primaries

What the report says

Nile Post reports that the National Resistance Movement Electoral Commission has clarified who may take part in the party’s LC2 chairperson primaries scheduled for Friday, July 31. According to the report, NRM Electoral Commission chairperson Tango Odoi said participation will be limited to members of the 11-person Local Council I executive committee, who will serve as the electoral college for choosing the party’s LC2 chairperson flag bearer.

The eligible LC1 executive members listed by the party include the chairperson, vice chairperson, general secretary, and secretaries responsible for information, security, finance, and production and environmental protection. The electoral college also includes the youth council chairperson, women council chairperson, representative of persons with disabilities, and chairperson of the council of older persons, each holding related secretary roles within the village structure.

Nile Post says the commission emphasized that both voters and aspirants for the NRM LC2 chairperson flag must come from the LC1 executive committee within the same parish. The party also reminded its structures that at least one-third of each village or parish executive committee must be women, meaning at least four women on an 11-member committee. Voting in the primaries will be conducted by lining up behind candidates.

The clarification matters because LC2 primaries are being organized as restricted college elections rather than open contests for all party members at village level. Nile Post reports that the exercise follows the recently concluded LC1 elections and is part of the NRM’s continuing grassroots electoral roadmap, with further updates expected on Women Council elections from sub-county to national level.