Omoro District Returning Officer, Moses Kagona earlier today nominated Simon Toolit as one of the candidates to contest in the Omoro County Directly Elected Member of Parliament by-election in Omoro District.
The Electoral Commission has declared nine (9) candidates duly nominated on the first day of nominations for Parliamentary and Local Government Councils by-elections for Omoro County in Omoro District.
The nominations which commenced Thursday at Omoro District Council Hall, Omoro, were presided over by the Returning Moses Kagona.
Four (4) candidates: Onen Jimmy Walter (Independent), Ondonga Terence (Independent), Tolit Simon (National Unity Platform) and Kizza Oscar (Alliance for National Transformation) were declared nominated to contest for the seat of Directly-elected Member of Parliament.
Lalam Florence (National Resistance Movement), Lawino Franka (Independent) and Aneka Christine (Uganda People’s Congress) were nominated to contest for the District Woman Councillor representing Lalogi/Lakwaya Electoral Area, while Oryema Terence (National Resistance Movement) and Odida Jackson (Democratic Party) were nominated to contest for Councillor for Older Persons representing Acet Town Council.
The nomination exercise will be concluded tomorrow and thereafter campaign meetings will be held from May 16, 2022 to May 24, 2022 with polling scheduled for May 26, 2022.
The Omoro County Constituency Parliamentary seat fell vacant following the death of the former Member of Parliament and former Speaker of Parliament, the Rt. Hon. Jacob L’Okori Oulanyah on March 20, 2022.