{"id":34571,"date":"2022-07-25T18:09:01","date_gmt":"2022-07-25T18:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/i-will-work-for-all-ugandans-says-mao"},"modified":"2022-07-25T18:47:59","modified_gmt":"2022-07-25T18:47:59","slug":"i-will-work-for-all-ugandans-says-mao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/i-will-work-for-all-ugandans-says-mao","title":{"rendered":"I will work for all Ugandans, says Mao"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>Democratic Party (DP) president general, Mr Norbert Mao, has said he does not regret accepting a ministerial position to serve in a government he has fiercely criticised over the years.<\/p>\n

Mr Mao was last week appointed Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs to serve in President Museveni\u2019s government.<\/p>\n

Mr Mao pledged to serve all Ugandans, despite criticism from the Opposition, who have called him a traitor.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis appointment is just the beginning of a new era. If it\u2019s the wind then you are about to experience an earthquake. Uganda is for us all. I have not gone to fight President Museveni in his Cabinet, or oppose him but to work for Ugandans,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Mao said the Opposition struggling for change should as well negotiate for change since the incumbent is clocking 40 years in leadership.<\/p>\n

He likened the current political situation to a relay race. \u201cHere members of a team take turns to complete the race. If someone is to give you a stick, you have to first run with him. In a relay you don\u2019t give a stick to someone who is walking,\u201d he said.
\nMr Mao was speaking as a chief guest at the welcoming ceremony for the Western Region DP party president, Hajj Imam Makumbi, who was returning from performing this year\u2019s annual pilgrimage to Mecca, at his home in Masha in Isingiro District at the weekend.<\/p>\n

He dismissed claims that he took the decision out of selfishness, adding that many politicians don\u2019t stand out in honesty for the good of Ugandans because they fear backlash.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you are a leader, be a leader. I don\u2019t want God to ask me \u2018Mao what did you do when Ugandans faced challenges?\u2019 On a slope when the brakes were not working and the country was at the verge of getting finished. I now have what to tell Him,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Mao said he is offering himself as a bridge to rally a new majority of Ugandans to bring transition in the country without bloodshed.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are many people who love Ugandans, in DP, National Unity Platform, Forum for Democratic Change and the NRM and everywhere. Let\u2019s look out for one another and form a new majority, not the majority of historicals who came from the bush,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cA bridge is a small part of the road but without it, you cannot cross over. Uganda has become modern but what Ugandans now need is transfer of power without bloodshed which I have offered to champion in my new agenda.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Mao also lashed out at a section of NRM members, who claim he has done nothing for the party. He said he has sacrificed a lot, including staking his life for the better of Ugandans such as the negotiations with Lord\u2019s Resistance Army leader Joseph Kony in Garamba forests.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thank the NRM party for having agreed and accommodated our views in working towards a better Uganda. We had sold our views and attempted to work and cooperate with other parties but any attempts we would make instead, they wanted to swallow and capture and become submissive without considering our ideas and views for the good of Ugandans,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Other DP members say<\/b><\/p>\n

Hajj Makumbi, who received the news of Mr Mao\u2019s decision while travelling back to Uganda from Mecca, said he remains committed to the service of the DP party and his president.<\/p>\n

\u201cI returned from Mecca and found that you have landed into things, I am yet to hear from you. I don\u2019t know whether I will serve you from the verandah but I remain committed to serve you as my party president and the DP,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The first deputy Mufti of Uganda Muslim Supreme Council, Sheikh Abdallah Semambo, applauded Mr Mao for being accommodative.<\/p>\n

\u201cYour coming here to celebrate this historic journey with our brother but also the support you have given to the Muslim community is honourable enough for the love you have for Ugandans without discrimination. We pray that Allah gives you wisdom to remain humble and committed to serve his people,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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