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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>Moses Bigirwa, the Busoga Sub-region’s opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) party coordinator, has launched a pressure group named Eastern Revolutionary Platform (ERP).<\/b><\/p>\n

It comes a week after he was arrested off air while at Kamuli Broadcasting Services radio station as he aimed to mobilze for NUP leader Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine, ahead of his Kamuli District tour.<\/p>\n

During the launch of ERP at his offices on Namwendwa Road in Kamuli District, Bigirwa said he was \u201cnot breaking away from NUP but energizing the dynamics in the regime change game plan.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ERP is a springboard for awakening the Eastern region to demand for what it deserves, ignite the political mindset for us to negotiate for our share of the national cake and interest people into active state matters and power,\u201d Bigirwa said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The pressure group has Bigirwa as president, deputized by Eng Ivan Masha with Francis Adepo as secretary general, Ivan Balodha as comptroller and John Ndaula as its spokesperson.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, Bigirwa admitted that he has had issues with Bobi Wine and NUP.<\/p>\n

\u201cPolitics is dynamic. Aware that grooming leaders is key, that\u2019s why I have gone through the ranks from UYD, Ssejjusa, People Power and of course bypassed the NRM regime; now we are focusing on awakening Eastern by rebooting… refreshing not changing windows,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Bigirwa said their platform is all accommodative for a common agenda that is regime change. ERP operates under the slogan “Eastern First.”<\/p>\n

Robinah Kisakye, the NUP\u2019s women mobiliser, however, thinks Bigirwa\u2019s pressure group may reduce Kyagulanyi\u2019s support in Kamuli and Busoga sub-region.<\/p>\n

\u201cLove or hate him, Bigirwa is a dynamic mobiliser, down-to-earth person and shrewd guy who has built his political ladders with a mass following; so, if he chooses to form his own party, it will affect NUP in this region and should not be taken lightly as a mole,\u201d she warned.<\/p>\n

Early this year, Bigirwa fell out with Bobi Wine who suspended him for allegedly “promoting diversionary politics and in-house fights in Kamuli district and Busoga region.”<\/p>\n

Bigirwa maintains that he is at peace with NUP.<\/p>\n

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