Aaron Sseruyigo
KAMPALA – Founder of Victory Christian Centre – Ndeeba, Dr. Joseph Serwadda has urged Ugandans not to grumble about political change in the country saying it is God, not elections that keep one in power.
Dr Serwadda, who is also a member of the Inter-Religious Council of Uganda (IRCU), said “for you to say someone has over stayed in power, and yet you are not the one who brought them to power,” is wrong.
“If it is you who brought that person into power, remove them. But if He who brought him still needs him in power, all you have to do in prepare for what lies ahead,” Dr Serwadda said.
“Ugandans who talk that way have a problem. They fail to understand that it is God leading Uganda, Many think it is elections that bring people to power, no. You can bring him, and God rejects him,” Dr Serwadda added.
The presiding Apostle of the Born-again Faith Federation made these remarks on Sunday during ‘Ebizimba Okukkiriza’ program that airs on Dream TV.
On the same show, Dr Serwadda said he will reserve his comments on the reportedly aborted National Dialogue.
On Saturday, a local news daily asserted that the national dialogue expected to kick off on November 21, “hangs in the balance after Deputy Attorney General Mwesigwa Rukutana pulled the plug on preparations.”
The Newspaper quoted its sources as saying government found no problem in the country that warrants dialogue at this time.
“I saw one Newspaper on Saturday quote the Deputy Attorney General as saying that government is opposed to the dialogue. He (Deputy Attorney General) then appeared in another news paper denying the allegations. I do not believe in speculations,” Dr Serwadda said.
“This dialogue is public, if the President rejects it, we will receive official communication, from which we will confirm to the masses. I was in the same meeting when he endorsed the Dialogue, and noted down the date. He told his secretary to clear that day of any other activities. I was right there when he said it,” Serwadda explained.
The Inter-Religious Council of Uganda, which is spearheading the Uganda National Dialogue announced in a statement on 24 October that President Museveni will officially launch the initiate process on November 21.
“The convening organisations will determine the number of delegates to be invited to the dialogue at both regional and national levels. Representation will be based on a pre-determined base number plus, an additional number of 2 delegates allocated to the respective segment at both regional and national levels,” read part of the statement signed by Mufti Shaban Mubajje, the chair of the council of presidents of IRCU and Justice James Ogoola, the chair of Elders Forum Uganda.
The statement also revealed that formal participation will be limited to: representatives of the regions and districts recognised at independence in 1962, registered political party organisations, institutionalized religious leaders, recognised traditional and cultural institutions, Parliament of Uganda, Government officials professional bodies, academia, media, business community and informal business associations.
