Soroti: The Forum for democratic Change Party President Mr. Patrick Amuriat Oboi has accused President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s regime of causing Teso’s poverty state.
In response to President Museveni’s speech during the Opening ceremony of the Ateker Re-Union festival at Soroti Sports grounds where he was a chief guest on Wednesday, Mr. Oboi has rubbished the president’s speech.
In his speech, Museveni told Iteso and other tribes who attended the ceremony to stop being beggars.
He partly attributed the Teso’s biting poverty to their character of begging everything.
A day after the presidents Visit, Amuriat stormed Soroti Sports ground where he addressed the press men, denouncing Museveni’s speech.
“Museveni should stop playing around with Iteso, that kind of speech is a sign that his oblongata is nowadays useless, he has quickly forgotten that his government is responsible for all the suffering in Teso”, Amuriat told journalists.
Adding, “Iteso were very rich people, very wealthy and peacefu not until his NRM government came in and suppressed our people, dis uniting them hence the current state”.
Accompanied by the Soroti City Woman legislator, Joan Alobo Acom, Amuriat and colleagues were warmly welcomed by the Kumam Paramount His Highness Won Ateker in Raphael Otaya on behalf of Emorimor Papa Paul Sande Employ Etomeileng alongside cultural performances.