Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) candidate Hon Akol Anthony has ditched his old political party and joined the National Resistance Movement (NRM) ahead of the 2026 general election.
Another prominent Acholi leader who joined the political party on the same day with Hon Akol Anthony is the Bardege-Layibi Division Member of Parliament Hon Ojara Martin Mapenduzi (independent).
The two legislators were officially welcomed to NRM by the Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among.
This comes just after the Amuru District LCV chairperson Hon Lakony Micheal from FDC also crossed to the NRM party where he was officially welcomed by the President of the Republic of Uganda, who also serves as the Chairman of the NRM party.
