Pader, Kitgum support East Africa Community Intergration

The People of Pader and Kitgum District have unanimously supported the rejuvenation of the East African Community (EAC), endorsed and resolved that EAC must continue and must turn up to become East African Federation (EAF).

“We support with all our ten fingers the fast tracking of East African Federation because we know and understand the benefit of uniting as one. Unity is strength.” Pader LC5 Chairman Peter Odok Wod Oceng contributed.

Odok was on Thursday contributing to the National Consultative Committee from the Uganda Ministry of East African Affairs who were in the north to consult and collecting the views of the locals on the fast tracking of East African Federation.

“I want to pray fellow Ugandans not to look upon this Federation. Our President is all the time advocating for it, and we must all support him.” Odok added.

The Chairman of the committee Stephen Akabway Besweri highlighted the benefit and necessity of regional integration.

“The Regional integration is therefore a necessity in order to crate economically large, viable/strong, stable and economically sensible blocs to save the East African people from poverty, disease, and perennial violent conflicts,” Akabway explained.

He said if East African come together and pull their resources be it economic, political and human resources, they will be able to combat most of it problems like corruption, tribalism and nepotism,

“Even the northern Uganda conflict would have ended or been resolved long ago,” He added.

Pader RDC Lt. Santo Lapolo appealed top Ugandan not to undermine and sabotage the integration.

“I know some Ugandans mostly politicians are good in opposing and sabotaging government plan, but for the case of East Africa Integration. I would like to appeal to them to burry all their political differences and work towards successful formation of the East African federation which will greatly solve most of our problems both politically and economically,” RDC Lapolo advised.

The consultative meeting was attended by elected local leaders, Civil Servants, opinion and religious leaders, Security personals and other members of the community of Kitgum on Wednesday and Pader on Thursday.

Members of the National Consultative Committee on East Africa Affairs who were in the north included Commission Stephen Akabway Besweri (coordinator), Joseph Okwakau (National Youth Chairman), Jackary Olum (DP), Mackmot Henry (NRM) and Lyelmoi Ogaba the secretary General of Uganda Trade Union amongst others.

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