The opposition Uganda People’s Congress party General Secretary in Amuria district, Robert Erisat Okitoy, has defected to the ruling National Resistance Movement party.

Okitoy, while handing over his party card to NRM Secretary General Richard Todwong on Friday during a brief function held at Plot 10 on Kyadondo Road,  described his latest move as a noble political decision. Okitoy said that he chose NRM because it holds the future.

“The sober decision I have taken is informed by the good things I see in the NRM,” said Okitoy.

Todwong, while welcoming Okitoy, handed over the NRM constitution, manifesto, and branded shirts to Okitoy and encouraged him to read and understand the ruling party’s core principles.

“The items I am offering you confirm that you are a full member of the NRM, and I ask you to read and understand our ideology well. I congratulate you on this wise move to join us. You are welcome and feel at home,” SG Todwong added.

In June, over 1000 opposition stalwarts in the Lango sub region, including former MP Krispus Ayena Odongo, defected to the ruling NRM party.