GULU. Gulu Resident District Commissioner (RDC) Capt Santos Okot Lapolo has labelled Acholi sub-region leaders as ignorant people who have failed to uplift the socio-economic status of the region.
According to Capt Lapolo, the leaders within the sub-region are locked in fighting one another and blaming government for what he called “small things” yet they can improve some of them by themselves.
“Leaders here [in Acholi region] have no common ground, they are always fighting themselves left right, right left.. they don’t know what to tell their people because they are ignorant and lack focus on developmental issues,” Cpt Lapolo said.
The RDC made the remarks at the closure of a one-day multi-stakeholder dialogue on the state of public service delivery in Northern Uganda organised by Action aid Uganda held at Churchill Courts Hotel in Gulu town on Tuesday.
Gulu District Woman MP Betty Aol Ocan, however, told Daily Monitor that the RDC’s remarks were uncalled for given the fact that he turned to abusing leaders from the region. She noted that from her observation, the RDC was defending the NRM party to which he subscribes.
Ms Aol said the RDC should withdraw the statements he made against hardworking Acholi leaders.
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