Council for Abavandimwe endorses President Museveni for 2026

The Council for Abavandimwe expresses strong solidarity by endorsing President Museveni for the upcoming 2026 general elections. After his nomination on September 23, 2025, at the Electoral Commission grounds in Lweza, Lubowa, Wakiso District, President Museveni held a rally at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds to celebrate his nomination alongside fellow NRM party members.

The council for Abavandimwe, in their press release, outlined their reasons for supporting President Museveni over other candidates in the upcoming elections. Below is the press release issued by their chairman, Mr. Frank Gashumba.

Council for Abavandimwe with President Museveni at State House Entebbe

“PRESS RELEASE:

Following Council for Abavandimwe’s Public endorsement of President Museveni as its Presidential candidate for the 2026 General elections, our members turned up in large numbers to escort President Museveni on his nomination as Presidential candidate and to attend the rally at Kololo.

We are happy that today (24th/09/2025) at an event to inaugurate the head offices of Patriotism clubs of Uganda, we had the opportunity to show our appreciation to President Museveni, by donating to him a special portrait.

President Museveni deserves our utmost gratitude for finding a lasting solution to the victimisation and suffering of our people which had gone on for too long, by issuing an Executive Order. As Council for Abavandimwe, we testify that, our people are being issued national ID’s and passports, and for that, we have resolved to vote and campaign for President Museveni, and I call upon all our members spread across the country, to get involved in all campaign activities for President Museveni and to overwhelmingly vote for Museveni and to ensure he gets 81%. Long live Museveni!”

Voting for the president of Uganda will occur in January 2026, with eight candidates competing for the highest office.