A number of youth leaders from different districts of the Teso sub-region have today endorsed the candidature of president Museveni as the sole candidate for the 2026 elections.
The youth endorsed president Museveni during the NRM youth leaders summit at Soroti sports ground with the theme youth and wealth creation-focus on parish development model in a function that was attended by the vice president, ministers, different members of Parliament, RDCs, NRM district youth leaders and others.
National youth council Chairperson Eyeru Jacob who tabled the motion of endorsing president Museveni to run as president come 2026 proposed an agenda to the NRM government that will see through that the people of Teso sub-region get elevated and kick out poverty.
"We want leadership with results, in Teso, we have too much cassava and other different crops like g.nuts, simsim, sorghum, we must ensure that market of got for those crops out of Teso and other countries too, produce must be sold and develop Ateker people", he explained.
He also urged the people of Teso to work hard to see through that they kick out poverty and through the commercialization of things in the region, poverty will be tackled.
"Teso youth need hand tractors, education fund that will see through most youth go to school, scholarships for youth people who have studied in Teso , we nominate candidature of president Museveni for candidature in 2026 as president", he added.
Teso NRM youth leaders from various districts like Katakwi, Kumi, Amuria,Soroti, Bukedea, Ngora and others later seconded the motion and nominated the sole candidature of president Museveni for the presidency in 2026.
