The National Unity Platform-NUP has lost more party officials and members in the Busoga sub-region to the National Resistance Movement-NRM party.

The latest defection is Emmanuel Lutaya Mbalasa, the NUP Luuka District coordinator who has crossed to NRM.

Mbalasa was welcomed into the party by Eastern Region National Vice Chairman, Capt. Mike George Mukula.

In His submissions, Mukula has vowed to fish more opposition candidates to the National Ruling Government to achieve President M7’s goals.

“As an Eastern region Bishop, I want to crash opposition, I want to hunt down all those who claim to be huge opposition, I am going to bring them to NRM”-Mukula.

a few days ago, the flag bearers and mobilizers in Namutumba under the National Unity Platform- NUP crossed to the National Resistance Movement- NRM party as the 2026 Presidential & Parliamentary- elections hit up.

Led by Yusufu Dabada, the former Busiki MP contestant in the 2021 general elections, the team was presented to NRM party Vice Chairman, Hon Capt Mike George Mukula in Bugolobi.

Dabada said that their decision to cross to the ruling party was informed by the NUP’s lack of a clear strategy to cause a formidable change. Dabada who came third with about 5000 votes in the race of nine candidates in the Busiki MP race in the 2021 general elections says he is demobilizing NUP for the NRM.

Yusufu Dabada is a former District Vice Chairman, former District councillor Youth & Secretary of Finance Namutumba District Local government.

He was the first acting NUP youth coordinator Busoga Sub-region