Museveni salutes Acholi
By John Muto-Ono p�Lajur
President Yoweri Museveni has said it is a shame that the Acholi with their talent and potential have been forced to live in a wasteland by a bunch of hooligans.�Acholi have lots of talent and potential. I remember great poets like Okot p�Bitek and so many professors in the past. But it is a shame that a bunch of hooligans are making them live in wasteland�� he said at a show staged by the London based singer Roselyn Otim at Patrice Lumumba Renaissance Square in Gulu Barracks recently.
Otim performed on New Year�s eve at the newly renovated Pece Stadium in Gulu. She was due to leave for London when she was invited to perform for the president.
Otim thrilled the crowd with songs like Nyeka oleyo gang-nga, (My co-wife has taken over my husband) War pa Lokwiya, (Dr. Lokwiya�s shoes), Relationship and Gang tye ka Too (Home is getting destroyed).
Museveni vowed to bring peace to Acholiland.
�The criminality will end this dry season. We are sure to bring peace in Acholiland. The Movement is determined to bring total peace in the north,� he said recently.
Roselyn Otim commended Museveni for pitching camp in Gulu, saying it was a sign of love and confidence building.
� Your president sleeps in a tent because he loves you,� she said.
January 14, 2003 00:31:47
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