Ssekandi meets President Nyusi of Mozambique in Maputo

By Our Reporter

The Vice President Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi currently in Maputo yesterday held a meeting with the President elect of Mozambique Filipe Jacinto Nyusi whom he met at Mozambique Statehouse in the country’s capital of Maputo.

During the meeting, Ssekandi also delivered a congratulatory message from President Yoweri Museveni to the President elect, his Government and the people of Mozambique wishing him a successful tenure of office with continued peace, progress and prosperity of the people of Mozambique

In the message, Museveni also commended Mozambique for supporting Africa’s struggle towards self-rule and specifically appreciated Frelimo support of training Uganda’s fighters in the 70s saying Mozambique made a big contribution to the liberation of Uganda.

President Nyusi said that Mozambique is the second home to Ugandans especially President Yoweri Museveni and he appreciated President Yoweri Museveni’s visit to Mozambique in 2018 which he said was a clear testimony of brotherhood the of the two countries and also cemented a strong bond between their peoples.

The Mozambique leader said he will be visiting Uganda during his next tenure of office to further bolster the bilateral and mutual interests between the two countries.

Speaking to the Press after the meeting, Ssekandi said that the movement administration is grateful to the political and democratic mentorship given to the NRA/NRM activists that ushered in the peace in Uganda in 1986. 

Ssekandi said that the training given to the Fronasa fighters prepared President Yoweri Museveni and to fight for the restoration of peace in Uganda and also support other countries in the Great lakes region and rest of Africa.

Ssekandi commended the people of Mozambique for re- electing Nyusi and the FRELIMO party during last October general elections saying the overwhelming support they gave him was a strong testimony of trust and confidence that the people have in his leadership resolve.

The meeting and press conference were attended by the Minister of Foreign of Mozambique Jose Pacheco, senior officials in the President’s Office of Mozambique.

Ssekandi is in Mozambique to attend tomorrow’s swearing in of Nyusi for the second term of office. Nyusi won his second term in office during last year’s general elections in October 2019.