Former Deputy Speaker of parliament, Omoro County Member of Parliament Hon. Jacob Oulanyah has Wednesday vacated the office of the Deputy Speaker in Parliament, as he sets eye on the Office of the Speaker.
Oulanyah, has served as the Deputy Speaker for two terms and is now tussling it out with his former boss Rebecca Kadaga to become Speaker of the 11th Parliament..
Oulanyah told Journalists at Parliament that his term of office as the Deputy Speaker has expired today, and under no circumstances will he occupy the same office in the new term.
Clad in all blue, Oulanya arrived at Parliament in his official vehicle, a land cruiser V8 registration number UG-0402H which he also handed over to the Principal Private Secretary in the Office of the Deputy Speaker Robinson Kaweesa before driving out in his private vehicle a Nissan Patrol.
He however hastened to add that his service as a Deputy Speaker was such a great experience. Adding that he will now wait upon the process by the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Central Executive Committee (CEC) to vet the candidates who have presented themselves to contest for the Speaker's position, ahead of elections to be held next week.
Despite being the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Oulanyah did not chair plenary sessions for more than a year in what Kadaga described as an abdication of his official duty. But Oulanyah said the allegation was false.