Oyam, Uganda – Reports are emerging that PDM SACCO leaders from Western Wards in Oyam Town Council are currently being held at Oyam Central Police Station.
The leaders are accused of extorting money from beneficiaries and altering the names of those eligible for benefits .
According to sources, the arrested leaders in Oyam Town Council are being investigated for allegedly demanding bribes from beneficiaries.
This is a clear violation of the PDM’s intended purpose, which aims to empower communities and promote economic development.
The suspects, including Akidi Susan chairperson of yele ikom can farmers PDM SACCO group ,Okello Robson Chairperson PDM Western wards, Angulu Desmond parish chief Western wards, Adong Resty and Opio Nicholas, are accused of extorting money from beneficiaries and altering the names of those eligible for benefits.
According to Kenneth Opon, a resident of Nursing Quarter in Oyam Town Council, SACCO leaders replaced his name with someone else’s, despite being selected as the number one beneficiary.
Opon filed a case at Oyam Central Police Station, which led to the arrest of the PDM leaders.
Conclusively, Opon urges PDM leaders of Oyam Town Council to always act with transparency, as the recent incident has annoyed him greatly.
The area LC II Chairperson, Sadam Ongom, revealed that he had cautioned the arrested leaders about altering, extortion, and mismanagement of funds, but they failed to heed his warnings.
Ronald Atim Nyony, the LC II Chairperson of Atek Ober Parish in Acaba sub-county, praised the police for the arrest and called for them to investigate all sub-counties in the district due to widespread extortion and mismanagement of PDM funds.
However, according to a leaked audio obtained from a credible source, Opon Kenneth was selected as the number one beneficiary of the PDM fund in their SACCO, but his name was altered to someone else’s.
In an attempt to reach the RDC Oyam Sgt. Shilaku James for comments, the calls to 0772382636 went unanswered.
SP Jimmy Patrick Okema, the North Kyoga PRO, stated that the reporter had not yet reached his office, but he would gather information from the officer in charge of investigating at Oyam CPS and later address the press.
President Museveni has emphasized his stance against granting bail to those who steal PDM funds, highlighting the government’s commitment to eradicating corruption
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