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Sadik Nasiwu elected now
President of Uganda Volleyball Federation 2009-2012
Kampala, Uganda, February 17, 2009- Following an unprecedented
mammoth turn up of over 125 delegates from Premier Clubs,
Schools and District Associations for the Uganda Volleyball
Federation Elective General Assembly, Sadik Nasiwu emerged
winner after a closely contested battle with the incumbent Aisu
Tom Omongole who has been at the helm since 1999.
The election regulated by National Council of Sports
representative Mr. Timothy Ssemakula Magala was the last item on
the agenda of the 4 hour meeting with 84 eligible voters drawing
their choices in a secret ballot for the posts of President and
Treasurer as the rest of the positions were unopposed.
Sadik won by just 2 votes garnering 43 votes against Omongole's
41 votes.
The post of treasurer had three candidates with Incumbent
Geoffrey Lwalanda picking 23 votes, Nkumba's Godwin Ssenyondo 28
votes and Sport S's Joseph Odongo winning with 33 votes.
The elected board of administration members shall in their first
sitting appoint 7 more members to head a number of commissions
including Sports organizing commission, referees commission,
Coaches commission, Schools commission, medical commission,
beach volleyball council, Park Volleyball Council. Meanwhile the
vacant board positions of 1 premier club representative and 3
district associations’ representatives can only be filled in a
subsequent general assembly as they returned no contestants in
the concluded congress.
The full list is as follows:
President - Mr. Sadik Zaid Nasiwu (replaces Mr. Aisu Tom
Omongole)
1st Vice President - Mr. Nason Bwesigye (incumbent)
2nd Vice President - Ms. Patricia Ahumuza (replaces Ms. Safina
Nagayi)
Secretary - Mr. Cornelius Egwenyu (replaces Mr. Kafumbe Kigozi)
Assistant Secretary - Ms. Pheobe Tucungwire (replaces Ms. Joyce
Achan)
Treasurer - Mr. Joseph Odongo (replaces Mr. Geoffrey Lwalanda)
CAVB ex-officio - Mr. Aisu Tom Omongole (by virtual of Tom being
vice president of the Confederation of African Volleyball the
constitution requires him to automatically be part of the
executive)
Premier Club Representatives:
Mr. Tony Peter Lakony
Mr. Edgar Karungi
By Robert Mofaht Masaba, Acting General Secretary- Uganda
Volleyball Federation
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