National Council of Sports (NCS) says it has received a petition from Eddie Okila who lost to Sadik Nasiwu in the Uganda Volleyball Federation elections for the position of president.

According to NCS General Secretary, Dr. Patrick Ogwel who admitted receiving the receipt of the petition from Okila on Tuesday. 2nd. February. 2021; OKila wants NCS to reverse the decision that was reached by the delegates at the Congress that sat on Sunday. 31st. January. 2021 at the National Hockey Grounds, Lugogo.

“We received the petition form Okila a former presidential aspirant in the last UVF elections,” Ogwel confirmed to www.sportznow.ug.

“We have forwarded it to the team desk for their guidance,” Ogwel added.

Eddie Okila was one of the three candidates who were vying for the position of UVF president but lost out to former president Sadik Nasiwu. Okila did not concede the loss and has now run to NCS for re-dress.

“I have petitioned NCS and asked them to nullify the Uganda Volleyball Federation 2021 elections results,” Okila told www.sportznow.ug.

“The irregularities were very many; from the list of affiliates/ delegates to Congress to the manner in which the election officers handled the whole process,” he added.

“Our elections did not follow the constitution of UVF and neither the procedure of how the elections are supposed to be handled,” Okila noted.

     The electoral team tallying some of the votes.

In the 31st UVF polls; for position of president, Okila was second with 28 votes against Nasiwu’s 226 votes.

Okila’s petition is co-signed by Hassan Sekajoolo who also lost his bid for UVF General Secretary position to Godwin Nakaana Ssenyondo.

Ssenyondo bagged 188 votes against Sekajoolo’s 92 votes.

Okila promised to address the media later this week.

However, he said that NCS asked him to bring more information to back up his petition before a date can be set for its hearing.

Story by Chris Onyait