Pader and Agago districts declare LC V election results

23 January 2026, 07:14

By Ekel Bonny Daniel

Pader and Agago districts have announced the final results of the LC V chairperson elections held on Thursday, January 22, 2026.

The results show a competitive contest in both districts, with winners emerging after votes were counted and verified.

In Pader District, the Electoral Commission recorded a total of 38,442 votes cast. Of these, 37,890 were valid while 552 were invalid.

Alfred Akena of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) was declared the winner after securing 20,779 votes. He defeated four other candidates in the race.

Dickson Ojok of the Democratic Front came in second place with 6,977 votes.

The incumbent, retired Colonel Fearless Oboya Oyat, running as an Independent, received 4,895 votes, placing third.

Godfrey Oringa Larago, also an Independent, obtained 4,373 votes, while Bernard Onen Okeny Akamba of the Uganda People’s Congress scored 866 votes.

The results were officially declared by the District Returning Officer, Gimei Eric, after the counting process was completed across the district’s polling stations.

After the declaration, Ongom Charles of Akemokoc in Pader Sub-County expressed his happiness over Akena’s victory, saying it gives hope to the people of the area.

He urged the newly elected chairperson to prioritize clean water projects for residents of Pader Sub-County.

In Agago District, a total of 50,169 votes were recorded. Independent candidate Otto Wilson won the LC V chairperson seat with 26,855 votes, representing 53.53% of the total vote.

His closest rival, Leonard Aleo Ojok of the NRM, received 20,898 votes, accounting for 41.66% of the votes cast.

Lillian Gertrude Abalo of the National Unity Platform (NUP) came third with 2,416 votes, which is 4.82% of the total votes.

The Agago election also recorded 654 invalid votes, which were not counted towards any candidate.

The two districts’ results contribute to the wider national exercise for LC V chairpersons and councillors, held across the country