Former Pader RDC Dusman Okee hands over the official stamps and the constitution to Milton Odongo who was transferred from Nabilatuk district following the reshuffle by the Ugandan President, HE Museveni on the 23rd March 2022. Photo by Gift Okello
The outgoing Pader Resident district commissioner, Dusman Okee, on Wednesday 30th March 2022, officially handed over office to the new Resident district commissioner, Milton Odongo.
The handover took place in the RDC’s office at Pader district headquarters.
Okee was dropped out following the recently concluded reshuffle by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, while Odongo was transferred to Pader district from Nabilatuk district.
In his handover speech, Okee, commended the people of Pader, for giving him an enabling environment to work and to serve them for about three years. He also asked his successor, to cooperate and work with the people of Pader, describing them as very hardworking and straightforward people, who tell truth.
Okee, boosted that during the election in 2021, Pader was peaceful and the environment was enabled every political party to participate including the opposition. He added that during his work as the RDC, he was able to secure an industrial park for Pader that will provide jobs for the locals.
He further pledged support to Pader district leaders that he will ensure that a district hospital is constructed though away from Pader.
On his part, Odongo commended, Okee for working hard for the people of Pader and promoting the agenda of the National Resistance Movement-NRM government, promising that he will begin from where his predecessor stopped.
He also applauded how his predecessor, Okee acted maturely in handing over the office unlike in another district where the handover rarely moves on well. He assured the district workers of total cooperation, teamwork for the district to develop by monitoring all government programs.
Odongo warned government workers on the issue of corruption, and he encouraged them to be transparent while dealing with public works, funds among others. He said all government projects must reach and benefit the locals as planned.
He further noted that Pader is among the districts that are disturbed by the Karamojong rustlers, and he promised that issues of Karamojong will be history since he had been to Nabilatuk where some hail from.
Odongo retaliated to his desire to work with all other political parties but reminded them that the manifestoes being implemented is an NRM ideology and they must not deviate from it.
The handover was attended to by, chief administrative officer Chelimo Alex, Pader district speaker Welborn Ottober, among others.
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