The claim that Tekwaro and the 2024 cultural crisis shaped the 2026 electoral outcomes in Lango is not only inaccurate but intellectually evasive. It attempts to compress a complex moral and political moment into a simplistic arithmetic of winners and losers while ignoring the deeper forces that guided voter judgment.
No serious observer has ever argued that every electoral victory or defeat was mechanically determined by positions on Tekwaro. Culture is not a campaign poster.
It is true that MPs were assessed on multiple factors: party dynamics, succession politics, personal engagement with voters, voter fatigue, and individual merit.
In Lango, culture does not appear on posters or slogans. It exists in memory in whispers at funerals, in clan meetings, and in communal reflection. The fact that some coronation committee members won elections does not invalidate this reality. Rather, it confirms what has been stated repeatedly: the 2026 vote was neither a bloc endorsement nor a rejection of Tekwaro, but a selective moral audit of leadership behavior.
Tekwaro was never a determining issue in the 2026 elections for Lango MPs. Candidates passed or failed based on factors such as party dynamics, the unfolding succession politics, voter fatigue, personal connection with constituents, and individual merit none of which related to support for or opposition to the 2024 Tekwaro coronation or the leadership transition from Yocam to Engineer.
For the record, coronation committee members who won elections include Hon. Paul Omara, Julius Achon, Lakica Mercy Faith, Denis Alyela Omodi, Obong Eyit, Hon. Opio Acuti, Abola Francis of Otuke, Auma Linda, Obong Acuda, and Alum Santa. Opponents of the coronation who lost include Okot Ogong, Odur Jonathan, Ogweng Eddy Morris (brother to Ogwang Okul), Odongo DK, and Awany Andrew Moses of Kole, among others. None of these outcomes can be credibly attributed to Tekwaro or the coronation.
The Presidential pronouncement at Lango College conclusively settled the Tekwaro matter and partly explains why President Museveni scored as high as 84.48% in Lango. After the President’s intervention, no MP contestant could credibly claim to be “fighting for” Tekwaro against any opposing force.
In the specific case of Lira City Woman MP, Hon. Betty Amongi has publicly explained both in writing and in speech why and how she lost the seat to Hon. Dr. Jane Ruth Acheng Ochero. At no point did she cite Tekwaro as a factor.
Similarly, in Awei, individuals who campaigned for Hon. Hamson Obua’s second term included known anti-coronation figures such as Ocen Jacob and Okwir Jaramogi. At no point did voters in Awei Sub-county suggest that Obua’s defeat was linked to Tekwaro. So, Amb. Ogwang Okul, where exactly does your information come from—other than your habitual propaganda?
Without you, Ogwang Okul, Lango has been quietly enjoying the unity and development that Tekwaro is fostering. Your return to public commentary is “sad news” because it revives painful memories for elderly Owitong, including incidents where you allegedly pointed a gun at them in broad daylight. The path forward is not propaganda but forgiveness, reconciliation, and cleansing—rather than messaging a bruised ego.
Incidentally, your brother, Ogweng Eddy Morris, a well-known opponent of the coronation lost decisively in Lira City East Division to Sedrick Obong Eyit, who actively participated in the much-loved and anticipated coronation of Eng DrMichaelMosesOdongoOkune as Won NyaciofLango. This alone should put the propaganda to rest. It is stale, tasteless, and no longer needed.
Ultimately, the vote was not against Tekwaro as a cultural aspiration.
It was against how power was exercised in its name.
My sincere and humble advice is that you humble yourself and show respect to the current Won Nyaci, HRH Eng Dr Michael Moses Odongo Okune, and all the Owitong. This will enable you to contribute significantly to the progress of our Tekwaro. I urge you to follow the example of your senior, former Awitong Daniel Omara Atubo, who recently acknowledged the throne and showed respect and loyalty to Won Nyaci Eng Dr Michael Moses Odongo Okune. Omara Atubo is senior to you in leadership, age, experience, law, and many other aspects.
Isaac Opio Opio
Youth leader,
Otengoro Olang clan
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