Benzamin Matata
@Be_Matata
Award-winning Journalist (Community Reporting), #ACMEAwards 2025, Content Creator, Producer, Husband, and Sociologist. From Arua West Nile, Uganda.
Alionzi Lawrence Dangote wins the NRM mayoral race in Arua City. Total Votes Aliounzi Lawrence-24374 Wadri Sam Nyakua-20829 Afeku Issa Kato-4704
#Update: Lawrence Dangote wins Arua city Mayoral flag for NRM

#NewsNow_Update: @LAlionzi is the winner of @NRMOnline party flag for the position of Arua City Mayor. He pulled 24374 votes, beating the incumbent Wadri Sam Nyakua who gained 20829 and former Arua Municipality Mayor Afeku Isa Kato with 4704. Glow ⭐🙏 #YourStoriesToInspire
Supporters of Hon. Alionzi Lawrence Dangote are matching on the streets to celebrate ahead of announcement of the NRM Primary results for the Mayor Arua that is set to be done today. #NRMPrimaries #RadioPacis
Extraordinary sounds are coming from Arua City Centre. #NRM #Elections
#NewsNow_Update: @NRMOnline secretariat to take over election process to get flag-bearer for position of Arua City Mayor & resolve issues raised, according to the party officials in Arua. Police confirms that all materials, including DR forms, are safe at Arua CPS.
Feminism advocates for equality, justice, and human rights for women and marginalized genders. Today, MEMPROW is conducting training for journalists at Royal Crane Resort in Arua City to enrich them with knowledge and skills for accurate and fair storytelling & promoting SRHR.

Arua City tally for Lord Mayoral flag bearer indefinitely suspended by security led by the RCC due to several complaints and violence at the tallying centre. Everything has now been taken to Arua Central Police Station for investigation. Thank you for following the updates.

Meanwhile, Police says security is okay as the election results for the mayoral seat is underway and halted. SP Collins Asea, the Regional Spokesperson, said that one registrar in Arua District was arrested for allegedly issuing DR forms to a candidate before the elections.
#NewsNow_Update: Arua Resident City Commissioner, Salim Kumakech, has indefinitely suspended the tallying of results for Arua City Mayor election over repeated chaotic scenes in tally centre. The declaration forms, other voting & tallying materials are taken to Arua CPS.
From yesterday up to now, the tallying for Arua City mayoral flag-bearer is still ongoing. The situation is tense, categorised by allegations of result Manipulation and rigging.

7:00AM: Tallying is still on going at Arua City 📸 Onzoma Albert. #RadioPacisNews #NRMPrimaries #RadioPacis
5:55am. Chaos continues to emerge over forged declaration at the Arua City tallying centre right now. Nyakua Vs Dangote Vs Issa Kato 📸 Onzoma Albert #RadioPacisNews #NRMPrimaries #RadioPacis
Alionzi Lawrence and his supporters have rejected the results from the whole of Etori Ward in Pajulu over alleged irregularities and manipulation of results during the voting process. 📸 Onzoma Albert #RadioPacisNews #NRMPrimaries #RadioPacis
Currently, the officials have shifted to tallying the results for Directly Elected Councillors to Arua City. And the Resident City Commissioner for Arua has joined the tallying centre to ensure security of the process. More updates will be provided.

#Update: Arua City Erupts in Chaos After Alleged Election Result Manipulation in various cells, where Supporters of rival candidates clash with officials at the tallying centre and each other, demanding transparency and fairness in the NRM primary elections result declaration.

#journalism Here we are, the team at the tallying centre for Arua City mayoral and direct elected councillors NRM Primary polls #nrmprimaries2025
