The High Court in Lira is set to begin hearing an election petition on Friday, September 18, 2026, in which Queen Dorothy Amolo is challenging the election of Patrick Ogwang Obura as Member of Parliament for Oyam County South.
Amolo, who contested as an Independent, is seeking to overturn Ogwang Obura’s victory. Ogwang Obura contested on the ticket of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) in the January 2026 General Election.
Other respondents named in the petition are the Electoral Commission (EC) and Oyam District Returning Officer, Joseph Omona.
According to results declared by Omona on January 15, 2026, Ogwang Obura won with 29,353 votes out of 49,137 valid votes cast.
Amolo finished a distant third with 3,516 votes. The other candidates were Geoffrey Owili (UPC) with 9,529 votes, Anthony Obuku Ekwaro (Independent) with 3,222 votes, Otto Ishaa Amiza (NUP) with 2,083 votes, Patrick Obong (Independent) with 777 votes, Benard Awuku (Independent) with 455 votes, and Odong Godfrey (Democratic Front) with 202 votes.
The case is among 346 parliamentary election petitions currently being heard by High Courts across the country. Notably, it is the only such petition from the Lango Sub-region.
On Tuesday, the High Court in Lira held a pre-trial session to examine the pleadings and confirm Amolo’s willingness to proceed with the case.
The session was presided over by Masaka High Court Judge Fatuma Bwanika, who is handling election petitions from the Lango Sub-region at the Lira court.
During the session, Justice Bwanika ordered the Electoral Commission in Oyam District to present all polling materials that Amolo alleges were altered, before setting September 18 as the date for the main hearing.
Speaking after the session, Amolo expressed confidence that the court would deliver justice.
She alleged that the Electoral Commission had wrongly altered her name on the ballot papers, printing it as “Queen Dorothy Alweny” instead of “Queen Dorothy Amolo,” which she says confused voters.
She is asking the court to annul Ogwang Obura’s victory and order a fresh election conducted in strict compliance with electoral laws.
Ogwang Obura, who also chairs the Lango Parliamentary Group, responded that his legal team, led by Joram Edonu, attended the pre-trial session and is fully prepared to defend his victory.
He dismissed the petition as lacking merit, arguing that his margin of victory was overwhelming and that the ballot paper issue raised by Amolo has no legal basis.