Assistant Inspector of Police Godfrey Bangirana has been dragged by youth under their umbrella pressure group Uganda Youth Democrats (UYD), a youth wing of the Democratic Party (DP) for refusing to hand over office even after his contract expired.
Isaac Maddo, a UYD member, has petitioned court seeking an order for AIGP Bangirana to vacate office and refund all the remunerations and salary he has earned during the period he has overstayed in office since expiry of his contract.
Following the expiry of the contract, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Martin Okoth Ochola, ordered Bangirana to hand over office stating that his continued stay would raise several queries from the Public Service, a directive he did not adhere to.
The registrar of the Civil Division of the High Court, Sarah Langa, directed Bangirana to file a defence in regard to the allegations within 15 days, lest she issues orders sought by Isaac Maddo who dragged him to court.
“Should you fail to file a defence within the specified period, the plaintiff (Maddo) may proceed with the suit and judgment will be issued in your absence,” she warned.
Court filings further indicate that Bangirana has not answered the audit queries raised against his directorate before Parliament.
He asserts that the defendants are transgressing the law in a way that offends him as a citizen and taxpayer.
He wants an order that the officer refunds all the salary and emoluments received while in office illegally. Maddo also wants Bangirana to vacate office until the matter is determined.
He also wants the court to issue an injunction against the Police from renewing the contract until the refund and disposal of the case.
In a recent Police Advisory Committee meeting, Ochola reportedly asked all directors whose contracts were due to expire to prepare to handover to their deputies because the appointing authority will not reportedly renew the contracts.
Bangirana applied to have his two-year contract renewed again through the secretary of the Police Authority recently, but that has not yet been done.
He is also still under a probe by the Inspectorate of Government over allegations of mismanaging procurement deals.
Until expiry of his contract, Bangirana was heading Police’s Logistics and Welfare directorate.
