By KT Reporter
Former Pader District Chairperson Alfred Akena has reclaimed the LCV seat after winning the 2026 district election in a decisive landslide, securing 20,779 votes and returning to office a decade after his first tenure ended.
Results announced by the District Election Administrator and Returning Officer, Eric Gimei, show that Akena beat Incumbent LCV Chairperson Col (Rtd) Fearless Obwoya Oyat, who contested as an independent after losing the NRM primaries. Fearless polled 4,895 votes.
Former chairperson Largo Oringa Godfrey, also an independent, received 4,373 votes, while Bernard Akamba Onen of the People’s Progressive Party garnered 866 votes.
A total of 38,442 votes were cast, with 37,890 declared valid and 552 invalid. Electoral officials noted that voter turnout was less than half of the expected electorate of about 90,000 people registered to vote in the district.
Akena, who was the district chairperson from 2011 to 2016, thanked the voters for renewing their trust in his leadership and described the outcome as a mandate to restore efficiency and accountability in district administration.
He said his immediate focus would be on addressing persistent human resource challenges that have left hundreds of civil servants and pensioners unpaid. He noted that delayed salaries and pensions have undermined morale and weakened service delivery across departments, pledging urgent intervention to clear the arrears.
Akena said poor road networks continue to limit access to markets, health facilities, and schools, while food insecurity remains a major constraint to household income and economic stability in Pader District. According to the official tally, Democratic Front candidate Dickson Ojok came second with 6,997 votes.
Ojok, a district councillor with over ten years of experience, entered the race stating that there’s persistent underdevelopment despite continued government funding. He raised concerns about stalled public projects, corruption, and delayed payments to civil servants and pensioners.
Akena contested on the National Resistance Movement ticket after defeating Obwoya and Oringa in the party primaries. He said his leadership experience, combined with his background in student leadership and civil service, particularly in the health sector, positions him to effectively manage district affairs and deliver tangible change.
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