The Former Forum for Democratic Change FDC party legislator for Soroti Municipality Herbert Edmund Ariko has finally joined the National Ruling NRM Party.

Ariko was in the last 2021 election trounced by Moses Okia Attan of Forum for Democratic Change FDC party after he (Ariko) ended his relationship with the party in 2019.

Ariko won the 2016 elections after he defeated his tormentor Moses Attan Okia to succeed Capt Mike Mukula under Forum for Democratic Change.

In 2019, he officially ended marriage wedding with FDC after he declared that his relationship with FDC had gone worse and couldn’t continue being in the party he was treated as a traitor.

Ariko’s joining NRM was today confirmed by Capt. Mike Mukula the Eastern Uganda NRM Vice Chairman through a tweet.

In a tweet Mukula said that, he was very grateful to receive Mp Ariko to the party.

“I am extremely happy to receive my Brother and comrade now Hon Herbert ARIKO outgoing MP Soroti municipality(city) formerly FDC and has now formally joined the mighty party NRM,” Mukula said in a tweet.

MP Ariko’s has for several occasions being accused of dinning with NRM and flhis Crossing officially confirms that he has been an NRM.

During the 2021 polls he was accused of working with top NRM leaders including the former LCV boss Michael Egunyu to frustrate opposition.

Efforts for a comment from Ariko has yeilded no fruits has his known numbers are unreachable.