Naima Melsa Gule Avako

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Naima Melsa Gule Avako
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Member of the Uganda Parliament
for Yumbe
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Political party National Resistance Movement

Naima Melsa Gule Avako is a Ugandan politician and member of the parliament. [1] She was elected in office as a female representative in parliament for Yumbe district during the 2021 Uganda general elections. [2]

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She is a member of the ruling National Resistance Movement party. [3] [4]

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  2. "Driwaru elected Yumbe Woman MP". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  3. "PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS, 2020 LIST OF CANDIDATES NOMINATED" (PDF). Electoral Commission of Uganda.
  4. "Report on the 2015-2016 General Elections" (PDF). Electoral Commission of Uganda. August 2016.