A Pass: “I support Bobi Wine, but not NUP”

• A Pass says he supports Bobi Wine personally, not the NUP party.
• Emphasizes he is for policies, not politicians, and values independent thinking.
• Criticizes group thinking in political parties, preferring freedom of expression.

Singer Alexander Bagonza, popularly known as A Pass, has opened up about his political stance, saying he supports Bobi Wine as a person but not necessarily the National Unity Platform (NUP) as a party.

In a reflection, the Chupa Ku Chupa hitmaker revealed that his support is based on ideas and values — not party loyalty.

“I support Bobi as a person because he has certain things he believes in that I also appreciate and I know him as a man,” A Pass said. “But I don’t support NUP as a party entirely. There are some individuals I like, like Kawempe North MP Elias Luyimbazi Nalukoola. There are some policies that he says and I like how he speaks.”

A Pass emphasized that, for him, what truly matters are policies, not politicians.

“For me, I’m for the policies, not the politicians. What bothers me is the policies, not the politicians,” he explained.

The singer went on to criticize what he called “group thinking” in Ugandan political parties, where members are often expected to agree with everything their party stands for.

“The problem we have is that the parties have a system of group thinking where you find that members have to agree with the policies it brings whether you agree with them or not,” A Pass said. “They take away your brains. So me, as Bagonza, I still have my head and reserve the right to change my mind if I don’t agree with your party.”

He further added that being independent allows him to speak freely about what he believes is right or wrong without fear of party pressure.

“If I join your party, it means I cannot change. There are some things they can’t even speak about because of their parties, but see as wrong. I can’t manage that because I’ll tell you that’s why I remained non–party aligned.”

Despite his criticism of political systems, A Pass noted that there are still positives worth acknowledging.

“Even in the many bad things in Uganda, there are some good few things. Talk about them and give credit where due.”

A Pass, who has been a long-time friend and admirer of Bobi Wine, said his relationship with the opposition leader is personal rather than political. Apparently the singer’s comments echo the views of several Ugandans who support Bobi Wine’s principles but remain skeptical about NUP’s bigger direction.