Patriotic Front President, Michael Sata, says his party will soon start holding provincial elections to choose delegates to the party’s general conference.
Mr. Sata says the PF will also hold ward and constituency elections countrywide to choose leaders for various party organs.
Mr. Sata also disclosed that Luapula province will be the first province to conduct provincial elections scheduled for next month.
He however did not disclose when the party will hold it’s general conference
And PF Spokesperson Given Lubinda has said that Kasama is a PF-UPND pact stronghold and they will certainly carry the day in the by election slated for October 15.
Mr Lubinda said in an interview with ZANIS in Lusaka today that the pact was very strong in Kasama and had majority following.
The Kasama Central seat fell vacant after the resignation of Savior Chishimba about two months ago.
Meanwhile Mr Lubinda has said that the PF-UPND pact will this Sunday select a candidate for next month’s Kasama Central by elections.
He expressed confidence that the candidate to be picked would lead the PF-UPND to victory.
Mr Lubinda also noted that the PF-UPND pact would ensure that no election malpractices take place in the Kasama Central by-elections.
He said to the effect, the PF-UPND pact would put as many of its anti-rigging officers to monitor the by-elections.
He said some of the PF-UPND anti rigging officers have since started training on how best to monitor next month’s elections adding that he was confident that the pact anti-rigging officers would do a commendable job.
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Okay! Mudala uyu wa tact. So namone ati FTJ and RB are targeting his officials in Luapula. So it is time for political (sexual) cleansing
Ifyabupuba!!! why not just have a proper convention tukamone if people in the party really want him?
sata loves power, can he just behave himself, if his own party does not want him does he think the whole zambia will want him? pathetic
Buth Stealth, conventions start at the lower levels before the go to national level. Who do you think goes to the national convention and who sends them?
At least PF is on track, well, kinda
Wise political move old man, you are our only hope keep playing it like this. F.o.o.ls on this blog as usual ofcos can’t see any sense behind such a move!
Glad be Editor aint editing anything real… what kind of shallow minded blindness is that to see wisdom in such greed?
MMD are failing even to select leaders at section level. At least PF will give chance to its members to choose who they want to represent them. Shame on you who are condemning the move because you never expected this to happen in PF. Bakabwa
Glad ba Editor aint editing anything real… what kind of shallow minded blindness is that to see wisdom in such greed?
Go on PF show them some democracy. MMD has developed allergy to the same. You might just win more sympathisers who are undecided. Take to the national level and please Sata allow yourself to be challenged, after all you will win.
talk is cheap…..he has been saying this for years. lets wait and see….no rubber stamps. Kick satana out and let HH becom the new boss….
#10 Rb. Tamwakwata fisuma mwebantu
#11! Bushe nangu kutasha, nefyabupuba fyonse kutashisha kumo??? to hell with SATA and his over grown foolishness
But if you dont like Satana and his PF, why cant you decently do your conventions in your respective parties, so that we can vote for you as democratic parties. After all, we are more interested in something that resembles democgracy starting at Party level. At the rate we are moving with no single Party seemingly (apparently) interested in conventions, it is refreshing to hear a Party of some sort being interested in the same.
PF to have a ‘doctored’ convention! Yah, and I am the Pope! And pigs will fly!
Sata should have a convention and lecet leaders if he wants to be seriously onsidered as a democrati. What kind of a party which has been in existance for over 5 years and have never had its executive or president elected…CRAP
At least this will be an example to the MMD and other pocket parties.
Its always good for political organisations to regroup and plan ahead.
Show them PF.
You people do amaze me a lot. No long ago, you were attacking sata for not holding a convention since PF was formed. And now, he has heard your comments and thus plans to hold a convention, you still have negative sentiments over the matter. What do you want KANSHI?????
apparently aids is now cancer of the stomach.. guys why werent we told that teta had stomach cancer kanshi?
Please , let us advise each properly.I see nothing wrong with PF going to the convesion for the first time,I only pray that they do not come out divided like what happened to UPND when The GREAT AK died ; remember HH vs SS this resulted to almost whipping out of this party it is only now they are now regaining their stronghold like Northwest , parts of central and Western and Lusaka rural.
#12 You seem to have a problem with Mr. Sata. Just like any Zambian SATA has every right to be President. Dont waste our time with uncouthy words.
I think all those that are against this new development in PF are MMD. You feel like you are being challenged because you dont want to hold your convention yourselfs under the pretex of being a democratic party KANSI NINZELU ZO CHITA impose someone on the party. Please leave PF alone to do the right thing. I can assure you what ever you say or do BA SATA is the next KATEKA as he is the only one at the moment that can influence meaningful change in Zambia. After 5 years then HH will take it up for sanity would have come back. Those who think that MMD show on TV purpoting that PF members had resigned to join MMD because of Chilubas aquital was a true picture of what is happening in Luapula should think again. That was a screen show made by people that want to mis-guide RB.
Why start with Luapula Province. Well will wait and see. PF/UPND Pact and Kasama Central Constituency By Elections. I hope this time the candidate will a local based right in Kasama not imposing men and women from Lusaka etc. I remember early this year the electrorates demanded resignation Saviour Chishimba on account that he was not corodinating developmental projects there. Those charged with choosing candidates should take into account the concerns of the stakeholders. This same imposition of candidates weighed against PF in Chitambo though nobody is talking about it. Lets leave local affairs to the local pipo. This notion of thinking the best are only found in Lusaka and Copperbelt is killing local politics. Lusaka chaps just hang around making moeny and dot even visit electorates.
Lets go old man Sata. Without you there are no politics in Zambia. You are really gifted in the area of politics and the whole world has noted that. You started onlone not even your family backed you but now your party has grown to be one to reckon with. I THINK WHEN YOU WERE BORN UNDER THE TREE you were given political wisdom. Go go man , you are our hope . I like you coz you dont go to sleep even when eclections are stolen from you. KEEP UP YOUR FIGHT FOR THE VOICELESS ZAMBIANS.
@23 You mean to say the 90 days nonsense impresses you as politics? Yaba, no wonder we have failed to build any credible opposition in this country. Bushe imwe ba 23 mwali ingilamo musukulu?