THE United Party for National Development says it is shocked that the Patriotic Front (PF) decided to contest the position of deputy
Mayor in last Monday’s Lusaka Mayoral elections, a clear departure from the mutually agreed rules as stipulated in the UPND/PF memorandum of understanding.
UPND spokesperson Charles Kakoma said his party is surprised that PF has again gone against the alliance agreement, a development which has exposed deeper cracks in the fragile pact.
But when contacted for a comment, PF president, Michael Sata there was nothing wrong with the two political parties competiting against each other in an election.
On Monday, the UPND and PF competed against each other at deputy mayoral level with victory going to Kanyama ward 10 councillor, Harry Hampende of the UPND.
He polled 23 votes out of 41 cast.
Mr Hampende beat the PF’s Kalingalinga ward 31 councillor Dapson Chansa who got eight votes and the UPND’s Lilayi ward four councillor Lazarous Chulabantu who had nine votes.
Lately, the two political parties have breached their agreement not to contest against each other. Last month, they fielded candidates against each other in Kaoma and Chadiza ward by-elections.
But Mr Sata said there is nothing wrong for the two alliance parties competing against each other during elections.
Mr Sata said in an interview in Lusaka yesterday that competition is healthy in any democratic society.
He said members of the two parties must be allowed to compete against each other to allow the selection of the best candidate.
“Competition is very healthy and besides that, the two parties competed against each other on the deputy mayoral position but all in all, it’s good to allow people to choose the best candidate,” Mr Sata said.
He said, however, that PF members also supported Mr Hampende as he could not have emerged victorious without PF’s support.
But Mr Kakoma said his party is surprised that the PF decided to contest the deputy mayoral position.
Mr Kakoma said the two partiers had an understanding that the PF would contest the mayoral post while the deputy mayoral position would be left to the UPND.
He said the party has not received communication why the consensus between the two parties was defied.
“If Mr Sata is saying competition is good then we didn’t know about this rationale because there was an understanding that our party should contest the deputy position while the PF would contest the mayoral post,” he said.
And MMD spokesperson Dora Siliya said the continued confusion in the pact is an indication that the leadership is disorganised.
Ms Siliya said Zambians should not trust the pact’s leadership because it has no agenda for the nation.
She said the MMD is the only organised party which Zambians should trust.
[Zambia Daily Mail]
hehehe I like this:”But when contacted for a comment, PF president, Michael Sata there was nothing wrong with the two political parties competiting against each other in an election”.
Sata cant be trusted.I know this character inside out.True chameleon.Now where is the Pact?
This current crop of MMD leaders ,acts first and thinks later simply because of big mpuno wants things done his way , but remember big mpuno was never a founding member of MMD and by that i seriously doubt if he has even read the MMD party constitution .
Which clearly states that a MMD NEC needs to be re elected every 5 years and the last NEC was voted in , between july 13 and 17th 2005 which means that this current NEC has actualy over stayed its mandate which constitutionaly (MMD) expired on july 17th 2010 , so the NEC that conveined to expell Mpombo and mangande actauly in leagal tearms has no mandate . so this is the window opening that they the MMD did not realise when expelling these two MP’s and as such will bite them in the but
What can one say… there is a lot of deceit. I leave it to the public to determine who the culprit is.
Zambia Daily Mail under VJ will leave no stone unturned to scanalize the opposition.
On “THE United Party for National Development [UPND] says it is shocked that the Patriotic Front (PF) decided to contest the position of deputy Mayor in last Monday’s Lusaka Mayoral elections, a clear departure from the mutually agreed rules as stipulated in the UPND/PF memorandum of understanding… spokesperson Charles Kakoma said his party is surprised that PF has again gone against the alliance agreement, a development which has exposed deeper cracks in the fragile pact” reported in the Zambia Daily Mail under a title “PF’s descision to contest mayoral polls … [disappoints] UPND” I think PF’s insincerity and overrating itself just entails that both PF and the mighty UPND must start competing against each other in all future elections
Be blest all…
What more proof does UPND and HH want to realise that PF will never treat their so called PACT seriously? If Sata is the one saying such things, he is simply saying the MoU is not worth following. It was merely an academic exercise and PF has surely decided not to follow it. UPND can only react by doing that which hurts PF the most and believe me, it is not leaving the PACT.
Best they compete against each other everywhere else.
“He said, however, that PF members also supported Mr Hampende as he could not have emerged victorious without PF’s support” ………………….there goes Sata’s arrogance.
Whoever will announce first about their withdrawal from the Pact will be considered power-hungry by the other partner and the public hence the delay ii both parties announcing.
#5 Maestro Hhehhehhehhe
whats really the point in starting your comment by copying and pasting what everyone else has read in the main story, and only to add a tiny winy bit of your oppinion at the end…whats the big idea, educate me badala
“UPND’s Mr Hampende beat the PF’s Kalingalinga ward 31 councillor Dapson Chansa” End Quote
These tribal parties each only adopt candidates by tribal lineage. PF 96% bemba adopts on bembas at all levels to perpetuate its tribal culture. On the other hand, UPND with its 86% tonga dominion adopts candidates from its lineage only.
Funny how Sata says competition is good but will not have a convention in his party to practice internal democracy. So competition is good but not for him.
# 2 KABUDULA BAMBA) pls stick to the topic above, we are not interested 2 hear yo problems. Now its clear the so called pact is dead & only waiting burial.Busy competing in elections & u call it pact? Sata is immature & too selfish. Hence kamwendo munjila banda again faces no serious oppostion in 2011 & sufferings 4 poor zedians continues. sad indeed
This Bembalism Theory which many pipo have been blindly following is now becoming a thorn in this beautiful republic. My Tonga brothers must wake up. Horse and Rider evidnce is clear here. Northerners are big pretenders and good at labeling others tribal when they are the waste and most retrogressive tribalits grouping one has ever met. They think they are superior above others, that is why they not ashamed to breach the PACT agreement.
Well well!! The Drama continues!!!! We shall see that sturbon HH…
#5 I hope your copy and paste strategy has been used so often don’t you want to change your way of putting across your own thoughts just like anybody else. even change you name it’s just too long – be a little bit serious though it’s a blog.
#5 you would have just said, I think PF’s insincerity and overrating itself just entails that both PF and the mighty UPND must start competing against each other in all future elections. Instead of all those line we have read before for your own information nobody reads your contributions because of borrowed or copied ideas.
sata and his hooligans are now frustrating all the good efforts the pact members are doing..thats the problem with uneducated people like sata..he thinks its democracy and yet its fear of the unknown..UPND wake up..its time to quit!
When Magande and Mpombo were expelled from the MMD, the Zambia Daily Mail, Times of Zambia and ZNBC carried very flashy headlinez. Where are similar headlinez with regard to Mpombo’z reaction az reported by The Post? Mind you The Post also reported the Magande/Mpombo expulzionz.
PF CNTROLED CHILILABOMBWE HAS A NEW MMD MAYOR TODAY PUT IN OFFICE BY PF COUNCILLORS. SHE DEFEATED A PF CANDIDATE MEANING PF VOTED FOR MMD. DOES THAT RING A BELL TO KAPONYAS
UPND please pull out of the Pact .PF is full of Kaponyas who don’t respect agreement. Just go for all the three constituencies , You may not win in mpulungu and also PF will not win ,so you have nothing to lose
UPND, you call yourselves Tonga Bulls but how can that be when you have no balls?
The way Sata is tossing you about and you still whine for the Pact?
# 9 But who votes for PF especially in LSK?
confusion, confusion, are you sure that any agreement with sata can stand,, i don’t think so…not now or tommorow or ever
How may people read the Daily Mail or the Times of Zambia anyway. The Zambian people have come to differentiate facts from mere rethoric. Confusion is only in the MMD minds, and not the Pacts. Keep on dreaming, because we from the Pact will not respond to MMD’s halluciniations, They’ve simply gone MAD!!!!