The MMD says National Executive Committee (NEC) Interviewing Team will this weekend sit in Mpulungu district in the Northern Province where its preferred candidate will be named.
MMD Elections Chairman Mike Mulongoti says it has received applicants from its members with intentions to contest the Mpulungu Parliamentary seat.
Mr. Mulongoti told ZANIS in an interview in Lusaka today that the party was satisfied with the favourable response it was receiving from both the people and those wishing to contest on ruling party ticket.
“As a party, we are naming our candidate to contest the Mpulungu parliamentary seat this coming weekend. Our NEC Team will be travelling to Mpulungu to name our preferred candidate and we are happy with the response the MMD is receiving from the applicants,” he said.
And Mr. Mulongoti has disclosed that the ruling party will soon name its candidate to contest the Chilanga Parliamentary seat.
He explained that the MMD started the naming process very late and attributed the delay to the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) declaring the seat as vacant very late.
And Mr. Mulongoti has dispelled media reports that MMD Northern Province Chairman Grievous Sikasote has been requested by the party to step down to enable him contest the Mpulungu seat.
He however said the MMD is a democratic party that allowed divergent views from the people.
The ECZ has set October 28, this year as the date for Parliamentary by-elections for both Chilanga and Mpulungu seats respectively.
The Mpulungu seat fell vacant following the death of area MP Mr. Chibombamilimo while the Chilanga seat fell vacant after the expulsion of area MP and former Finance and National Planning Minister Ng’andu Magande from the ruling MMD party for gross indiscipline.
Mr. Chibombamilimo who died in India after an illness was Deputy Minister of Energy and water Development.
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KK praises anti-poverty projects
The current roads, hospitals and schools projects in various parts of the country are a clear commitment by President Rupiah Banda’s Government to fight poverty, first Republican president Kenneth Kaunda has said. Dr Kaunda said this in an interview yesterday in Lusaka at his offices that what the MMD Government was doing under President Banda and what it did under president Mwanawasa was a commendable job.
He commended President Banda for continuing with the programmes that were started by his predecessor the late Levy Patrick Mwanawasa to develop infrastructure and improve the welfare of the people.He urged the president not to be discouraged by sentiments being leveled against him by some people who want him out of office as he was doing a creditable job.
“The construction of schools, hospitals and rehabilitation of roads are things that show whether a Government is working or not. The Government is doing a good job indeed for the country,” Dr Kaunda said. He cautioned that hatred of an individual should not lead people to think, say and do wrong things about an individual.
KK backs Rupiah
FORMER President Kenneth Kaunda has praised President Banda and his government for implementing various development projects across the country.
Dr Kaunda said yesterday that the projects being implemented by Government such as construction of schools, hospitals, and roads are commendable.
He said Zambians should judge President Banda based on the projects he has undertaken in different parts of the country.
Dr Kaunda said Zambians should not listen to people who want President Banda to leave office.
He said Zambians should instead appreciate what President Banda has done for Zambia in areas of development.
LT tell the truth late Chibombambilimo was expelled Mpulungu MMD MP and was former deputy minister of Energy and Water development until his death.
1 -4, I particularly like “….He cautioned that HATRED of an individual should not lead people to think, say and do wrong things about an individual….”. KK.
Before the end of the day, it is expected that the haters will accuse the old man of receiving a brown envelope. The Satanists (I don’t mean Mr Sata please) don’t like anything good