Patriotic Front (PF) members of Parliament (MP) have challenged party national chairperson Inonge Wina to be honest and recognise the good works that President Banda is doing for the country.
Speaking in separate interviews, PF lawmakers for Mwense, Jacob Chongo, Luapula Peter Machungwa and Kawambwa’s Elizabeth Chitika said that there were numerous development projects that the president was undertaking as well as running the country effectively.
Ms Wina was recently quoted as saying President Banda was the worst among the heads of State that had held the presidency.
Mr Chongo said there was no justification for Ms Wina’s assertions as she could not offer substantiated evidence to justify her statements.
“It is without justification to say that President Banda is the worst. She is just politicking and wanting to demonise the president. They can’t provide the facts,” Mr Chongo said.
He said if Ms Wina wanted to see the worst president, they should just allow PF president Michael Sata to run the country for a week and would see the opposition leader was the worst head of state to run Zambia.
Mr Chongo said to claim the president’s association with second Republican president Fredrick Chiluba would haunt Mr Banda was wrong because in 2006, the PF won popularity because Dr Chiluba supported the opposition party.
“The popularity of Mr Sata was because of Dr Chiluba associating himself with the PF and so there is nothing wrong with him associating with President Banda,” Mr Chongo said.
Ms Chitika said it was hard for her to believe that Ms Wina, whom she regarded as an educated person could utter such remarks simply because the PF’s leadership was totally against President Banda.
“For sure, Ms Wina can see what’s going on in infrastructure development. She is saying the president is the worst simply because of group thinking. That is the belief of the PF and so they do not see anything good from the current leadership,” Ms Chitika said.
Ms Chitika said there were many development projects that President Banda has initiated as well as completing the ones started by his predecessor Levy Mwanawasa.
“There are so many things that have been done in road infrastructure, health, education and as opposition, when things are being done fine let us say so and not to criticise,” Ms Chitika said.
Dr Machungwa said it was difficult to comprehend Ms Wina’s statement as she did not provide facts.
“Those are the kinds of politics which are difficult to comprehend because there is no data and no logic other than discrediting the president to make him unpopular and make their leader popular,” Dr Machungwa said.
Dr Machungwa said the comments by Ms Wina were cheap politics that could not take the country anywhere saying there was need for the opposition to offer objective criticism.
He said the opposition should be offering alternatives to the Government and not to perpetually insult the country’s leadership. He said such acts were taking the country backwards.
Dr Machungwa said on the contrary, President Banda has managed to offer guidance and proper leadership to Zambia. Even in the face of the 2008 financial crisis, Mr Banda ensured the economy was not adversely affected by providing sound economic direction and policy.
I have given this report 100% (A+). Nothing more I can add. Everything has been covered. I totally agree.
At least someone has decided to break away from the herd. The man was elected to the office of the president by a majority. For goodness sake, if you don’t like him, find other clever ways of saying so without insulting him. Goodness!
PF rebles prepare your exit next year.You think MMD candidates will alow you to be nominated at their expense?on my foot!that will be succidal for MMD because the abandomed MMD guys will shift goal posts.Politics of survival
JUST THE names put me off the article. Hoping to be adoptyed by MMD in 2011.
I do find it hard to believe the things the PF REBEL MP’s say because they have been compromised. Its like a Christian who says that, there is but one God and Muhammad (PBUH) is his prophet & goes further to say that Jesus was a prophet not the divine son of God, the Messiah. Or Vice versa where a Muslim says that Jesus is the Messiah and he came for the redemption of humankind.& if am the person who is listening to this person it would be hard to really trust the message. There are in PF but dont believe in the ideologies of PF. The best thing they should do is to leave the PF and re-contest on the MMD ticket if the MMD can accept then when they say what they are saying it will be easier to believe. Right now i see them as job seekers and nothing to offer the people. Integrity is needed.
The three are not PF MPs. They have been expelled from PF and it is only the courts that have kept allowed them to call themselves PF. LT, in future please ensure that they are called Rebel PF MPs and not PF MPs.
#5 Scholarstic
What are the ideologies of PF?
Imwe ba Academic # 2 Which majority voted ‘the man’ into office? Go and check your results. Even before we go to the question of rigging, the current President doesn’t have a majority vote. Majority means more than 50 percent of the voting population voted for someone. as it is the opposition had the majority vote
INONGE WINA THE THING IS SATA THINKS HE CAN USE YOUR NAME TO GET LOZI VOTES BUT CHARLES MILUPI IS THE MOST POPULAR FIGURE IN KWAHAYE. INONGE IS NOW A BLIND WOMAN DEAF AND DUMB. THATS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU SUPPORT LOSERS AND LUMPENS YOU ALSO BECOME ONE
#9 Chi LADY GAGA, you specialise in insulting anyone who opposes your Movement for Mad Dogs and its presido! There is definately NO GOOD that this president has done. Look at the quality of jobs the so called investors are offering Zambians. The so called FDI is not benefitting any Zambian employee, social service provision and provision of life skill training for the Zambians is none existence. You people think as long as your stomachs’ are full we are all full! Stop intimidating us, we want proper management of our resources through re-introduction of windfall tax for the mines so that social and economical infrastructures can be revamped. Your funny presido is deaf and dumb to all this good reasoning.
Anyone who thinks sata can make a good president is too lost to be allowed to represent the zambian people. It is a shame that mrs wina has sunk so low especially since her husband was a well respected political visionary with immense leadership capacity. Never before has zambia been on the brink of buffoonic leadership as the prospect of that tribalist and known moron assuming the helm. atase!!!
Satan can’t be trusted even with his MPs & the only problem with Zambian politics is that once you are in opposition you blame everything the ruling party does. Pf are dreamers
I dno not understand the kind of thinking of these so called PF rebels.why hang on to a party that you dont understand or support their ideologies?why not leave and be in the party that u have the same ideas and plans of looting and raping the national tressury.its easy just quit ba mambala no one is forcing you to be in PF and recontest on an MMD OR NEW GENERATION PARTY.we are tired of you job seakers…its true pa zed ni sebana wikute..Malaabiisssh!
So what on earth are these MPs doing in the PF? They are not contradicting themselves, they are a contradiction.
Quit the PF or we know you can’t leave for the money’s sakes.
Is there any doubt that PF is dead in Luapula?
Mrs Wina, another dinasour that lived in the swamps with sata in a bygone era. Honestly are these the kind of fossils PF have in their top ranks ?. Indeed all elese are kaponyas and marketeers in the ranks. The caliber of the other failed bussiness men and drug dealers are not worth risking putting in the news.
Despite this clear cut drivel of Mama Inonge, I do not want to stoop to the similar below the belt level of PF Kaponyalism Groupthink who only know how to spew insults.In her blinded Groupthink incorrigible hatred of vanity, Mama Inonge should have belabored to come up with one ground of such a myth by substantiating her most careless.Late Wina must be turning in his Grave to hear her window lose common sense for doomed madman as Sata. She has betrayed the dignity of the Winas those heroes of this country that ever lived.
This is a reflection of the mediocrity that’s beset the Zambian media; they just regurgitate whatever nonsense anyone says. If, say I claim that the economy has worsened within the last couple of years, the least they can do is ask me to substantiate my claim. Instead all they do is issue fact-free inflammatory, debasing and degrading statements. If the opposition does not acknowledge where the country is now in terms of development are they going to wipe the slate clean and start afresh? This is sad for the voters.
Just as they planned to support Ruphia in separate interviews rebels will remain rebels and Ruphia has many rebel mps than Sata. Wait for 2011. There will be more Mps changing alliance thanwe saw in 1990. MMD is doomed Like Gaga whose genda is unknown is she or he? Yours is to find out . Thats why this pathological insulter called lady/gent Gaga is crueless and only driven by tribal or insults contribution. Insult Lady/Gent gaga kindly contribute with your head and not pathological tendency.
Who is honest rebel mps and Inonge? I think Inonge is more honest , Katete Kalumba had an accident due to the trench on the road which he wanted to avoid. If this what Ruphia has achieved in Kawambwa on Road then Inonge is honest. Maybe Chitika is living in heaven where she can not see the potholes that are now trenches such that a small elephant can get stuck there and this why Kalumba ended up having an accident. Road in Kawambwa, Mwense and Mansa are too bad and dangerous to drive on. It is like Former name for Gt north Road- Hell road. Is this development. My uncle from Kawambwa near Chipili Mission text me asking for money to buy drugs for malaria and headache is this the development Ruphia has brought to Kawambwa.? Chitika, Machungwa and Chongo they know that they will not win. 2011
The problem with sata is when he holds those ralies as shown in the pitcure above, 90% of those in attendance are call boys, no kaponyas as call boys are busy working. He pulls a crowd of kaponyas and disgruntled workers and the petty drug dealers and failed bussiness men that fill PF ranks egg him on and he hellusinates that Zambia supports him.
Machungwa and his colleagues are MMD **** heads, they ceased to be PF Mps kale saana it is only this MMD speaker and his MMD counterpart at the Judiciary who are keeping them abusing their office. No wonder ba speaker is behind the curtains pushing for the removal of such a superb, and perfect law that is their to guard on our human iniquities without which you can justify ****ing your own nieces and duaghters , ” Wadya kake aliye mulandu?eeh
This is how dull sum pipo are. If you are saying PF wont pull thru bakamba u are stil dragging yourself behind. Its change we want. If a mouse over stays in the house, it will be passing at anytime it feels lyk. Thus RB and his MPs.
Dr Machunga and Company: ZNBC,TIMES OF ZAMBIA,DAILY MAIL = PF MP
POST = PF REBLE MP
George Mpombo : ZNBC,TOZ,DM = EXPELED MMD MP
POST = MMD MP
Mumbi :ZNBC,TOZ,DM = FORMER PF SECRETARY GENERAL
POST =MUMBI,or MMD cadre
Someone to include Namwala MP,”Mrs Mandela”,………………………………………………
The wise MPs from PF have spoken
Madam Inonge was right ,the President travells too much, we all voted for Dr Chiluba and we honestly wanted him to succeed but then we have read how he failed to distinguish between GRZ money and personal loot, and it is fact that President Banda and our Chief Justice are very good friends to Dr Chiluba!
Ba Lusaka Mayor has failed to dispense development money for floods given to him 1 year ago. Is that performance? Naba president babo who said that they will show us how councils are run, is that action?? RB has done a good job, ama jealous fye!!
Bo Inonge is very much off side, i hope she has slept over it.
Chi #24. Good observation. Thats da kind of reporting we have in Zambia, biased is their best description. pathetic indeed!!
:x If alot more people outside govt could acknowledge the good, they stand a better chance of being taken serioiusly challenging leaders when things go wrong. Unlike the predictable witch-hunting tabloid mentality we find ourselves in. By the way I do not belong to any political party this is just an observation. Fresh for a change. :x