Twenty -Seven Copperbelt University students from the PF/UPND Pact have defected to the ruling party.
Copperbelt MMD Task Force Chairman Joe Malanji has since praised the students for exhibiting maturity by choosing to support the MMD.
Mr. Malanji said the defectors have made a wise decision to endorse the candidature of Mr Rupiah Banda for this year’s general elections.
He is further advising young people in colleges and universities to analyse all leaders before choosing the presidential candidate to support in the 2011 tripartite elections.
And Copperbelt Vice Provincial Chairman Frank Ng’ambi has challenged the defectors to be the genesis of real change on the Copperbelt.
Mr. Ng’ambi said the Copperbelt has lagged behind because of poor leadership exhibited by the opposition who are fond of opposing everything that government does.
Mr. Ng’ambi says the country has received massive development under the leadership of president Rupiah Banda and is heartened to learn that the students have decided to support the president and his government.
[ ZNBC ]
PF/UPND pact does not involve students in politics.These so called defectors were obviously bribed
so funny.but hey ,RB is doing fine.! am personally impressed with how the opportunities are unfolding due to economic potentials.Given 5 more years,RB wil be the best president Zambia has ever had.
Keep it up big man,atleast u ar assured of mu VOTE come wat may. The PACT is non starter
It will remain a fact that Copperbelt is a strong hold of PF be it in the pact or outside. CBU is in Kitwe in riverside and I know how a student behaves when there is a visitor to the campus so there should be no excitement on the side of MMD coz the same will students will be reversed to where they came from because of hunger.
Next, you will hear street kidz have defected from Copperstone to Mulungushi Univerzity.
Matuvi naimwe, plz give us news worthy.
students can do anything …and disappoint you at the last minute.
MMD Student Defectors : this will be news in the coming months but it would make a nice heading if it were written ” SOME MMD Student Defectors ”
DONCHI KUBEBA !!!! well done guys, at least lelo tulimuli chibuku big time !!
MMD va te fait …
Very cheap politics. So some 20 or so students out of thousands who “defect” is good news to the MMD ! I thought Malanji was smarter than that but he is just like William Banda.
Thats a good move. Get their money. Defect. And vote for PACT. MMD has negative intelligence because their party president is DULL.
They were indeed bribed.We all did similar things during our time all it takes is an overnight of free beer and some brown envelops later.Student power nizi.
my very own young brother was one of them, they were paid…..and they accepted the money but the are still pf. ni donci kubeba osaibala ba mmd!!! big up young john phiri!!!!
History has shown world over that student unions never support a sitting Govt. So we wonder whether these were real students or it was just advanced NOT KUBEBA.
MMD is full of Banda or sorry Danda heads
read the mind of the intellectuals, it’s sharing the national cake with them nothing more or less
Yaba!! I thought it was a genuine story, but when I saw the source of the “news”, I put all in my trash!!!! ZNBC, what a station!!!?????
This nonsense has been refuted by Davis Chikwanda COBSU President. In any case what identity can one use to the PACT members? Malanji is just running scared
#14 hahaha Banda-Heads, i like that lol
There is a difference between defecting in public and votin in privace. MMD thinks the difference is the SAME
I guess these chaps are not even registered voters.
Its ok to take a sloganeering attitude in politics, who knows you might influence a few people to follow your convictions but I hope most of you guys on this blog do some reality checks in your personal life.
This is not strange. We will see this level of political prostitution back and forth and will intensify as we get closer to the polling day.
This is politics, the Zambian way
hahaha, i remember the, time for the 2002 elections campaign as a student at CBU, we use to eat lunch provided by UPND, FDD and supper by, PF and MMD. Twalila!!! We belonged to a party each and every party that provided food and money ( Multi-Party benefits) . beef, chickens.. oh Thanks Nawakwi for the kwacha you splashed near the former graduation podium, awe twalilapo.
students can mislead you, this Malanji, he is desparate, he wants to contest as Kwacha MP but he will just waste his money also bearing in mind teshingi bakwata
And if these students were to announce joining the opposition then big mouths will start calling on students not to be in active politics. chiwamina galu. anyway i like students coz they give you free comedy
Lusaka Times,
while we appreciate you for upping your game in news coverage, this time around you have failed to impress. The time for me is absolutely wrong and misleading.
You can do better guys.
hehe…. ati MMD students defectors….hehe iliko bad bane. A student defecting? I have never heard of it.
I think these guys drank a lot of bear after receiving the money from the dull MMD thieves.
Keep it up students ni DONCI UKUBEBA.
Tala fela, njala chabe, insalafye, njala waka, nzala byo. These students are just malnourished!
It is wise not to allow our universities & colleges to become political battle fields. We may not contain the consequences. Ask kk & ftj.
Who cares is that really news. Yall need a role model.
MMD should be ashmed of this development let the students concentrate on school please. Maybe we gonna have a normal President dont send ur dirty politics in schools bitte!!!
Ee normal ltudent life, as long as they can buy chibuku and other beers, it is well 4 them but wat they talk and do is the complete opposite.
Century VIII Quatrain 20
The false message about the rigged election to run through the city stopping the broken pact; voices bought, chapel stained with blood, the empire contracted to another one.
viva monk power!!!
A student suporting Banda Heads -Never. Wake up MMD
BLOGGERS , students are very sharp, they are just getting what is supposed to be given to them by this dull thieves….. Malanji is flashing money everywhere thinking kwacha constituency will be his…. TIMELY WARNING Malanji ask Eugene Apple what happened to him….. he did the same but i personally told him that he can’t win… and the result is there for u to see.. don;t be cheated by those who want your money especially that you got loans and inkongole shabantu tawalipila elo bekala mu kwacha … take this advise seriously don’t think chibuku will blind serious pipo….do your homework nicely……….. its a pity at your age you are doing cheap politics be smart like HH
Elo nafuti potential candidates for Kwacha are 1. Christopher Kangombe and 2. George Mwanapabo…. so mr. Malangi try Chimwemwe if Willy Nsanda will let you scort free…….
Students get as much money as you can because it is the same money they have deprived you of…. instead of paying u a decent meal allowance they give ifyabuwelewele……
DONTCHI KUBEBA!
MMD dont think these students are foolish…..
27(twenty seven ka)lol
may god bless Zambia
Guys kulachita defect but ni dont kubeba the truth…..
kruger,dont kubeba!!
come on students let us go flat out and eat the money and make them believe we love them then the barrot will have the last say! cheers! after we chew their cash let us make sure they remain poorer than the innocent cabinet ministers of Super Ken… this time go for Ka Chiluba let him share with you the stolen billions and cage after HH becomes presido!