The Patriotic Front (PF) has announced its adopted candidates for parliamentary, mayoral, and council chairperson positions in Western Province during the forthcoming August 12 polls.
Among the notable adopted candidates is Geoffrey Lungwangwa from UPND who will contest the Nalikwanda constituency, Iris Kaingu for Mwandi constituency, Poniso Njeulu for Sinjembela constituency, and Independent MP Subulwa Mbololwa for Sioma constituency.
Announcing the adopted candidates at a media briefing in Lusaka today, PF Secretary General Davies Mwila said the party has adopted 6 women to contest as Members of Parliament in Western Province.
He has appealed to those that have not been adopted not to lose heart and to remain loyal and dedicated to the party.
Mr. Mwila has called on those that have not been adopted to rally behind the adopted candidates and that there are many other portfolios that one may be appointed to once the party wins the election.
And the PF Secretary-General has announced that the Central Committee has adopted and approved the 2021 to 2026 manifesto.
Mr. Mwila said the manifesto gives an account of all the key policies, programs, and projects that the PF has initiated and implemented since forming the Government in 2011.
He explains that the Manifesto also gives a clear roadmap of the policies, programs, and projects that the PF Government intends to initiate and implement from 2021 to 2026.
The Party Manifesto will be launched by President Edgar Lungu on Wednesday at Mulungushi International Conference Centre in Lusaka.
This is very disappointing, there are many young persons that have sacrificed for PF how could they adopt an effigy? Leadership must evolve. Geoffrey Lungwangwa went to Parliament for the first time on the MMD ticket and he served as Minister. He built more schools in his Constituency than any other place when he was Minister of Education. He defected to UPND, and now he’s in PF. There’s nothing he’s taken to PF except his political survival. As an educationist he’s supposed to be heading curriculum development not being a cadre. He’s another example of brain drain
Is it the same Lungwangwa who supported bill 10?
We were dealing with 48 houses and we were all shocked but then boom somebody has 70 properties and gets rentals. Do we see an investigation here as well.
What lessons can be learnt from the adoption of Iris Kaingu after all she has been through.
This is a very good strategy for he ruling party to adopt the former Upnd MPs in Upnd strongholds like western Province.
You wonder how many shafts Iris had to accommodate to get to that position.
Dora should be worried.
There can only be one chamber per political party.
I think Iris will win hands down as she has promised to satisfy all the men and boys in that constituency.
God forbid she ever runs for president…again she would win, as she would promise to satisfy all men in Zambia. Diaspora included.
And she would gladly keep that promise.
That was expected. This Prof together with 2 other UPND MPs connived with PF on the failed Bill 10 and he knew that UPND wouldn’t adopt him for 2021 Elections after he defied the Party. Good Riddance for bad rubbish.
That’s the end of lungwangwas political career. He follows the likes of monde and Richwell siamunene into the anals of history. Next is teddy bear kasonso.
Everyone knows that we are a winning party. By August time, upnd will have one member, HH, who will remain in a coma
Pro Lungwangwa, stiff and crucial competition in the upnd forcing to push himself into pf. Advice to pf old mps will cost them study history carefully especially in that area
Iris Kaingu will be a Minister on day, wow, good for her I am so proud of her.
The difference in approach of the two parties to electoral matters is quite distinct. One only announces names of those adopted while the other announces who the aspiring candidates were and the votes obtained by each at the different levels. Telling.
Lab tech Che
Lungwangwa has been in MMD, UPND and finally PF.
Unfortunately, he kissing bye bye to tge National Assembly and we shall campaign against as proponent of Bill 10.
This one is finished.
Wait for UPND to unveil their youthful and fresh blood of mps and councilors.
PF must go!
NO PF MP IN WESTERN PROVINCE…..TRUST ME ON THAT ONE!!
Now the scavengers are coming from behind to feed on the bones left by PF.
Has UPND ever been first in choosing their candidates?
Reality is set for western province. PF has excellently done it in its well meant adoptions. PF forward. Ours is not unproductive rhetoric but action. Empty buckets are always noisy.Upnd under hh cannot win any elections in Zambia. What will they offer that PF has not done. At its worst it’s better to go formation CK and NDC than to worst time with losing HH.
From MMD to UPND and now in PF, is is this not political prostitution? The learned man should now retire from contesting that seat and let the younger generation take it up, the tendency by these old folks to keep on hanging onto these seats is really scary and will never drive our country forward. This man is not their to work for the people but to use people to keep living a cool and calculated lifestyle at the expense of the welfare. Of course every individual has the right to belong to whichever political grouping they so wish but the issue is the continuity of the same people holding on to power for almost two decades is not productive and does not give room for new and vibrant young ideas. After all these years political parties should reconsider limiting the number these folks can…
To continue from where the Observer left off.
We have term limits for Presidents but not MPs.
The same rational for limiting presidential terms ought to apply to MPs, at the very least, if we are so resistant to MP limits, after they serve their two terms, bar them from standing for at least 5 years.
Let MPs begin their term knowing they will leave and will have to undergo a lifestyle audit.