Patriotic Front acting president Given Lubinda has said that his name will not be on the ballot paper at the party’s convention and that he has opted to focus on ensuring a smooth leadership transition.
Lubinda said while he might have presidential ambitions but was focusing on a bigger picture of ensuring a united and peaceful transition from Edgar Lungu to the next party president
“There is even nothing to think about. I have said that President Edgar Chagwa Lungu put me in a very difficult position when he appointed me vice-president and acting president of the party because he put me in a position that is crucial in ensuring that there is a party for people to even talk about and that is primary on my mind,” he said. “I am sure that even now, there are some aspirants who have been complaining about the decisions which are being made and wondering are they decisions to favour one from another.”
Lubinda said if not handled well there was not going to be a party to talk about after the convention.
“I have been put in an awkward position by being acting president of the party. I am not denying myself a chance I think I must look at the bigger picture. I can’t think only about myself as being president of the party without thinking if there will be a party. I may have ambitions to become president but the president of what? A disintegrated party? I would rather spend my energy organising the party so that I become a member of a strong party than concentrating on my selfish personal interests and ending up president of a disunited party,” he said.
A lot of maturity exhibited by our Acting President,
I strongly support your stance Sir
SUPPORTINGB THIS CHAP IS FATAL
WHY CANNOT PEOPLE SEE THE BIGGER PICTURE
TAKE YOU BLINKERS OFF
GET RID OF ALL THESE CHAPS WHO HAVE PASSED THEIRV SELL BY DATE
So iwe Lubinda: You have been making noise all along, fighting battles inside your own PF,got your name tarnished, Rejected & beaten Kabwata,chased from the Mpezeni ceremony as u sat on a wrong seat not meant for you, lately summoned & arrested by ACC etc…all of this for the sake of being a seat warmer?
If this was a relationship with a girl that you ve been proposing to, imagine what that girl wud do to you? when she finds out that all along you been faking to be a man which u are not.
Zayelo is wiser than Nervers Mumba.
Chaps from PF have always been known to be canning deceitful misleading liars. I don’t believe him, just like I don’t believe any of those canning PF chaps when they open their mouths
You have always sacrificed yourself for the greater good of our party and Country. You are a wise and great leader. You will rule this country one day and correct all the mistakes f00Iish under 5 has made.
Bo Lubinda has always been an utter spineless coward he would rather be a follower so he can backstab people…Wynter Kabimba knew how to prperly treat this yellow bellied pig. As for the convention I doubt it will happen anytime soon as these thieves do not have the likes of ZESCO, ZAMTEL and IDC companies to bully to so they fund it. As individuals they are too greedy to deep in their pockets these are thieves who were stealing for the moment forgetting about the future.
The Parte you are trying to organise Lubinda is already dead.
LISTEN TO THE PF CHIEF STRATAGIST AND CHIEF IMPOSTER AS HE CALLED HIMSELF
COULD HE HAVE BEEN MORE WRONG
SO REALLY HIS BLOGS MEAN ZERO TO US
BUT FOR HIM A FEW NGWEE IN HIS POCKET
If PF wants to bounce back, then it should be WITHOUT: LUbinda, Lusambo, CK, Nakacinda & Mundubile. Period.
These are NOT leaders, but political activists !!!!
I am glad Lubinda has realized that, and I commend him for taking that decision. I hope the remainder on my list will follow Lubinda.
CK, make no mistake, to think Lubinda is giving up to pave way for you, you are not the ideal candidate.
Most of these chaps will in prison anyway so why stand, they have corruption and other charges hanging on their heads..its just unfortunate that the wheels of Justice in Zambia are so slow you can meet a woman and have kids, stel some more money and still be waiting for your court hearing then sentenced to 6 months after all that wait.
The only covention I see this party having will be virtual and online…they are like termites they ate everything and thought they will simply move on to the next feeding spot.
The same reason that prevented him from standing as an MP is the same reason he cannot stand for president hence the decision. No grade 12 certificate.
Lubinda for President!
PF should just appoint Kaizer Zulu as its president by show of hands. Waiting for his influence, if any
No grassroot support & probably will come out 9th out of 10. That would spell the end of his political career even in the disgraced PF. Ni manta chabe….
Thank God! now its game on, we ve come to a moment i ve for the 7yrs been waiting. A quiet moment that will clearly indicate the Leaders in PF by Name and Province. There has always been an insinuation that UPND was tribal by PF and most Zambians believed that. I didnt believe it cos i cud see thru the propaganda. The propaganda was designed by, let me honest, “The Bembas” in PF to smear campaign HH as Bemba politicians wanted only them to rule Zambia(Greedness),and let me say here, Zambia shd never again entrust a Bemba to rule cos Zambia will be Divided, again. Anyway , the point is,now, LOOK AT THE LIST OF ALL THE PF PRESIDENTIAL aspiring candidates-Name them and their Region pls? I end here for today. Thankyou
Also the rule in cheap politics is that, if you are selfish or you are a murderer – call others murderers as cover. Then the nation will focus and blame the person you are pointing a finger at cos you ve the influence to power, media and legislation. HH could reverse this scourge but am Zambians ll now see that he is not what they were told he was.
Muna it’s tough being a upnd cadre in the current environment. Failure every where you cannot even defend this failure. Hahaha
Lubinda a uniter? Hahaha hehehe hohoho hihihi that’s the same as calling Edgar China Lungu a successful president whilst everybody knows he was the biggest incompetent president EVER
No Corruption Zambia – Yes Bo Lubinda can not unite anything….us who remember know why then SG Wynter Kabimba nearly kicked him out of the party for being a double agent the other team. These chaps should be forced into retirement if PF is too remain relevant …they will suck the life out of it with their greediness and outdated practices.
Lusaka Times: Pls give us a full list of the remaining presidential candidates pls! God works in mysterious ways indeed, PF now caught pants down with their deep routed tribalism. With Lungu and Lubinda out of the equation, lets all fold our arms and see how Bembas wrestlemania each other for power. Really a power hungry tribe,but also Bembas are not leadership material,so i dont understand what reason they ll be fighting each other for? Cos no among them is ever really presidential material other than Nevers Mumba i believe and Mutati would ve made a great one. Aba basala ni ma waya chabe. Easterners and Western does produce great men and women, and Southern i believe genuine leaders come from there.
Zambia: Never ever again entrust the presidential seat to a Bemba again. Well, you can argue that how about Lungu, an Easterner. Lungu is not an Easterner, Copperbelt is all knows in Zambia, he landed their when his parents brought him from Burundi/Uganda through Malawi. No wonder he only spoke Bemba as he didnt know a single word in Nyanga. He real name is Jonathan Mutaware, he adopted Lungu because of the Certificate he stole from the original Lungu. Wait untill his court case come up and he is stripped of immunity-all the facts will display in broad day light.
Bembas are the only Tribe that can potentially and practically divide Zambia. Look at Sata’s cabinet? Look at Lungu’s(a coppala-not easterner) 99% Bemba Cabinet. Then look at Rupiah Banda or Mwanawasa’s cabinet or even better HH has broken the norm and has a truly tribe balanced cabinet-beating all the other presidents. But this is the guy that the Bemba PF accused of being tribal.
PF is finished, ni kuwayawaya chabe uku Bo Lubinda.
Jonathan Mutware let us bring civility in our analysis not destroying other parties and becomes a one state country with no checks and balances. Avoid such language. Let us discuss and help HH to bring development and improve our economy. That is why are still a poor country cos we like waffling here and there. Wake up mutwale. This is one Zambia one Zambia. Stop bickering