Monday, November 18, 2024

Miles Sampa Remains PF President After High Court Lifts Injunction

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The Lusaka High Court has revoked the Exparte Injunction that had previously barred the newly elected Patriotic Front (PF) President, Miles Sampa, from assuming his role as party president until further notice. As a result, Mr. Sampa will continue to serve as PF President until the court issues a subsequent order.

The decision to lift the Exparte Order was made by Lusaka High Court Judge Situmbeko Chocho. Judge Chocho’s ruling was based on the assertion that the Secretary General of the Given Lubinda-led PF faction, Raphael Nakachinda, did not provide complete disclosure of the ongoing PF proceedings before Lusaka High Court Judge Timothy Atenekwa.

Judge Atanekwa’s proceedings revolve around a Restraining Order against Mr. Lubinda, preventing him from representing himself as PF Acting President. The same order also prohibited the former PF Acting Secretary General from identifying himself as such.

The initial injunction that was discharged had been requested by Mr. Sampa himself.

In response to the ruling, Judge Chocho has maintained November 27, 2023, as the date for an inter partes hearing in the matter, where the Given Lubinda camp has contested Mr. Sampa’s election as PF President.

Representing Mr. Sampa in the legal proceedings is the prominent Lusaka lawyer, Jeah Madaika.

Mr. Sampa secured the PF presidency during a convention held in Lusaka, where he emerged victorious over six other candidates.

In light of the court’s decision, Mr. Sampa expressed his gratitude to his legal representative, Mr. Jeah Madaika, and announced his commitment to rebranding the party, welcoming all interested parties to be part of this process.

34 COMMENTS

  1. Crocked lawyers like Makebi Zulu got a new court order and deliberately ignored existing injunctions and restraining court orders in force.
    The thought a fellow crocked cadre judge would help them. That era of corrupting judges has come to an end.
    Sampa is miles ahead.

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  2. Instead of creating jobs for the youths, these greedy people are busy creating jobs for their follow politicians, lawyers and judges. This comedian will continue to entertain us on his Boba TV channel.

  3. PF DESERVES ALL THAT COMES THEIR WAY
    Having what can only be called a leaderless party for so long what did they expect
    Good riddance

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    • And when we told them to let Lungu come out to make his position clear.
      They said UPND and HH were afraid of ECL. Sounds familiar?

      Some PF supporters on this forum were busy up thumbing themselves, without critical thinking.

      Sad.

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  4. When he said he was changing tactics they thought he was joking. He’s used one of their own to seize them by the balls. The anguish in their faces is so visible. They don’t know what hit them.

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  5. Goodbye PF. We need a straighter opposition party. Noti ba Kawayawaya looking for Lazy Lungu to rule them when we all know he is as bad as HH. I will only miss sober Mundubile

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  6. It is an open secret that Sampa is supported by the state in the attempt to shred the former ruling party. His wife hails from the family of the first lady. But Sampa needs to understand that politics in Africa is a matter of life and death. You interfer with the livelihoods of many, you only court your personal misfortune. As for the PF, they need to be more united. They should abandon the path of an open Presidential race. Let them agree on one credible candidate who they can rally behind at the convention. Why, for insance, is it difficult to rally behind the leader of the opposition in parliament, Brian Mundubile, and endorse him at a convention and begin to sell him country-wide? Procrastination is the thief of time, so says the English.

  7. A judge who was arguing with bowman on political issues weeks before hh made her a judge, is the one who ruled on this matter in miles favour in the middle of night. This is how desperate hh is. Hh should know that eliminating the opposition will not eliminate upnds poor performance. The people will still judge based on performance in 2026. Keep lying to yourself. Even a dog is better to be president than hh

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  8. If ALL the Seven party press contenders were present during voting. What is the problem against Mr Sampa’s victory? “Sitting pa mupando”

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  9. Upnd poor performance is better than alebwelelapo.
    Good riddance!!!!
    Give miles a honorary political Doctorate,he has saved a lot of Zambians from future anguish at the hands of the infamous ecl.
    I m actually enjoying looking at the crestfallen face’s of the Alebwelelapo team

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  10. Kaiser sulu where are you hiding. Come out and face the courts.
    The same judge you were praising when she issued an interim injuction but now she realised that nakacinda lied and his appointment as SG was against the court order and Hon lubinda is facing contempt proceeding, now you want to call her a UPND cadre Mmmmmmm.
    By the way PF is tasting it’s own medicine

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  11. We all know that Kaizar Zulu will keep on insulting others from his hide out. On the other side I can understand his desperation. He has to protect a system of thieves which were allowing him to steal without fear and to hoot at people without fear. To urinate in public without shame. To disturb football matches without being punished. To beat up policemen with impunity. This character is just a shameless demagogue. Long live Miles Sampa. Impeach and clean up all PF thieves and misconducts.

  12. Headless chickens….ba PF.
    And just listen to their press conference yesterday……it was all Hakainde here, Hakainde there, all blame on HH! Again. focusing on wrong arguments. Full crap, including conspiracy theories, such as that Miles was meeting SA businessmen that are affiliated with HH.
    These people are just dunderheads and low-class

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  13. The comments from Manganga in ZO is stupid! How can PF failure to hold a convention to elect its leader be the business of HH??. Is PF only for Northerners and Easterners?? What evidence do you have to conclude HH has divided the country even more. Manganga you are disgusting. Police are there to maintain law and order. The court has ruled that for now the Sampa PF faction are legally the representatives of PF until the court hearing in November. So police are there to ensure no violence takes place at the PF head office between the various PF factions. You want to blame police when PF factions start killing each other at the PF head office?? Police shall not allow unnecessary deaths!

  14. Abena Raphael Nakanyenga, Lubinda and Emmanuel Mwamba were busy warning up the PF Presidency for Lungu to return and reclaim it only to find themself off-side by a Sampa move that deposed them. Sampa must have known what Lungu was up to and if you recall these are the same kind of manipulative shenanigans Lungu used to trick Sampa of the presidency last time after Sata’s demise! The PF is finished, kufelile ki ka kayonge ka kasiyale!

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