Tuesday, November 26, 2024

I have never rigged an election-Vernon Mwaanga

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Veteran politician Vernon Mwaanga waves MMD party slogans during a campaign rally in Luanshya in 2008 elections
Veteran politician Vernon Mwaanga waves MMD party slogans during a campaign rally in Luanshya in 2008 elections

Veteran politician and Chief Whip Vernon Mwaanga has said that he has never rigged an election adding that it is for this reason that his name has never come up in any presidential petitions in the courts of law. Mr Mwaanga said that contrary to speculations that he will help rig the elections in favour of the ruling MMD, he will only help his party to strategize on how to win the polls next year.

Mr Mwaanga vowed to use his experience and strategies to ensure the MMD bounces back to power in next year’s general elections. He expressed confidence that the MMD will win the 2011 elections. He said that all political parties participating in next year’s polls will strategize on how to win the elections and that the MMD will be no exception.

He said there was need for the MMD to energize itself from the branch to the national level in readiness for the general elections next year.

Last Saturday, the MMD appointed a political mobilization Taskforce to rejuvenate the party and come up with a “winning formula” for the 2011 elections.

And in another development , Patriotic Front leader Michael Sata has charged that rigging of elections in Zambia will continue until the Zambian voter wakes up.

Mr Sata said while the Electoral Commission of Zambia is very capable of organizing elections in the country , the appointment of most of the senior officials at the commission by the government makes the situation awkward. He said that because of this, it has become very difficult for the officials at the ECZ to organize elections against their employer.[quote]

Speaking on Joy FM’s The Platform programme this morning, Mr Sata said the only way the way the MMD can be outdone in the 2011 elections is by appealing to the people of Zambia to come out en mass and vote against the MMD.

And Mr Sata says there is nothing spectacular about a coalition government and that there is no need to legislate. Responding to the question by the presenter on how the PF/UPND Pact will function as a government if voted into power bearing in mind that there is no legislation which sets up conditions for a coalition government, Mr Sata said there is no place anywhere in the world where conditions are set for a for a coalition government.

QFM

95 COMMENTS

  1. But what was he doing in Solwezi making frantic phone calls at a named supermarket? The man finished almost all the talk time in that shop trying to influence ballot boxes to be diverted but that never worked!!!:((:((

    The margin was not easy to reduce!!:d

  2. some people AIDS will kill them in days… but AIDS has failed to kill this man in so many years….strong blood ka.

  3. #12 Sata dint know anything when he was in MMD…no wounder he was Ministor with out potifolio…on GRZ payroll…shame

  4. MATWORLD!!!! iye!!!! its bin long mune! ha am happy! where did you go? you know i only started a few days back blogging also. missed you guys mwe! where is that ka nice woman from SA?? u remember ka? wot was her name?

  5. walai nthwenu mputi bizness

    Good to see you and my faithful friend. I was in da back yard enjoying the posting of everyone here.

    Happy new year to everyone pa blog.Wishing you all God’s blessings.

  6. VJ IZ NOW SUFFERING FROM FULL BLOWN AIDS,NO WONDER HE SEEMS TO BE TALKING TO MUCH,JUST LOOK AT HIS HAIR DOESNT IT RESEMBLES THE LATE TETAMASHIMBA’S HAIR WHO IS CURRENTLY ROTTING IN HELL,YOUR DAYS ARE NUMBERED COME 2011 YOU WILL BE IN YOUR LITTLE GRAVE INSHALLAH

  7. Vernon abula nechakumulya! God will punish this Lucifer of a man. Some people don’t do not have regard for others. Does Vernon Like it the way we are suffering. He even knpws very well that if Band comes back into power it will more suffeering for the people of Zambia. kanshi mwe bamtu why is it so difficult to fight these few greedy people against 14million. Ala mwandini fwebena Zambia tawlishsishita sana.

  8. Bushe Zambia bapangile vernon nabanankwe? From way back in time it has been the same names appearing and re-appearing, Vernon and friends. That is why we will never move away from these kind of politics of bickering all the time. Shame on us Zambians!!!

  9. Doesn’t matter whether VJ will be there on not. The only key is in the pact. Glad even Kenny Ngondo understands this. We need all opposition party leaders to come on board as one. Long live the Pact

  10. In too many countries, leaders speak of democracy, yet rig elections, suppress dissent, and shackle the press.What the ish do we vote for anyways,our elections are free–it’s in the results where eventually we pay.The only thing we learn from a new election is we learned nothing from the old.An election cannot give a country a firm sense of direction if it has two or more national parties which merely have different names but are as alike in their principles and aims as two peas in the same pod.This MMD UPND Patriotic shit is skandoulous

  11. The next time they give you all that civic bullshit about voting, keep in mind that Hitler was elected in a full, free democratic election.

  12. HOW TRUE IS THE STORY OF PEOPLE IN THAILAND EATING BLACK PEOPLE?THEY SEE US AS EXOTIC NOW THEY WANNA TASTE A NIGGA,FUK DEM ASIANS.SATA IS RIGHT BY CHASING THESE CHINESE THEY WILL FEAST ON OUR BABIES.

  13. Are you also basing you plan on the fact that you will live that long. Even av mare lunatic in the street is able to contribute something to this country by just reducing the amount of wasted foods from dust bin. That is 100 times more work in a day than what you have done in 20 years. VJ go to hell!!!!!!!!!!

  14. Vernon Johnson Maliko Simakulika Mwaanga, ukamba weka bululu. Everyone knows what you have been doing with elections since 1991.
    What about ka Dan Kalale, takalafwa?

  15. Criminal subliminal minded people find it hard to understand that the ruling government must be a representation of the people that elect it.Stop draftin tracements with replacements in the basements,reconstruct your thoughts and be wise.you will one day end up rigging your own life.

  16. Look out for these fatal flying spikes, of massive sleep-holds from their tongues, put strangle on your mouth angles before you leave the masses tangled instead of being Star Spangled.

  17. matworld really good to see u mwana. how r the studies going? katalina numbala 16 are you that ka nice lady from SA i used to talk to??

  18. A thief will never admit he is a thief unless caught red handed.I dont expect VJ to admit that he is a rigger of elections!

  19. VJ, we don’t wish you death. We wish you just stop contaminating our system. Otherwise you non existence will be welcomed.

  20. Ba PF shame of you, all you have is hatred for people. And what govt will you have? amd those claiming to have seen Mwaanga in solwezi, dont lie, he was in China at that time ALA!

  21. Those of you who are busy telling us that VJ has AIDS – where did you get that info?? Just because one has messed up with a lot of women is no basis for extrapolations. You will leave VJ behind. This guy. Remember VJ is a very old man – and he still looks very good at his age.

  22. Ine uluse, he should go on his president RB’s diet. Limbi bakena ko, Mbeba in stew, smoked Mbeba, Mbeba on a stick, Mbeba egg foo yung…… lol

  23. For a long time now You have been saying VJ has AIDS. Why dont’t you stop smearing people’s name. Be constructive.

  24. What ever the case He is just fooling him self not us . God Knows.Just Look at the picture. God has started purnishing this man.

  25. This man is a lier, a cheater, and a chameleon. He’s not ashamed to be used and abused! Mwebafyashi bamo ala muleichindika ko!~ You are great grand parents, and some of the bloggers who are showering you with profenity are ur grand children! Self respect is very important. VJ should respect himself and have some self esteem! LPM fired u, you retired and Now RnB is out to abuse use in the name of political stratergy! You can not sell RnB, Hes like a rotten fruit at a flea market! You days are number and we are watching you, punk!

  26. Are elections in Zambia really rigged? Does anyone has impirical evidence of this rigging? Has VJ really rigged elections or do we just hear people say he riggs and we jump on the band wagon? If there are people who have proof why can’t they show it to the public? In 2001 I was highly expectant to see proof of this rigging in the petition alas it never came. Of there were electoral mulpractices by the MMD throuhg use of Govt resources, unbalanced media coverage, etc. Is this the much talked about rigging?

  27. We will alway win Elections coz the opposition have wasted their time in towns only for the past 4yrs.While we have been workg

  28. Election Rigging is defined in the oppostions dictionary as We have been whipped, what what execuse are we going to tell our follwers?

    Basically election rigging is an urban legend and does not exist in Zambia. Just a myth

  29. I wish you dead Vernon!!! You are threat to democracy, A threat to Free and Fair Elections, and a BAD image to the country

  30. How else can elections be conducted? Mr Sata was in government for ten years, why did he not push for the law concerning electoral commission to be changed? UNIP lost elections in 1991 when it was the most powerful party in Zambia. If rigging does take place why didn’t KK rig? MMD won again in 1996 and 2001. Elections are not rigged at the time of voting. Chiluba rigged in 1996 by passing a constitution that would bar Kaunda from standing. It was not VJ. The poor man is blamed for nothing. He may be a sly strategist politician with a background in Intelligence and journalism, but he is not a cheat.

  31. There goes my distant UNCLE with “Mr Mwaanga vowed to use his experience and strategies to ensure the MMD bounces back to power in next year’s general elections</b". This is how intelligence acquired in classrooms make makes the Undereducate lose elections. Please, Mr VJ Mwaanga continue serving Zambians in good standing and help us have a good Zambian President next year by operating carefully in MMD and Parliament.

    Have a good day.
    __
    Matt 6:33 But se ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you.

  32. The problem is that the majority of Zambians are just too docile; instead of being proactive to act and react on matters, they just say God will punish him, God will save us, God is watching. Even Moses had to hike the mountains to get God’s words…God can only work through you, and so if you don’t act, God will certainly not act for you…you can bet a million dollars on this one!

    Wake up Zambia. Zambians in the diaspora should also take some time to sensitize their friends and families back home…God won’t do it for you…Wake up!

  33. not named in any petition? it is because part of the so called strategising is making sure he is not caught. this time we will catch him and there wont even be any need for petitions.

  34. I’m just hoping Zambia and chose a descent leader. i think we neeed a revolution for this mess goin g around. This vernom is dangerous and has nothing to offer. He will hold on to the sinking MMD for as long as he get free med over sea’s. F;;;”k this pig

  35. Change and all you others. Just give me a thread of evidence that VJ rigs elctions. Its all folk tale. Its like the story that KK had 6 billion. Or that he owned Meriden . Other stories are that Xavier Chungu want and withdraw US$ 70 miiion from a meridien account. Its all crap and you have all been sucked into it

  36. Who said I rigged the election? If anyone has proof of this please take me to court. I have more experience in politics than anybody in this country. I know the winning formulae and I will use it to make MMD win. I will live to see MMD and his excellence the president back in power. I am not HIV positive. Zambians just know talking but mine is action.

  37. Please concetrate on your failing health and leave politics, Please, please, please. Heed our free advice. Usatifile ise

  38. I don’t think he’s got long to live, anyway. But the “experience” he’s talking about is certainly about rigging. he’s a f*****g liar.

  39. VJ has helped you zambians so much during his time at the UN. VJ loves his motherland he proves it everyday, you were all so proud of him then now you are slandering him,he has aids his health is failing he was married 4 times. VJ is working to make sure that his country is moving forward economically, politically. MMD will win. VJ MOVE ON you have the experience bring back RB into power in 2011

  40. Thanks Jean Mann. It is sad that we Zambians could not appreciate other people. How one dares to wish death to others. These are the people who do not care about Zambia but themselves. Let us fight for our mother land. Remember any man is free to marry as many times as he want and many times as he wishes. fortunately I have had my HIV tests and am negative. The only thing troubling me is the kidney. The PACT to me is nothing. I have a formulae that I would want to leave for my child jr.

  41. VJ Stop wasting your time answering to comments made about you. You have more integrity than that. Remember always stones will always be thrown and those that usually do the stone throwing need to take a good look at themselves first. The Bible says before you see the sty in my eye, make sure you remove yours. You do not have to explain to the world or anyone whether you have tested or not NONE OF THEIR BUSINESS except for you and the woman or women you may be with. African culture permits men to be polygamist. Enough said. You have work to do. The country and the rest of the world see and hear what wonders you have accomplished. MOVE ON. 2011 is ours whether they like it or not.

  42. People the best we can do for VJ is to pray for him to take care of his health than deteriorating it by RB. RB please eave ba VJ alone we want him to live long.

  43. From where am standing the picture is that VJ is actually proud of this shameful tag whether real or a myth because it puts food on his table. So everytime Zambians are about to forget about him being a rigger he quickly reminds them that he’s ‘not’ a cheat as if he’s trying to say don’t stop talking about me. So the sooner we stop talking about him, provided of course he does not remind us every so often the sooner he gets out the limelight we wont even know he’s past on. By the way don’t fear mentioning death he’s over 70 yrs old and not looking too clever,

  44. VJ the day you need kidneys I know so many people all over the world who will be ready to give you one. Let us know when and where we will be there. GOD BLESS YOU. #85 I wish you knew better than that you sound so mediocre. Do you have a father?

  45. VJ the day you need kidneys I know so many people all over the world who will be ready to give you one. Let us know when and where we will be there. GOD BLESS YOU. #85 I wish you knew better than that you sound so mediocre. Do you have a father?

  46. VJ the day you need kidneys I know so many people all over the world who will be ready to give you one. Let us know when and where we will be there. GOD BLESS YOU. #85 I wish you knew better than that you sound so mediocre. Do you have a father?

  47. #86,87,88
    Thanks Jean, if you’re a christian you’ll understand that every birthday after the 70th is a bonus especially if you’re poorly like your father VJ. Talking about kidneys do you know how many people are on the waiting list to receive the precious kidneys? The only person prepared to give him a kidney anytime anywhere is yourself. Does it click in your head why he only wakes up when when its election time.

  48. Remember that Zambia is ready to print its own ballot papers. Let us support Zambia democracy. Blaming one another is not the best of our country. The best is to sell our own leaders and help them win. As for his excellence he has won already. I know how i make kings. I made Chiluba, mwanawasa and Banda kings. That is my job.

  49. Leave out the verbal assault, name calling, let us work together and see how we can help in the development of our country.

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