MMD deputy national secretary Chembe Nyangu has challenged expelled Kafulafuta Member of Parliament (MP) George Mpombo and his Chilanga counterpart Ng’andu Magande to prove that they are popular by not challenging the decision to expel them from the ruling party.
And the Independent Churches of Zambia (ICOZ) has said the expulsion of Mr Mpombo and Mr Magande has been long overdue and has advised the former ministers against ‘hanging on’ to their seats through court injunctions.
My Nyangu said if the two outspoken MPs were as popular as they claimed they were, they should have just have resigned on their own since it was clear that they were no longer interested to be part of the ruling party.
On Saturday, MMD spokesperson Dora Siliya announced that party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting held in Lusaka unanimously resolved to expel Mr Mpombo and Mr Magande, who had recently been making incessant attacks on President Rupiah Banda and the MMD.
Mr Nyangu said the MMD was ready to meet Mr Mpombo and Mr Magande in the by-elections once the Speaker, who he said was informed about the expulsions, declares the two se
MMD Masaiti District chairperson Michael Katambo challenged Mr Mpombo and Mr Magande to now contest on the opposition political party tickets.
“Since people like Mpombo boasted of being ready to release political landmines and missiles on the MMD. We are now ready to face Mr Mpombo in the political battle field,” Mr Katambo said.
And the MMD Copperbelt Province said the expulsion of Mr Mpombo and Mr Magande was good riddance.
“The truth of the matter is that whether they go at it as independents or as members of the opposition the MMD is ready to finish them politically,” Mr Chilambwe, who is the provincial chairperson, said.
MMD chairperson of security Ronnie Shikapwasha said NEC had authority to expel the duo from the party.
Lieutenant General Shikapwasha said Mr Mpombo had been insulting the party and President Banda for a long time, adding that he had no self discipline.
He said several people had advised Mr Mpombo to desist from attacking the party but he refused to heed the advice.
ICOZ president David Masupa said yesterday in Lusaka that the expulsion of the former Defence minister was long over due because he had kept disparaging the party and its leadership.
Reverend Masupa said to prove his popularity, Mr Mpombo should not run to the courts of law to put an injunction restraining the party from expelling him.
“For Mr Magande we can just advise him to form his party so that he can sell his candidature to the Zambians,” he said.
But when contacted, Mr Mpombo, who said he had not received the expulsion letter, said he was ready to face the MMD in a by-election once the Kafulafuta seat was declared vacant by the Speaker of the National Assembly.
He said he would only make a decision after receiving his letter of expulsion.
“We are not going to listen to chaps like Masupa, I haven’t yet sat with my family to decide the way forward, after all I have every constitutional right which should not be interfered with,” he said.
Mr Mpombo said his popularity in Kafulafuta could not be questioned because there was evidence that the people of that area voted for him overwhelmingly.
Mr Magande said he had not received his letter of expulsion and, therfore, did not know the details of the offence he was alleged to have committed.
He told ZNBC News that he would comment after consulting with his constituents.
And MMD Lusaka provincial deputy chairperson Henry Mutiti has said the ruling party was ready for the by-election in Chilanga Constituency, and that his office was already overwhelmed with people seeking adoption as parliamentary candidates.
[ Times of Zambia ]
Sangwapo!!! The grass will suffer. Ni chibe chibe nomba. No retreat No surrender!! We shall see who will laugh last.
Scared little men RB is a chicken
Let the duo prove that they are popular in their constituents and not in The Post newspaper
independent churches association who are u…am very surprised with your comments,i thought ur role was to give advise to leaders and various peoples on up holding natural law,faith not comMenting in internal displinary matters of MMD
& what the heck is “reverand” Masupa doing commenting on party matters? This is all nonsense.Magande & Mpombo should file an injuction to save taxpayers money.why should we have by-elections just to satisfy some yokels ego.We are having general elections next year so whats this nonsense
all magande and mpombo nid 2do,is jus 2join the MIGHTY PF. 3 seats for PF VIVA SATA
These 2 must show that they believe in democracy by first exhausting all legal avenues before going back to the constituencies. I hope they can keep this case in courts until 2011 which is just around the corner.
#7 u are right let these guys keep these expulsions in court til 2011 so that we sort out MMD once and for all.There is no need for these by-elections.
Please Mpombo and Magande joint the pact and let us send the message to MMD
Mpombo and Magande must challenge their expulsion. By-elections are a cost to the ecomony as well as lives of millions of Zambinas. If MMD want by-elections let the party fund evrything because we cannot go on spending money without thinking.
Rev Masupha, U are a F.O.O.L. a very big one. A PIG in a reverands robes. You never said anything when the rebel PF MP’s challenged their expulsion. You have never said anything on the small little big thief FJT’s thieving. You have never siad anything on MMD corruption whose source is at state house. You are challanging Mpombo & Magande not to challenge their expulsion instead of telling MMD not to expell the duo.
Rev Masupa, you must be tired by now since your father died way back in chingola, you have never come closer to his political ambition. why cant you be quiet like your brother kelvin, so humble that he befits being pastor. stop using your ICOZ to perpetuate poverty in zambia. be truthful to the calling of God where you fight for the rights of the defenseless not lyonse ukulalila mu constitutional reviews and NCC. days are numbered ba David lwenu
Chilambwe if asked to eat faeces he can eat. I know this chap. When LPM sacked Mwaanga he was dancing with joy and when RB appointed Mwanga he was again dancind.
#12
CHE GUAVARA – Are you telling me this is a son of Mr. Masupa who used to work for Deep Drilling and stayed in Chikola Special? If so then Iam very disapponted.
#14, are you any any better?
“……I haven’t yet sat with my family to decide the way forward….” Mpombo said.
What a family, it cannot even plan beyond today as if they did not know what was coming! Ninshi no bunga bashitafye ubwalelo mwa?
Even Sata is better, at least he can plan for the next ninety days.
#15 Sober- Am not in public office and going by the way I know the family Ido not expect an arse licker to belong to it.
Oh I see, thank you. But they are not identical twins are they, I mean the father, mother, brothers and sisters, and uncles?
18 LIKE FATHER LIKE SON-Thank you
People like the so-called reverend David Masupa, who think with their stomachs, are always a danger to all that is true, upright and progressive. I wish there was a way to stop such people from contaminating our ears and minds with the nonsense from their corrupt mouths!
I advise Mpombo and Msagande to join the PACT, nga bangwele taba kwete plan…XYZ, “Xample yapa Zed”.Life mu ghetto ni Zee!
“MMD deputy national secretary Chembe Nyangu has challenged expelled Kafulafuta Member of Parliament (MP) George Mpombo and his Chilanga counterpart Ng’andu Magande to prove that they are popular by not challenging the decision to expel them from the ruling party.”
The learned bloggers-does this sentence make any sense at all? Does one have to prove popularity by not challenging the decision of expulsion?
““For Mr Magande we can just advise him to form his party so that he can sell his candidature to the Zambians,” he said.”
I can’t believe a Reverend could be advising individuals to form up splinter political parties. Is he trully a man of God, or a man of just, god? Nipa Zambia apa, ati naba Shikapwasha niba reverend.