
The United Party for National Development (UPND) has described the move by Government to adopt the recommendations of the national Indaba as a sheer worst of time and resources.
Government through cabinet had yesterday adopted the recommendations tabled at the national indaba held on the 4th and 5th of April last year held to discuss among others, measures to mitigate the effects of the global financial crisis.
UPND spokesperson Charles Kakoma who also described the national indaba as an MMD indaba said the move by Government is another ploy to amass tax payers money at the expense of national development.
Mr. Kakoma said Zambians should not be cheated that the implementation of the indaba resolution will bring any tangible change stressing that people should be wary of Government’s fake promises aimed at sustaining the support of the people.
He accused the Government of buying time by raising the hopes of the Zambian people.
And Kakoma has charged that the parties will mobilise Zambians and encourage them to get voters cards and National Registration cards so that they can vote out the leadership of MMD.
Meanwhile, Change Life Zambia Director Fr. Frank Bwalya has told QFM that the Indaba will not yield any tangible development for the country stressing that the indaba was just a useless talk shop.
He said that Change Life Zambia will not support the initiative because it was just an act by Government to divert the attention of people from the real issues going on, citing the length of time it has taken for Government to adopt the recommendations.
And the UPND has charged that the MMD is wasting time to petition the recently held by elections.
UPND Mazabuka central Member of Parliament Gary Nkombo said that the petition by the MMD is an indication that the ruling party wants to cling on to power.
Mr. Nkombo stated that even if the ruling party wants to petition the elections, UPND knows that it was not responsible for the violence that was recorded.
Mr. Nkombo has maintained that the opposition were not responsible for the violence that was recorded in Mufumbwe. He added that the UPND has evidence of who orchestrated the violence, saying that after the court ruling, Zambians will know for sure.
He claimed that the violence had the blessing of the republican President Rupiah Banda, describing the whole issue as disappointing.
Mr. Nkombo says that the people who were responsible for the violence are rightly known by the people in that constituency.
He says that the UPND is anxiously waiting for the court proceedings to ascertain the responsible group.
And the national revolution party President has charged that the MMD is to blame for the violence in Mufumbwe.
Cozmo Mumba says that the MMD had all the control using the state machinery and that it is possible they were the reason for the violence in the recent by elections.
[Q FM]