Ever since our party the MMD lost elections in 2011, we have passed through a cocktail of trying moments. In 2012, when Mr Rupiah Banda resigned as party president, we had an Extra-Ordinary Convention to elect a new President.
The following article by the MMD Deputy National Secretary explains the basis on which the National Executive Committee decided to postpone the 2016 convention at the NEC meeting on 30th January 2016.
What is so strange about Nevers Mumba to run for the Zambian presidency? Why is he disqualified just because he is a pastor? Why is a school teacher, a trade unionist, a lawyer, an economic historian, a businessman and another lawyer any more qualified than a pastor to run this great country?
Edmond Miti, claiming to be a a young concerned man who loves the MMD, has written an article published on Lusaka Times saying that there is nothing wrong with debating the issue of the MMD convention. Whilst he is correct in that assertion, he is unfortunately displaying ignorance on the issues and the points he raises suspiciously sound familiar.
Kalima Nkonde’s articles thus far have been well written, but his latest piece on 13th November 2015 leaves much to desired. Not only is his article patronizing by projecting himself as the smart one while talking down to opposition political parties, its contents reveal that his political analysis is naive and shallow.
We agree with former South African President Kgalema Motlanthe’s sentiments that old retired leaders must vanish when their time to rule comes to an end and that they ought to have confidence in their people to be able to find new leaders to take over from them. As we feared, former President Rupiah Banda may have tarnished the good reputation which he had built around the world.
As President of MMD, I am fiercely determined to ensure that the noble values of democracy and the rule of law are maintained and respected in our party. There shall be no short-cuts and no compromises. It was for this reason that our general membership asked me to take up the leadership of the party; to ensure that I fight to keep the honor and integrity of the values of our organization. I shall not disappoint our members.
As indicted in the last letter, part two is going to deal with casting further light on the core arguments regarding the improbability of a 22% upwards swing in the fortunes of the United Party for National Development (UPND).
UPND released two articles which were “rubbishing” my earlier article. The two articles are full of contradictions, unsubstantiated leaps of logic and innuendos. Here is a detailed rebuttal.
According to UPND, MMD can never win an election again and all of us must migrate to the UPND and “live happily ever after.” This is so natural and appropriate for UPND because supposedly, fate has favourably looked upon them as they are the ones who will take over government in 2016.
