The opposition MMD says it has no intentions of supporting any political party in the forthcoming parliamentary by-elections.
The MMD youth leadership in Kaoma district of Western Province has urged the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) not to field a parliamentary candidate in the forthcoming Mangango Constituency by-elections slated for August 19, 2014, but instead rally behind the UPND.
MMD President Dr. Nevers Mumba has told QFM News in an interview that the party is still strong in all parts of the country and is confident of returning the Mangango seat.
Dr. Mumba says the decision whether or not to contest any parliamentary by-election is entirely the responsibility of NEC and that no party organ is allowed to issue out statements in that nature.
He has since revealed that the party has directed the district office to summon MMD Kaoma district youth Chairman Kenny Ndumba to find out who influenced him to state that the party is unpopular in the area.
Dr. Mumba says the district office will also establish who influenced Mr. Ndumba to lie that some party members at constituency level have defected to the ruling PF and that a lot more at district level have defected to the opposition UPND.
Dr. Mumba has since dismissed assertions that the party has lost popularity in Mangango constituency, stating that the popularity of the former ruling party will be tested during the Mangango by-election.
Dr MUMBA, don’t worry about By elections. Go and field your own candidate. If you win it’s ok, if you lose it’s ok.
We are,waiting for 2016 and we are watching who is genuine, not who is again hood winking people just because they have money. They have taken over promising everything. Some have said you have no money therefore you cannot succeed in politics and the little that was being given to the party in form of MP allowances have been withdrawn.
Don’t worry, this is the time we will see who has called you to,politics. He will surely manage to fund you and see you into State Zhouse. You are now much stronger after you have shown that you are not weak as most of us thought.
ba mumba the best is for you to retire and try farming since you fail even where you have prospered
HH is hot..every where you go ni HH chabe.. the youths in kaoma are spot on. UPND has taken over western pronvince. mark my words UPND is winning mangago.