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Lubinda thanks Sata for reprieve

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FILE: President Sata confers with Given Lubinda
FILE: President Sata confers with Given Lubinda

Kabwata Member of Parliament Given Lubinda says Zambians should expect a focused approach to politics from him following his comeback to the political fore.

Mr. Lubinda has told Qfm news in a telephone interview that his comeback to the ruling party’s political frontline is by the grace of God; hence he will ensure that he utilizes the opportunity to contribute positively to the party’s well-being.

Mr. Lubinda says he is grateful to President Michael Sata for directing PF Secretary General Edgar Lungu to lift all unnecessary suspensions slapped on party members as this will help unite and grow the party to greater heights.

He adds that he will remain focused ensuring that he does not engage in politics of hatred and name calling.

Mr. Lubinda has also appealed to the Patriotic Front members to work as one family for the benefit of the party.

33 COMMENTS

    • The way Lubinda has gone on about this, one would think he has just been reappointed to cabinet. He must be desperate somewhere…

  1. PF is built on the quicksands of Sata’s emotional wellbeing or lack thereof.Ba Lubinda when your fate depends on one man instead of a committee or panel of board members then you’re riding a dangerous rickshaw with suspect brakes.

  2. Bo Lubinda they need you to be their spokesperson can’t you see. Kabimba has gone and all the suspensions are lifted to get you back as their spokesperson. They heard what you said that IF you become president you will give Western Province it’s independence…. You’ll be USED to pave way for Mulenga Sata as you know he isn’t charismatic as you are. They will make you campaign for Mulenga and promise you VP. You’ll be lucky to get the position otherwise you’ll be dumped and no one will feel sorry for you. Once bitten Twice shy.

  3. Just like Aka and Mbita Chitala who courageously formed MMD, PF has now realized that after all Kabimba is expendable regardless of what he has done to build this party. Judging by history this is a natural occurrence in politics. Look at how the late Mainza Chona was shunted to being an ambassador even if he was the founder of UNIP when KK was in prison. This is what politics is all about – it is a very ungrateful business. Those who join it are just looking for ways to get rich quickly otherwise it is stinking business full of vultures and chameleons. My advice to Wynter is do not open your mouth going forward. Unfortunately you created too many enemies and you are better off staying at your farm for the rest of your life. Chiluba was invited to dinner table but got rid of Aka.

  4. He better just remain at his farm because the cadres will attack him do not look down upon other people in life, it is just a matter of time before the police pick him up from were he is hiding – no where to run to. Shame

  5. There goes Given begging for a job! His days are numbered with a young man rising in his constituency as potential MP.
    As for Wyinter, Iam still to hear anybody say what it is he did beyond the arrogance which is a value judgement. What did Wynter do? I need a solid answer.

  6. Lubinda is a sale out. I trusted him as a man who was full of wisdom when he spoke but now I have come to understand that he has no morals. How do you celebrate when your tribes mate has been sacked? I believe there is nothing to be happy about for the drop of Kabimba. Nothing has changed and people have lost trust in PF.

    Many PF are happy because Kabimba blocked them from syphoning the resources. See how they have become fat in bodly form, and accounts? where on earth have we ever heard the Party business company? UNIP, MMD, UPND all are parties with card registration and a fee where members support by paying registration and subscription fees. PF has no party card. Kimasholi.

    • As UNIP we ran our own Enterprise and have been very successful with it. Our party president immediately assumes the Chief Executive Officer of National Holdings as well. Why do you think we can still survive todate when we barely have members of parliament let alone card carrying paying members?

      Our holdings keep us going, our company charter is here to stay and if even it takes us another 100 years we will eventually come back to power because our foundation is strong, we can participate in every by-election and general election and never go broke.

      We can maintain our offices and party headquarters and run campaigns until the smart people of the Zambian Enterprise realize the UNIP is actually the real deal and vote us back in office.

  7. If the sanctions have been rifled out to all suspended PF members starting from yesterday that means even Mr. Kabimba is cleared off.

    • Lol………… Actually when I read about the suspensions being lifted I immediately thought about Kabimba. Waiting for tomorrow for more data Kabimba may just bounce back and start working hand in hand with Lubinda…….lol.

    • I never heard that kabimba was suspended from the party!! but only removed from his leadership positions. lifting the suspension also indicated that no one will return their positions because there are no vacancies.

  8. Personally if I was President and one of my subordinates started showing signs that he wants to replace me even before I die I would sack him as well. Wynter showed total disrespect for a still living President. Look at how his henchmen started celebrating after Mangango election ati ‘Kabimba for President’. I would have expected Wynter the next day to denounce all these fortune seekers but alas he remained mute which means he was tolerating these calls. I ‘m sure those related to the President must have gone to him to ask him to act before things got out of control and hence the cold Wynter has found himself. In other words he brought it upon himself with the aid of the Post. No one says one should have no ambition but not when incumbent is still alive.

    • Walasa mune walasa, Winter and Mmembe were conducting overnight prayers for Sata to expire and the sooner the better. It was not he corrupt and tribal clique.

  9. These politicians never learn. The ‘photo-shoot’ above has been seen before the only difference is that in place of SATA was Chiluba and in place of Lubinda was SATA and the dribbling of SATA that followed ushered in LPM as the third President of Zambia and four painful presidential election defeats of SATA. Is that the route Lubinda wants to follow to Plot 1. Lubinda smell the coffee and do things differently. Zambia needs you to be a youthful president. We can’t afford to be having you holed up in State House when you eventually get there at seventy chakuti. State House is up for grabs NOW.

  10. But he doesn’t qualify for president of zambia, which is why he is not a target of the Post, or nmembe to be precise.

  11. Lubinda please don’t kiss and make up with a cobra-its a cold blooded reptile with warmth towards no one and it bites friend and foe alike.

  12. From the happenings in PF so far, I can safely state that Given Lubinda is the wisest of them all. If it was Kambwili who was treated like that, I can’t imagine what he would have said. Hope Kambimba will remain proffessional and ethical aswell

  13. My brother Given, your thought is most welcome. Your positive contribution to the well being of the nation and PF in particular is what all well meaning Zambians are looking forward to. Keep your spirit high and contribute as you used to do and go even a mile further.

  14. Your comparison of Winter Kabimba to Mainza Chona and Akashambatwa Lewanika and Mbita Chitala is seriously misplaced. Aka, Mbita , and Maizna Chona were indeed founder members of MMD and UNIP respectively. Kabimba on the other hand was not a founder member of the PF. The PF was founded in 2001 by Michael Sata, Guy Scott, the late Hamuwele, the Kasolo brothers (Anthony and Francis), and Edwin Lifewkelo (the first Secretary General of PF). Other key founding figures at inception included Edgar Lungu, Emmanuel Musonda, Yamfwa Mukanga, Chishimba Kabwilli, and Charles Chimumbwa. Mukanga and Musonda were, in fact, the first PF MPs. Kabimba joined PF from the late BY’s Zambia Republican Party in 2009, 8 years after the PS’s formation and 4 years after the PF Manifesto had been written. Know…

  15. WHETHER KABIMBA WAS AMONG THE FOUNDER MEMBERS OF PF OR NOT IS NOT THE SUBSTANCE HERE. THE ISSUE HERE IS THAT HIS COTRIBUTION TO THE BUILDING OF PF IS IMMENSE TO BE SIMPLY TRUSHED,IGNORED AND THROWN TO THE WIND IN THAT DRAMATIC AND INHUMAN DISMISSAL. THE CONTIBUTION OF WYNTER TO THE PF’S VICTORY IN 2011 CANNOT BE COMPARED TO ANY OTHER SO CALLED FOUNDER MEMBERS OF PF OTHER THAN SATA. FORMING A POLITICAL PARTY IN ZAMBIA IS THE MOST EASY THING, BUT BUILDING IT AND TRANSFORMING IT INTO A FORCE TO RECKON WITH IS CRITICAL, OTHERWISE PF COULD HAVE JUST LIKE ANY OTHER SO MANY POLITICAL PARTIES IN THIS COUNTRY WHICH ONLY EXIST ON PAPER AND NAME. THE PERSONALITIES OF SATA N WYNTER BLENDED SO WELL TO USHER PF INTO GOVT. YOU CAN TALK LOUDEST AGAINST KABIMBA ONLY THOSE WHO FORGET LIKE CHICKENS. VIVA WK

  16. LUBINDA IS SIMPLY A COWARD,AND AN OPPORTUNIST.HE IS LOOKING FOR A JOB. LUBINDA IS THE MOST UNPRINCIPLED VENGEFUL BRAT WHO CAN ONLY CHEAT HEADLESS CHICKENS IN PF. WYNTER IS A STRONG MAN WHO IS SIMPLY WOUNDED AT THE BATTLE FRONT,IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT HE WILL NOT COME BACK TO THE POLITICAL FRONT. POLITICIANS DONT JUST DIE THRU A DISMISSAL,THEY RISE AGAIN TO PROOF THEIR INNOCENCE AND ARE USUALLY VINDICATED ESPECIALLY AT A TIME WHEN THE PARTY THAT HAVE DISMSSED THEM BEGIN TO LOSE POPULARITY. WYNTER WILL RISE AGAIN

  17. Sobi,

    I know more than you think. Remember the PF came a close second in 2006 and was only controversially defeated in 2008. During this time Kabimba was nowhere near the PF. He only joined the PF in 2009 when the PF was already the strongest opposition party and had momentum on its side. Are you telling us that his sudden appearance just 2 years before 2011 is what led to the PF victory. It was a massive collective effort by a large number of players that led to the 2011 victory.

  18. Maikalange you are splitting hair here as you are saying things that I did not say. I never said Kabimba founded PF. My exact words are “Kabimba is expendable regardless of what he has done to build this party” and my analysis is analogous to the manner Aka and Mbita and Mainza Chona founding members of emuemudi and UNIP respectively were found to be expendable. I referred to building the party which anyone who is a political observer can attest to. Thank you for your enlightment on the founding members of PF.

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