Zambia: MMD’s NEC aspirants urged not to use corruption to attract voters at the convention
ACTING MMD spokesperson Mike Mulongoti
MMD chairperson for elections Mike Mulongoti has advised members of the ruling party aspiring for positions in the national executive committee to lobby for support in a decent manner.
Mr Mulongoti, who is MMD acting spokesperson, said although the ruling party’s constitution allows members to campaign ahead of the convention, this must be done in a decent manner.
He said in an interview in Lusaka yesterday that those vying for positions should not use corrupt means to woo voters at the convention.
This follows the announcement by MMD deputy national secretary Jeff Kaande that the national executive committee will next month set dates for the ruling party’s convention.
Some MMD officials on the Copperbelt are alleged to have started campaigning to challenge President Banda at the convention.
Mr Mulongoti said contestants should not buy delegates to vote for them at the convention.
“You know Zambia is a big place, so you can’t stop people from campaigning. They are free to do so, but my appeal is for the campaigns to be done in a transparent and decent manner,” Mr Mulongoti said.
He said the party has a huge task to ensure resources for the convention are raised to conduct a successful convention.
Mr Mulongoti advised MMD members to be patient and remain united as the party goes to the convention.
He urged MMD members to desist from issuing unwarranted statements on the convention.
[Zambia Daily Mail]
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The person who made this statement surely is wrongly impersonating Mulongoti and the MMD! How honestly can the convention happen in a decent manner? ACC and DEC must work togethe rto catch this impersonator and the Daily Mail should retract this wrong statement!
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The MMD convention is finally on. Where has the money come from? Oh! oh! Is it MMD’s tactics of avoiding the truth! Just go to the convention plz, and say bye to politics.
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Rubbish. So he is admitting that MMD is corrupt. Oh so the corruption is on CB no wonder ba Mwene RB is gone there.
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Machobani, lets think.
Before fake fuel crisis: No money for convention
After fake fuel crisis: Money for convention
Between fake crisis: Dubious fuel import deals at issued by NEW Tender Board
Got the idea?
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MMD with no direction…..always just trying to do things. Dont trust them they might change against the convetion. Ala niba mambala sana.
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Mulongoti is a useless chap and with him MMD will sink. Viva Sata and HH. Drop these people and zambia go forward and arrest Mulongoti, I know where he stole money and I will give evidence. Have you read Temashimba’s will, Mulongoti’s is very similar. Ni bakabolala. Ni Njege, Kimasholi fella.
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Well-well-well, I thought the Bemba saying says ” akatì \ akamuti ukwete eko bominako imbwa” how does ba mulongoti expect people not to use there resources to lure people? I thought that will be the same gymic the rulling party will use. are they not the same people moving with brown envelopes? What is the purpose of those envelopes you give the chiefs and marijuana smokers in wetern province and all over the country? For sure chiwamina galu kuluma mbizi.
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Mulongoti, at last you are telling us that your party relies on corrupt practices. By the way I suspect you are one of those supporting the UPND/ PF pact discreetly. Just come out in the open and join the pact before time runs out.
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ZAMTEL balegoleka.they have not even told us its true worth………Epo mpelele.
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This is interesting, the MMD convention to be held? If it will be it will mark the end of RB and he knows it.
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Mike Mulongoti is a political Tick that should be locked up when PF/UPND gets into power!
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Ngobola u r rite..he’s a terrible parasite ..we don’t need him…when RB loses,,who will stand by him?
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If none of these fools is ever locked up for Obstruction of Justice, we will just trade in one ***** for another!
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People with wider economic perspectives like Kavindele and Magande need to come together during the convention to bring sanity to the MMD.
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