Friday, March 29, 2024

UPND refutes Gen Tembo’s party-rating

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UNITED Party for National Development (UPND) in Southern Province has refuted
claims by former Republican Vice President, Lieutenant  General Christon Tembo, that there are only two viable political parties in the country.

UPND Provincial Secretary, Mayaba Hanseluka, told ZANIS in an interview in Monze today that as far as UPND in southern province was concerned. General Tembo
was not the spokesperson for the party and his statement in the press had been taken with great exception.

Mr.Hanseluka was reacting to Lieutenant General Christon Tembo’s statement in The Post newspaper, dated September 7th, 2007, where he was encouraging UK-based
automotive aerospace expert Professor Clive Chirwa to join MMD because there were only two or so viable political parties that were active and could give some sort of direction in the country.

General Tembo’s statement further stated that MMD was the first followed by PF while others were as good as dead.

The UPND spokesperson said that if General Tembo wanted to encourage the UK-based
automotive aerospace expert Professor  to join MMD, he should do it out of national interest and not for personal gain.

He said that UPND was still strong and they are many other political parties in the country that were going strong, adding that General Tembo should visit the
registrar of societies for him to know the number of viable political parties in the country.

He called on the former republican vice president to desist from underrating other political parties in the country especially that he was no longer active in politics.

2 COMMENTS

  1. Why are you worried? That is according to Lt.Gen. Tembo, its not the view of every Zambia. If you asked someone who favours FDD, he will tell you that its only MMD and FDD parties that are viable. Don’t waste time responding to such statements, they will just give you unnessesary headachs. Move on!!!!!!

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