Patriotic Front (PF) Chilubi Island Member of Parliament Obby Chisala has called on party leader Michael Sata to announce when the party will hold its convention.
Mr. Chisala says the convention would help iron out some of the problems that have besieged the party.
He told ZANIS in an interview that the convention would further help to re-organise the party.
Mr. Chisala, who has just returned from his constituency, said this is the message from party cadres at the grassroots.
He said party cadres and other stakeholders are concerned about the alleged internal wrangles in the party.
Mr. Chisala has appealed to lower organs of the party not to breach the channels of communication of the party.
In reference to the recent alleged expulsions of Chifubu Member of Parliament Benson Bwalya and Bwanamukumbwa lawmaker Joseph Zulu by the district organs, Mr. Chisala said the district party authorities have no authority to expel a Member of Parliament.
He said a Member of Parliament is more senior than constituency or district leadership therefore the constituency officials should have consulted the party secretariat on how to proceed.
Last week, the two lawmakers were allegedly expelled from party by the district officials for what they termed as ‘failure to represent them adequately’.
Meanwhile, the Patriotic Front (PF) in Chifubu constituency has warned its top leadership of mass exodus of party members if the issue of their member of parliament was not handled properly.
Scores of PF members and leaders who stormed ZANIS offices in Ndola today and expressed shock that their member of parliament Benson Mwamba has been expelled from the Party because he was attending the National Constitutional Conference (NCC) currently sitting in Lusaka.
Group spokesman Mr. Humphrey Mwaba said expelling Mr. Mwamba from the party would be the worst mistake the constituency leadership could make because the MP was elected by the people.
He said people who were alleging that Mr. Mwamba has been expelled from the party because of participating the NCC were part of the group that were allegedly demanding K150 million from the MP for unknown reasons.
Mr. Mwaba said the constituency leadership has no powers to expel an elected member of parliament unless the party’s National Executive Committee confirm’s the decision.
He said party members in the area have disassociated themselves from the anti- Mwamba supporters who have no reasons as to why they expelled the MP.
Mr. Mwaba said the PF was not a one person party and should be seen to be democratic by exercising democratic rights through holding conventions so that genuine leaders could be elected to lead the party.
He said the party and its members were fed up with mere appointments and wanted a clear procedure of electing leaders at every level so that the party could become a people driven party whose leaders were supported by the people.
Sata is walking a tight rope, he must understand that first it starts as a murmur, then insolence,then open dissent, then insubordination,then insurrection and finally overthrow.
Sata’s opposers in PF have only the last two stages to get him out.And if he had eyes to see and ears to hear he would have understood by now that this is the doing of his Little Friend Kafupi.
I shudder to think what could happen should Mr Sata plus Taiwan end up at Plot One.
His handling of PF is a manifestation of what Zambia should expect if that happened.
Sata will never enter Stathouse, Neither will any party backed by FTJ. Zambians are fed up with crooks and thugs
Neither HH, Big teeth Magande, period
PF singing the song “DEMOCRACY”???? Good grief,what a bunch of jokers this party is showing itself to be!! To all PF Cadres who defend Cobra and PF…this is just the beginning…there are no shortcuts when running a party and the long predicted cracks are beginning to show!!This joke of a party will disintergrate well before the next election.You cannot have an unelected leadership trying to lead in a democratic environment.A party with no party cards..hahahahahaha!!
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Cycle Mata is full of Recycled ideas of old politics of noise making, name-calling, with no issues at all! Maaaawe solee! How can he run a country, if a small party is failing him or is it him failing the party?
Cycle Mata has never been a democrat, neither will he! He has out-lived his political usefulness!
Viva HH viva Chirwa
Cycle Mata is a let down and chancer. He is more of a Public performer than a leader! No wonder he is popular among the Kaponyas. He does not know modern politics of real issues, thats why Taiwan & China keep on confusing the man!
Even if a convention is called, he will manipulate his way, like he did at the MMD Kabwe conference, where he chased all right-minded guys who finally formed FDD!
Cobras never make friends, they are dangerous!
Ba Sata
Kabiyenifwe kumaisobole tapali ifyakutina.
HH is none start!! he cant the nation when he failed the former employees of Lima.
#9 should read he cant rule the nation
BaJhomu(7),the thirst for power corrupted the Fideedee 22.After the third term issue was dead and buried they should have returned to the fold.The biggest problem with those famous 22 was that they all wanted to rule PLOT 1!!Their individual ambitions scared away potential supporters among the electorate and hence they lost their chance of unseating MMD!!Politics is indeed a funny game!!I wonder if ZNBC still have a copy of Cyle Mata defending the third term bid?could we have a re-run??
The Chawama pangas lead by Cycle Mata would be another interesting historical event. The Khaki envelopes in Kabwe, the funeral fund diverted to his press conference recently, the Taiwanesse episode in Malawi, hey, what a leader!
Now its FTJ planning to hijack power from him? Cycle Mata Elyo Lwanya!
FTJ has always dribbled Chimbwi Satanyoko clean so! However, what makes Luapulans and Chiluba himself that he can ever run this country? It just goes to show the extent to which my traditional cousins are blind to reality, Chiluba is damaged goods way too bad for sale. If they want him to be deputy minister for Katanga-Luapula, its their own indaba.
Anonymous iwe who said anything about HH? The issue is about Sata or are you comparing him to Sata. You cant compare that foul mouthed chap to HH. What people at lima? Stick to the issue at head!
Sata’s calibre(or lack of it) is well documented. So nothing new there. What’s surprising is the aparently large number of people who still want to tow his line. No need to worry about him ending up at plot 1, it will never happen! If ageing does not get the better of him, some brave party members will.
I read all comments submitted by fellow Zambians with a deep shock, firstly, these hopeless Zambian writers who are hauling gross abusive language at national leaders like Sata, HH and our last President FTJ, have no shame to themselves. The best best these people should do is totally shut up. What they ought to know is that, FTJ ruled Zambia for a good solid 10 years with huge fiscal tangible results, I mean who has not seen these, unless a blind man or those with insantiable hatred for FTJ.
Given Lubinda should be Zambia’s next President.
PF must get more organised to win in 2011.Have a Convention soon!! So far it the only alternative to MMD dying party. No wonder chirwa wants to put some energy into it. The only unbeaten candidate that can win national wide is honorable Given Lubinda; He is well qualified and experienced law maker. H He will bring change to zambia and he is some who can win both rural and urban vote which Mwanawasa and Sata failed to do in the previous elections.
Given Lubinda should be Zambia’s next President.
PF must get more organised to win in 2011.Have a Convention soon!! So far it the only alternative to MMD dying party. No wonder chirwa wants to put some energy into it. The only unbeaten candidate that can win national wide is honorable Given Lubinda; He is well qualified and experienced law maker. He will bring change to zambia and he is someone who can win both rural and urban vote which Mwanawasa and Sata failed to do in the previous elections
Chule(18),
Dream on with your thoughtless passion for Lenjes.Zambia is a country of diversity,12 million potential leaders and multi-dimension on spread of skills among ethnic groups.What uniting leadership skills does Lubinda have that you believe are peculiar and superior to other Zambians?Just because he is passionate in covering his masters’ litter in front pages then you think he is a leader?Do you know of his education, enduring family crisis-marital failures in series,Business failures?
Am reliably informed madam Mwanawasa is being groomed to take over the husband! something i dont understand well every Zambian especially over the age of 35 is eligible. Never put 2011 to only to HH, Sata ,Chirwa anyother person can stand. I dont believe that we only have SATA and HH to rule us we can have other sure Given Lubinda can stand, or even Magande anyone is free. Never be cheated that their is anything called presidential material its a falacy.
Having travelled to and fro zambia dar one wonders why we pay enormous taxes when clearing our cars@ nakonde .Why should we be subjected to high taxation ” is this the MAGANDE THEORY”.I dont seek any economic indicates what growth is there when people are in poverty.SHAME MWANAWASA & MAGANDE
Sata is for real.In a country with 8 million wallowing in poverty, He s just what I a who travelled in more than 60 countries need. You cannot have all tax payers money being spent on buying unneccessary and expensive government vehicles when their a dozen of priorities.I dont care how old a leader is.Chirwa is non nationalist.He left this country when we needed him most.Now he thinks he thinks the Phd makes a good leader. Ask how may BA,Bsc,FCCA have failed to run thier small families?
#22, I cant believe there are still people who know how to read and write who support sata. Man, leave that crap business to kaponyas. Who said sata in plot 1 would change the lives of those wallowing in poverty? The man is out to just satisfy his own selfish thirst for hunger. Your poverty-stricken bululus will not even feature on his agenda. Wake up and smell the coffee.
Brian.
Zambia needed independence in 1964 and we got it thru Dr K.Kaunda.Zambia needed plural politics and we got it thru FTJ.As a country we needed our young democracy 2 grow and allowed Mwanawasa to continue wit nursing our young democracy.Wat Zambia needs afta Mwanawasa leaves Office some1 who wil bring about economic change 2 Zambia in 2011 and tht person is no other HAKAINDE HICHILEMA (HH).He possesses unique quality of wat Zambia needs 2 drive forward 2 attain meaningful economic devpmnt.Sata is a old tired and selfish lion who has no any serious agenda 4 this country.Zambians,lets open up our eyes,HH is the Moses of Zambia 4 economic devpnt for mother Zambia.
24. Supported. Wake up people. No crooke should go to state house anymore. All these leaders like Sata are being supported by “national nobel price thieves” from the stilling zones. Plot 1 should be for clean people. To hell with self proclaimed nationalists, with long fingers. Go for HH, not thieves.
y’all dunno what you’re talking about, the only leader that can save zambia from its woes is yourself………so stop licking your …and get to work!
Sata chabe ndiye anga sebenze, HH is a kawalala like bene Chiluba and all!