Thursday, March 28, 2024

Magande Urged to withdraw from race

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THE Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) in Central Province has appealed to National Executive Committee (NEC) Members, especially Honourable Peter Magande, to withdraw from standing against Acting President Rupiah Banda.

MMD Provincial Secretary Roy Mwaba stated that after extensive consultation and submissions from all the six districts in Central Province, the provincial leadership unanimously endorsed the adoption of Acting President, Rupiah Banda as the MMD candidate. “Our appeal to the other NEC members, especially Mr. Peter Magande, is that they should withdraw to stand against the acting President but should only reaffirm him as our official candidate to stand in this by-election for the sake of continuity and in this period of a transition to the 2011 general elections,”Mr. Mwaba said.

He said that people like Mr. Magande and other NEC members wishing to contest the Presidency for 2011 could do so at the next convention as they had earlier indicated to contest. He advised that they should not take advantage of the current situation and use it as their opportunity as it would cause confusion of the worst kind.

Meanwhile the MMD in Kasama District has resolved to give acting President, Rupiah Banda, a 100 per cent vote as MMD presidential candidate during the forthcoming by-election. MMD District Chairman, David Chanda, confirmed the development in a statement released to ZANIS. Mr. Chanda said party members in the district would rally behind Mr. Banda because of his maturity and level-headedness in dealing with national issues. Mr. Chanda has since advised Northern Province Minister, Lameck Chibombamilimo, to stop misleading people that the acting President does not have support in the province. He accused Mr. Chibombamilimo of lacking political direction as evidenced from his uncoordinated statements regarding President Mwanawasa’s successor. Mr. Chanda has since declared that the province would be a no-go area for Mr. Chibombamilimo once MMD’s National Executive Committee (NEC) formally endorses Mr. Banda as its presidential candidate in forthcoming by-election. He further warned that MMD members would not allow the provincial minister to continue causing instability in the ruling party by advancing his cheap politics, adding that Mr. Chibombamilimo does not even command support in Mpulungu where he is Member of Parliament. Recently, Mr. Chibombamilimo was quoted in media as saying acting President Rupiah Banda would not be supported by the people of Northern Province if he is chosen as the presidential candidate for MMD in the forthcoming by-election.

144 COMMENTS

  1. LEAVE MAGANDE ALONE! DIDN’T YOU HEAR THAT HE WAS APPOINTED AS THE PRESIDENT’S SUCCESSOR? IF SAY THAT THEN YOU’RE JUST DISAPPOINTING DR. MWANAWASA BECAUSE YOU’RE AGAINST HIS WISH SUCH THAT HE WILL NOT REST IN PEACE. HE WILL JUST BE PLEADING YOU TO YOU PEOPLE JUST TO DO HIM A FAVOUR BY GIVING MAGANDE A CHANCE.

  2. 1. These guys know their jobs are up for grabs.
    2. They realise now that Levy is gone, It’s an opportunity to steal.
    At least until 2011
    3. Position themselves

    What a disgrace!

  3. you have started your cheap politics, are you democratic, let the nation at large decide. all you want is Rupia to be in control of state machinery so as to advance your selfish ambitions. we are all mature but there is more to it that determines how the nation should go, both at home and internationary. we don’t want to fill up the gap but to continue with progress, period

  4. we know such types of politics, it even happens in higher learning institutions where a humble chicks is picked to speak for the none existing majority, kuya bebele. Corrupt chap

  5. Leave Magande alone… Zambia is a democracy – let the people vote!!! If the MMD do not want Magande then let him stay in the race until Sept 5 and then they can vote him out… what kind of nonsense is this!!!

  6. #8, mistaken understanding, that guy was able to compete favourably despite his short time of being with the people of Chilanga, why. substance. Some people struggle in their home constituences but he didn’t. Leave Magande alone. We need a progressive and corrupt free leader

  7. Is anyone else even a litle suspisous about the overwhelming support for Rupiah Banda? Something smells very fishy within the MMD.

  8. Hey guys, have you noted that it is mostly the same thieving chaps that were in the forefront of justifying their hefty stinking unjustified salary increaments now leading that Malawian Lupiah Banda’s campaign! Kavindele was right, their is a very unholy alliance here, these chaps have made their support to him conditional on that he ratifies their salary robbery as soon as he ascends to power and he is going along with the pact. Anyway, all the rabid dogs barking wildly are not even NEC members, what a waste of breath. This is Magande’s time, thieves be very scared.

  9. #2 Tafimbwa lubilo,

    The problem that the MMD have at the moment is that there is no guarantee that whoever is saying that the late LPM prefered Magande is telling the truth. LPM did not speak out on who should succeed him as party president and that fact will remain for eternity. Falsely putting words in the mouth of the dead is what is very shameful at the moment. What makes me uncomfortable at the moment is the MMD presidential succession squables are being impossed on the nation as though it is a national issue meanwhile its a party issue.

  10. let the man exercise his democractic right buit come on pipo,with due respect to the wishes of LPM,lets not be over taken by emotions, even in the midst of our grief lets return some forms of widom,this is not a chiefdom where you annoint a succeesor,wishes are just wishes,if thee were horses beggers would ride.so pliz twapapata let democracy prevail.

  11. Why so much focus on Magande??? Is he the only one contesting the presidency of MMD against Banda??. I can sense a heavy weight once again and everybody is shaken. give the man a break, he has the right to contest like anybody else. If truth be told all those supporting RB know he has no direction of his own and so they want to put a rubber stump in place for their selfish reasons. They know Magande is a man of his own and cannot be manipulated. Shame, shame on our short sightedness. God save our beloved country. We have good leaders but we always opt for the worst.

  12. MMD NEC members have divided the party before LPM is buried.They seem not to trust each other from the start.you cant have 15 candidates in one party.y cant u guys sit and come up with one person who can lead the party till 2011 rather than having all you madalas vying for the same post.we need someone who will finish LPM’s programmes on a more serious note rather than wanting to be president.come on madalas

  13. Why Magande to withdraw, is that democracy, the late’s wife said that even if the late prefered Mr Magande, democratic principles should prevail. what about the other contendants, you have already scruitinised them? we need a demcratically elected leader in MMD.

  14. This bickering within Movement for Mwanawasa’s Death (MMD) is getting silly. Whatever they do will ultimately cost Zambia for a long time to come. I’m not a card-carrying member of any political party yet I’ll be the first to vote for a candidate who will reduce government’s foolish expenditure, something Magande has not demonstrated.

  15. MUSOKONEZO nobamakwesu is a sign of panic,fear & uncertainity Which gives birth to a downfall AUREVOIR MMD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!am going to bed now.

  16. It is very sad to see people who do not know Magande very well supporting him.Work with him you will know him better,and know hwy we do not want him to go to plot one.

  17. Magande go for it.Let those fools go to hell,I think you are one for job.RB you need a lot of power to do our sweet 16 at home, so please LET magande alone

  18. Advise to MMD.For the sake of democracy please stop the bickering, bend your constitution a bit and call for let’s call it adhoc convestion and let all the contestants be elected through the ballot and not appointed by NEC.The NEC to me has vested interests as can be diduced from their daily statements.Lets uphold democracy even at party level.long live zambia.

  19. people of Zambia, the fact is that Magande is the right man. Don’t you see that Bamda is a very weak leader who can be manipulated even by you? If they conmen adopt Banda WE SHALL VOTE THE OPPOSITION AND PLACE MMD IN ITS RIGHT PLACE……….after all Mwanawasa is gone,, there is nothing good in those he has left.

  20. Banda or RB must withdraw and leave young Turks to battle it for MMD leadership.I doubt if RB will take this country to any height.Why does MMD want to take us backwards ,wake up MMD NEC.Be wise in the choice of your candidateor else it will be the last we hear of you.

  21. Some MMD in NEC are simply endorsing RB because in is acting president and can use state resourses to campaign and influence the rigging as it has been the case in the previous elections. The MMD knows the people lost hope in them many years ago and there wish is to field in someone who can simply win, its a pity they are not thinking or looking for a person who serve the country deligently. RB has no calibre at all, why should a president be chosen on grounds of pleasing a dead man? Have these people stopped thinking? LPM is dead and we must forget about his ambitions and forge ahead. Try to please the million Zambians who are suffering not a dead. Let Democracy prevail anyway!

  22. Magande must withdraw. Why has “state house” backed him?? To continue with nepotism. Zambians open your eyes are read between the lines. Remember RB was to have a cabinet meeting the week LPM past on. He was to reverse the increaments magande justified. This has not gone well with certain pipo. By the way who says being a good manager makes you a good leader – wa magande visit a dentist.

  23. Magande will be in plot one in november.His calibre has outweighed all the oponents.Bakaili we should exercise democracy.

  24. Sylvia Masebo is scared to betray LPM when he is dead. She betrayed him when he was bed ridden when she supported those inhuman salary increaments. No wonder she fainted. Now she is supporting magande to ensure that those increaments are endorsed. We know. Jonas,Magande Sylvia and former first lady. Shame on you. Dipak wants to be the next Finance Minister, Membe VP. NEVER

  25. The people that have caused this are people that PLM surrounded himself with. His family, relatives and political allies. The man had a stroke first time in 2006. If anybody really loved him, they should have strongly adviced him to step down to save his own life but awe no body was willing to tell the man the truth. I remember reading about PLM talking about resigning from the Presidency because it was too stressful and he didn’t enjoy his Presidency because he had to time for his family. These were signs but most of you hypocrites decided to use him for your own benefit even when you knew that politics wasn’t good for him because of health reasons.

  26. If MMD think we will vote for them even after appointin RB they are wrong. Do not take Zambians 4 granted and above all we are not fools. don’t think we do not know why u want to put RB in front. Can u please leave Magande alone this is what we call democracy. Should RB be nominated then we will vote the opposition, after all we got the right to vote for someone we feel can rule us. Not Just anything.

  27. Let all those wishing to contest as MMD presidential candidates do so. Don`t deny people their rights to contest as presidential candidates as it is mandatory for them to do so.Not everyone is in need of RP. So why deciding for others. Let peace prevail, we want free & fair elections.

  28. It looks like Banda the Malawian born in Zimbabwe will be our next President and Bwalya Chiti will become his Vice President. It is interesting times indeed. The Post are one sided on Magande because Fred M’membe’s wife Mutinta Mazoka has been promised a job, which M’membe will benefit from. He is calling the Banda camp corruption when he is using corrupt means to support Magande by using the former first lady. We will wait and see who has the real power. Magande is a new comer to MMD so I don’t see him getting much support. In short this is the end of MMD because they might not recover from this deep division. VJ, Chitala, Teta, Mulongoti have been promised positions. Let the best win!!

  29. Let all those wishing to contest as MMD presidential candidates do so. Don`t deny people their rights to contest as presidential candidates as it is mandatory for them to do so.Not everyone is in need of RP. So why deciding for others. Let peace prevail, we want free & fair elections.

  30. ONE THING THAT PUZZLES ME IS THIS JOSTLING AND IN FIGHTING AMONG THE MMD MEMBERS FOR THE PARTY PRESIDENCY,EVEN BEFORE THEIR LATE PARTY PRESIDENT IS PUT TO REST.THIS SHOULD SERVE AS A WARNING TO ALL,ZAMBIANS NEVER EVER AGAIN TO VOTE MMD INTO STATE HOUSE.THEY HAVE OVERLOADED US WITH 21 DAYS OF NATIONAL MOURNING WHILST THEM ARE BUSY STRANGLING EACH OTHER FOR SUCCESSION,NAKU BURIAL KONSE ITS BY CARD ATASE!I HAVE EVEN RESORTED TO PLAYING REGGAE MUSIC HERE AT HOME,FINSHI NDECULILA.TOO BAD FOR LPM WE THE PEOPLE LOVED YOU BUT NOT YOUR WIFE NOR CLOSE PARTY MEMBERS.

  31. what criteria are these same cadres using to arrive at lupiya banda,what leadrer ship qualities does possese.zambians dnt been in rush in choosing leaders.i personally do not think lupiya ca make a gud president

  32. MMD pick Magande and loss the Presidency. You will surely not get a vote in Eastern, Luapula, Northern, Lusaka, Copperbelt, Western and North- Western. Bye bye MMD.

    Aka spoke well last nite. Protect you “child Aka”. Chitala protect MMD form the visitors. MUVI air Matters at Hand again tonite please please please.

  33. Pls fellow Zambian this nonsense of Levy’s wish is bringing Diarrhoea to me. Levy(MHSRIP)was not God pls pls pls. Yes he worked hard as a president and God has created us differently.So lets not be carried away by these job seekers/Bootlickers who are always talking about Levy’s Wishes.

    Much as Magande cud be a preffered one for the late, it does not mean we should all like Magande. Are you telling me that all Zambians liked Levy?The answer is definitely NO.The beckering seen in MMD so is relly Childish. I expected that in opposition. And pls let not be carried away by The Post Newspaper who of late are in campaign for Magande. Lets make our own decisions. This is a Democracratic state.

  34. Imagine what will become of MMD if they lose the presidency. These caps are so convinced that whoever they pick will win the republican presidency. That taking the pipo of Zambia for granted.

    The Post has disappionted me. They floating Magande and they want us Zambians to side with them. What is in it for them or is it him. The Post please don’t be baised, we know Mrs. M’membe is Tonga so is Magande, but be fair to the Eastern RB. We know the pipo backing Magande and not all of them are clear nor are they morally upright. By the way you the Post tell the nation why your Magande left Zanaco.

  35. It seems the chiluba boys are back in full control. I’m glad that Dr. Chiluba will be pardoned by RB, this is how things are supposed to be. Magande can’t win a national election unless he riggs the elections, the same goes for Rupiah Banda. But this state machinery behind him with his eastern relatives ‘all over’ strategic key positions means that, he will win the national by elections. Sata won’t mind having RB as President because they are friends, former work mates, cousins, and age mates. Viva MMD gangsters for regaining control of the gov’t. This is power and it is very sweet. The old MMD will be in control of all the new investment money coming in thanks to the late LPM(MHSRIP).

  36. Forget the Post and Levy’s wishes. But ask yourself why has RB surrounded himself with questionable characters? Why has he not come out and dissociated himself with tribal remarks made by Teta? It means he agrees with the stupid lot. it make one question his moral character. Being a VP is mostly ceremonial and does not really put to the test leadership and managerial skills. Its on this basis that I feel Magande is a better leader than RB.

  37. Before we even bury LPM the Post is busy campaigning for the Croc. The creature that wants to devour all the taxes we pay. It will share it with its friebds from the Post, the Lebanesse (NAPSA) issue, the Masebos, Kapinga Pandes and Shakas kreaal will be upgrade to a 5 Star brothel (women/ladies watch out, J is on the loose now that the uncle is gone). Shame on you all.

    You chaps at the Post you think you are the national mouth piece. You are not and will never be. You are humans not God. If you hope to get loans once Magande becomes President, forget it for he will never be one not in our life time.

  38. This is not time to lose 3 years and put a rubber stamp in the office of the president, we lost 10 years with a thief, now uou want us to lose 3 years, there is no way we can lose 13 years of stagnation and survive as country, leave the man to stand, you will come out better you fools, we know you are being paid to say what you are saying. The problem with our country is that we are used to not working for our properity but expect it on a silver platter, they know that Magande being a discplinarian, he will want a working team not sitting ducks like Rupiah. Anyway let us just boot out MMD and they can continue fighting eventually form REVIVE MMD Committee, they are wasting our time.

  39. Try Dr Mumba or Humphry S for President. HH is avaliable why confine ourselves to PF and MMD? The Movement for Misguided Dependants is finished. The clock stopped ticking in July or sorry August 19. Its gone with LPM. What???? Aka has a spare one. Thank God for Aka, sorry he can’t be president.

  40. RB is too weak to control the vultures and we are going to lose 3 solid yaers into the waters!pliz let’s choose a proactive and hard working man!Magande is the man …RB is a nyandule and very tribal with his people the Tetas and Aka has also lost direction and morals..Derrick Chitala is another useless and hopeless chap with the ka womaniser Chulumanda..VJ is rotten…

  41. let’s pray for these confused chaps in MMD coz its the ruling and if they mess up then all of us will be affected, so christians and who love Zambia pliz let us ask God to give us a sane, down to earth and God-fearing person to rule us regardless of where they’ll come from be it MMD, PF, UPND or whereever. let us not be casual in the way we approach this issue coz it can cost us our very lives. viva Zambia.

  42. Mwanawasa would have changed his mind on who is going to succeed him in favour of Rupiah Banda. This is because a couple of years spent by RB in govt, he has shown that he is impartial while Magande, good as pipo see him, would definately be tribal like Mwanawasa’s family tree in govt.

  43. Magande is a mean and selfish man, u vote for him ninshi mwaitaya, no salary increments. Banda also voted for will be a “YES” man to the learned MMD crooks although he is a passionate man. If the MMD are not careful this will be the premature end of their term. MMD Executive must adopt candidate with sense not feelings of selfishness. Pray that the opposition do not lose their senses also by contesting now and waste resources meant for the important race in 2011. I would passionately urge dear UPND not to contest now please.

  44. #55 precisely why is everyone saying he is a niceman, the only nice men I know are dead ones; so RB could actually be DEAD WOOD in that sense

  45. The tribalism, narrow mindedness and short sightedness exhibited by some of the people on this forum is saddening. Zambians always complain about the the Zambian diaspora not doing anything for their country, but when people like Magande commit themselves to public service, they are demonised. The guy is a proven economic manager which is what Zambia needs. If he is in fact corrupt, he is not as corrupt as the Sata’s, R.B’s and Katele’s of this world. WE need an honest president who will tell us things we may not be prepared to hear, and make decisions which although unpopular are in the best interests of our nation. Zambians, please dont let thieves sweet talk themselves into State House.

  46. Guys,where is our dignity ? posterity will judge us harshly if we allow the RB campaigners championed by stinking genetic rogues of the likes of VJ Mwaanga,Drug Dealer,Womaniser,Political Dribbler,Begger,Conman,Thug,Fungus to rule again.He invites himself to apply his devil election manipulation skills against ten million Zambians drive the votes in favour of his fellow genetic thugs :God forbid ! zambians let go to the ballot and reject this evil MMD.
    Who is Chitala,Chiti ? Out and forever !

  47. Nothing good has ever come out of MMD,Magande though been praised hast done that better job cos petrolium is so expensive in Zed than any other African country.Mr Banda…….hmmmmm,why not try some of them new faces than these expired politricks guys fighting for plot one.HH would make a difference if only given a chance,believe even the old man himself Dr LPM would have hand picked the man HH cos he has a vision for mother Zambia.

  48. come on guys?!let the rule of democracy prevail!give every aspirant a level playing field and the people will choose their president.These are dictates of democracy.Besides we know the MMD is known for appointing leaders on sentimental grounds,But the late LPM wanted to bring in a new culture of “rule of law.” I believe the best way to honour LPM is,as everyone is saying,carrying on his mantle, which has democracy on it.
    Give Magande.R.P,Chituwo and the rest of the gold diggers an opportunity to state their cause,but don’t beleive every nonsense they utter.Remember LPM directed these chaps.Are they able to direct their fellow chsps, let alone the respected citizens of Zed?

  49. #45 and #54 Stupid comments!

    Are you saying only a tonga or someone married to a tonga (M’memebe) should support a tonga. Are you saying that Magande will be tribal because he is tonga.

    You guys are unashamed tribalists!

  50. # 56 Passionate D. UPND should test the waters and their popularity now. They lose nothing by contesting now after all they kicked off their campaign long time ago even before LPM died in Ndola. Now whether UPND wins or loses, it does not matter because they are preparing for 2011 and this bye election is just like a mock election. Even in an exam, you have mock and final exams. For UPND this is a mock election which prepares them for the 2011 and any serious pupil will never say I cannot take on a mock exam because I am preparing for the final exams.

  51. I think some people (ministers) have a blind loyalty how can Masebo say she will follow the lates wishes by supporting Magande. I think they need to follow principles and not people what if at the present Magande is not the right person for Zed? And what if the late had looked outside the box for the next president he did it with ministers including vice president.
    And the so called souce frm RB camp that says positions have already been given out well thats politics i am sure PF UPND has some positions already allocated if not then they are going in blindly. It is better to assign then reconsider if some individuals do not leave up to the job. How reliable is info from the post there candid

  52. Post Editorial seems to suggest that we need anothr political party one can only assumes it will be headed by Magande/Maureen and company because Levy trid to change MMD and failed. It appears Magande might not get the normination so they are sounding out a new party that will have a theme of LMP legacy watch this space…

  53. What I dont understand is why the Central Province executive has asked contenders to step down ESPECIALLY MAGANDE. Why single him out? Does it mean that they see something in him? That he is a threat? Otherwise why would they want him to “especially” withdraw. What about all the others? Are the ysaying tehri are inconsequential, or are the ysaying Magande has NO right to contend? What criterion are they using? Someone answer me!

  54. But seriously if Magande Withdraw now and stood in 2011 he will be seen to be a very responsible person regardless of who wins the nov elections. Should the MMD retain the presidency thru someone else he could be given a chance to stand as VP and not form his own party under the pretense of legacy or breath of fresh air. Imagine all the support so far that RB has from party official in provinces and then he is not norminated. Its like Clinton and Obama the tactics that Clinton wanted to use of the big towns voting for her

  55. Low voices were heard on this forum, of people’s discontent with the post. It’s not that the post is unwise, I think. It is because the post talks for people instead of on behalf of the people. Confusing phenomena I’m suggesting here, but it has always fascinated me to see the post jamming its head into battles it can not possibly win or even unnecessary. Just few thousand men working for the post can’t surely predict how RB will perform in future just like they did not predict LPM. How can Zambia lose so much. I can stand loss of a president, not death of culture, art and civilization. Paternalism has always been objectionable because it is seen as manipulation when it involves adults

  56. I think the issue of forming a party is far fetched at this time and day, actually forming a party after a fall out is dangerous as people just think you are opportunist, you are better off remaining in there, lose an election and then come out after that once the party has settled down and form your own.

  57. #72 Chana
    I know you from Ndola but anyways to answer your question at the momnt the only 2 people in MMD that are standing out one because someone said they are the choosen one and the other by vertual of being VP and getting support from the provinces because he is already doing the job.
    So that is why between the 2 of them one has to withdraw and it seems the annointed one is not very porpular because they are taking advantage of the Late.

  58. #74 this same forum people discussed how the Post has stopped being objective, you see the post has a way of communicating that even in their nonsense someone who does not see beyond his nose will not see what is happening. The post were the first to despise chiluba when he literally handpicked ba Levy, now this is the man they are singing praises aboiut. I agree with you they do not know how RB will perfom in 90 days, but we as a people think the man is not suited for the job.

  59. #78
    we as a people or you as an individual because going by the reports not all are thinking like you do. I for one have no prefered candidate for this by election but will do by 2011 in my opinion i would think let that guy RB continue for the next 3 years.and i am not in a position to vote this time round

  60. I am glad that all these wrangles are happening within the MMD party itself. This infact is an opportune time for the opposition to capitalise on the situation and head for plot one. Magande is not a fully ripe politician per se. He was given the job of Finance minister owing to his expertise. The man is a professional and not a politician just as Chituwo. They are just fine were they are or else they might just say goodbye to their careers.

  61. #77 Chana,

    The simple answer to your question is that they singled out Magande because he is the most viable threat to their agenda. If you consider others like Pastor Mumba, how many provinces have endorsed him?

    What makes me sad about this whole arrangement is that democracy is being insulted.

  62. #81 Biggie Jim

    Thanks. I suspected so, but was curious to find out what others think. I cant for the life of me imagine why one person would be singled out. And # 80 Kwaanza, this is why our country is where it is today. The thinking even by people who should be informed, that professionals cant dabble in politics? Why should politics be a preserve of danderheads?

  63. RB Is likely to continue keeping tired men in the Govt who were left behind by LPM.The late left so many retired peeople on contracts after their 55’sBithdays.Whoever comes into power please follow retirement age Religiouly.Tired of being lead by men who have no vision for the Institutions they Head but just their pockets.

  64. Lets all be patient and let the selection process go on. If we shall be unhappy with the choice MMD makes, we shall have a chance to look elsewhere for a leader. I feel that the criticism the MMD is receiving during this process speaks volumes of its popularity. VIVA MMD.

  65. Wateva creature or ichinama MMD piks,i dnt expect any sane zambian today cn go and queue up to vote for them..bupuba!!its time for antha party to cum in.thy wnt magande so thy cntnue wth nepotism all over-mmci,embasies,govt ministries-we are nt 4 ths party..ABASH MMD

  66. Follow democratic principles all the way through and let people choose not appointing people.All we need to do is to think of who is capable,educated,clever,responsible and diplomatic.we need men or women of dignity not mishanga sellers for a president.we need young men or women with a good political acumen

  67. Banda is UNIP and is only in the MMD for a Job.Remeber how mwanawasa brought in his own team when he won the presidence.This is the resurrection of UNIP if Band a wins.The whole GOVT will be full of UNIP Guys and they will have their field day after loitering the streets for close to two decades.

  68. Honestly, I really wanted to vote for the MMD, on condition that they pick someone with integrity. Now its clear that the criminals, jackals have awoken. They want RB so that they can get back to their corrupt ways! I know that alot of people will vote opposition if RB is chosen. LPM set high standards, and now the jackals think Zambians are foolish! Watch out MMD!

  69. Muli fipuba bonse because like it or no Rupiah is your next president if i where you i would start making plans for the future.

  70. I do not believe the Post & Former First Lady that LPM had endorsed the Corcodile for the top-job. Nevertheless, Zambia is a democracy hence no need to please late LPM, he wont know anyway. In any case LPM was just human & prone to make human errors. Who says his choice is the best choice for the MMD or Zambia for that matter? In addition, Im shocked at how people change so quickly. We all used to demonise LPM, he never did anything right in our eyes, but now he dies, everything about him was soooo good. It now seems like he never did wrong. He was perfect, almost a Saint.Hypocrites!!!!

  71. Seriously what has magande done for this nation. look at the economy the poor are getting poorer. how much are pipo paying to travel for example from town to woodlands and how much is a mere loaf of bread and even sugar itself. what has magande done for this country. Zedians please lets be serious with the issue at hand

  72. i must admit…some zambians simply look at the smaller picture but not the big picture…MRS HOWARD…..the poor are getting poorer really..is that because they are sitting there doing nothing, while everybody else is making money ??….how much u pay for travel in lusaka…you dont think if money wasnt allocated for the road you use.it wouldnt have been more expensive…please zambia is not the only country in the world….i dare you to name a country where the cost of fuel has not gone up…….i suggest you go to ur richer neighbours house….and watch DSTV, then you might just realise that COST OF LIVING

  73. is going up…all over the world…so please learn to appreciate…wat the FM….Here has tried so hard to keep a lid on…………..come on you telling me zim has no FM…thats why its like that ??

  74. oh please realist, lets look at both pictures too. so WHY cant my poor neighbour afford DSTV SO the poor pipo should just shut up because there are alot of poor pipo in the world. lets be more realistic please. i dont think the poor are poor just because they dont know how to make money. then let magande teach the massess out there how to make money and they will surely vote for him

  75. #109
    problem is that you people when the reports stating going agaist you opinion they are bought takwaba. There is a diffeence between LT and other media how, they are only reporting on the site what has been reported by eg ZANIS and others dought they have there own people on the groung interview people.
    If they keep posting about Sata or HH everyone is happy if there is a shift in mood from reportersthen lwanya

  76. Lets not forget these so called people were appointed by one Levy Patrick Mwanawasa if they are useless what dose it say about the appointing president?

  77. Damn these slizzy bastards,here they go again, magande is the wizzle for shizzle in this presidential race.The rest are damn bizzles,we dont any jackass neither douches,we need a a nizzle.

  78. #24 and 45 please tell us more. how is it to work with magande and why did he leave ZANACO. all i know about him is that he wants more money for himself and his freinds. Nway am tired of the Post campaigning for Magande and Maureen Kakubo is a dangerous woman to trust as she drove her husband to death with her appetite for power. GOD save us from these thieves.

  79. #70, I like your analysis. The post are out to campaign for Magande but have realised that the NEC is not on Magande’s side especially after all the provincial support for RB. I am sure we will hear more in the next 90 days. ” MAGANDE will stand as independent supported by the post and Maureen. When RB requested cabinet to withdraw the 3 emolument acts from parliament, he was insulted in the presence OP director who brought the intelligence that the move was unpopular. Magande and his minions from the family tree supported the move but today they want to tell us that they cant betray Levy when they betrayed him when he was still alive. RB is better coz he will withdraw those selfish bills

  80. Typical African stone age politics. Observe what happens in the USA, Canada and UK. Members within the same party are free to express their intentions to stand for presidency. That does not jeopardize the party’s chances of winning or demonizes anyone at all. It just increases the competition and ensures that the best candidate is chosen. Losing candidates end up being appointed as vice presidents or cabinent ministers. Wake up people, that’s why Zambia is so backward!!

  81. Abash Sata!!!
    imwe fellow zambians sure! u want another state funeral in no time? Sata is sick and moreover he is Mugabe kind of material. He has no listening EAR but a dictator by nature..All those who wish Sata President are allegic to peace and harmony. If elected to power would bring nothing but hell to this nation.. I hear Ba kaponya are the oneS in the fore-front supporting him to get into power but hey! Woe to you ba ngwangwazi because oneday he i”ll just wake up and say i want learned people in the bus stations no calling people to board buses but just make ques and u know what that mean i guess…it means no JOBS FOR YOU GUYS. HURRY HURRY GET INTO SCHOOL NOW.

  82. #116,

    The UK gave us a bad example. Gordon Brown was single handedly hand picked by Tony Blair. Strange democracy indeed.

  83. TOTAL MADNESS
    HA HA HA MAGANDE FAILS TO RELEASE FUNDS EVEN FOR STUDENTS AND ONE TIME ORDERED THE MAZYOPA VULNERABLES TO GO THE VILLAGE WHERE SOME IF NOT MANY OF THEM HAVE NEVER BEEN..WHAT KIND OF A LEADER IS HE GOING TO MAKE IF HE HAS NO HEART FOR VULNERABLE PEOPLE AND EDUCATION YOU THINK THIS NATION WILL DEVELOP WITHOUT NDALAMA?PLEASE MWE BANTU HE IS NOT PRESIDENCY MATERIAL.AND HEY POVERTY INCREASE HAS BEEN THE CASE SINCE HE BECAME FINANCE MINISTER YOU CAN RECOGNISE A LEADER THROUGH SMALL THINGS AND HE FAILED HOW DO U THINK HE IS GOING TO MANAGE THE ENTIRE COUNTRY? IT WOULD MEAN POVERTY FOREVER. WHEN ARE WE GOING TO OPEN OUR EYES.44 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE NO DEVELOPMENT KWALIBA??

  84. Miyanda wamu yayaya./ Pipo stop wasting time on this childish MMD!! They are behaving like their candidiate is the next president.

  85. Objectively. Magande is better than RB for MMD Presidency. RB as a candidate for MMD will make them lose the elections. UPND and PF will be happy with RB because he is beatable.
    PF will undo a lot of what Levy stood for. Eg. NCC. UPND the next alternative.

  86. NOW ‘THE CHIEF MOURNER’ MAUREEN AND THE ‘FORMER’ POST ARE A TEAM BEHIND MAGANDE.
    NOW.
    1. IF LEVY INDEED WANTED MAGANDE, WHY DID HE NOT GIVE HIM THE VEEP POSITION.
    2. WHY ARE WE BEING FORCED TO CONTINUE WITH LEVY’ LEGACY COZ LEVY NEVER FOLLOWED CHILUBA OR KAUNDA’ AND IT WORKED WELL FOR HIM, WHY CAN’T WE LET OTHER PIPO TO RULE IN THEIR OWN STYLE?

    WE WANT A PERSON, INDEPENDENT OF LEVY, WE WANT A TASK FORCE TO INVESTIGATE MAUREEN BCOZ SO MUCH HAS BEEN SAID ABOUT HER DEALINGS, THAT’S WHY I THINK SHE IS IN A HURRY TO CAMPAIGN IN THIS MOURNING PERIOD. SHE SHD REALISE THAT HER TIME IS UP, ITS DAY TIME NOW, THE TASK FORCE LEGACY CONTINUES!

  87. Forgive us we are as equaly corrupt as those we condem and point our dirty finger at.

    We want a person who can protect us and our interests eg Zambian Airways, Plunder Cases (we are also plundering via our HIGH LEGAL FEES from as “MNB Legal practioners), and some other deals which we are hidden under.

    Ifwe ba POST tukondema balya abatuchinga.

    So Magange is our choice and that is why we have descided to BE HIGHLY UNETHICAL by openly and shamelessly and without fear to OPENLY campaign for MAGANDE.

  88. MHSRIP.So much about LPM legacy but so little said about rampant nepotism where the only qualification to be a top general or to work in an embassy is to come from Chibombo.

  89. The Post’s editorial of today stinks! Who do they think they are to speak for all Zambians? Mmembe should come out in the open and tell all Zambians what his real interests are! Zambia is for all Zambians and the right place for tribal politics is the stinking pit latrine. Does Mmembe and Maureen think Zambians are so stupid? All provinces except the province where Mmembe comes from are endorsing RB. Anyway, there is no guarantee that either RB or Magande are going to win the presidency. I agree with a lot of people that this is perhaps the end of the MMD. Let democracy prevail. Whoever the people of Zambia are going to choose everyone should accept and respect.

  90. Zambians its now time to get rid of MMD.I am for PF but surely I don’t mind UPND and HH for as long as it is not MMD.Zambians please save my country from these thieves and corrupt people.Now that their visionless leader is gone we need a forward thinking leader.Rupiah Banda is Malawian and UNIP!!!

  91. To me LPM was a useless leader,Nepotism,family tree,Selective justice.Unlike most of you foolish Zambians I call a spade a spade whether someone is dead or not.The HOUR has come for MMD to go,VOTE wisely!!

  92. let party cadres talk about the crap going on in MMD, we should probably focus on the opposition, i take it, out of traditional moral respect for the dead, the opposition is quietly trying to take the moral high ground, so we should patiently wait, as am sure they will break out on to the scene in the next few days, should be interesting on who they field & what selection process they adopt to field their candidates, we should watch closely.

  93. Like my fellow Zambians are saying leave Magande alone! Instead let’s wait and vote for the candidate / Zambian ,i.e without a criminal record or pending case in the Zambian courts of Law, that we think will be the best for Zambia.

  94. The only reason these thieves want Rupiah Banda to complete Levy’s term is because they know it is the only chance for them to continue with the parliamentary bill that was to award them the massive salaries. Remember that the bill was only suspended, and Rupiah being a beneficiary was quiet for sometime refusing to criticise his own ministers for promoting the bill, until Sata, HH and the rest of the country stood and threatened to protest…that’s when he put a stop to it. Who doesn’t know that? Rupiah is just another thief…he is even a worse thief because he is a dictator groomed in Kaunda era. MMD can have him for themselves, but they will not foist him on the rest of us Zambians!!

  95. THERE IS SOME FISHY GOING ON IN MMD GOVT. WHAT IS RB SUPPOSED TO COVER UP WHEN HE BECOMES PRESIDENT? YOU GUYS WITH A BALLOT POWER CAN YOU PLEASE VOTE FOR ANOTHER PARTY SO THAT WHATEVER IS BEING HIDEN IS EXHUMED BY ANOTHER PARTY IN OFFICE?

  96. i think we really need to be very careful.Lets get united and vote for a leader who will bring development.Zambia is a democratic nation.MMD thinks who ever they choose will be automatically zambias president. Aparty without an M + E system to mornitor and evaluate their project should not be given a chance.we are still morning so lets see who is standing and analyse them clitically.
    Go zambia Go. We have demostrated already that we are a country of Unity.

  97. Our Dear Rupiah Banda ive reliable been informed that you dont qualify for the MMD Presidency! you have less than 3 yrs in MMD which is the Constitutional provision in the MMD.

    Please read the MMD Constitution….lets wait and see….

  98. #126 You have your facts wrongly. M’membe can not be tribal by supporting Magande- he is a Bemba from Chinsali. Let us just make an objective analysis of the candidates.It has been proved that tribalists are quick at pointing fingers at others.LT your disclaimer will not absorb you from responsibility if you allow yourselves to be used as hate media- remember Ruanda. These records will remain.

  99. I don’t understand why only one person is asked to withdraw??? Are they so scared of him or what? What about all the other contestants??
    That’s not fair.

  100. mwebanthu, MMD’s selection of the presidential canditate doesnt mean that their candidate automatically goes to plot one. there is a long road to walk before then. were are you leaving HH and King Cobra,
    dont think short, think BIG!

    Ni mubwato….

  101. Well i do believe MMD has a party constitution that ought to tell them how they should conduct the process of appointing a successor but 1 thing they should kip in mind because i reckon most people are blind of this view is that there is going to be an election open to deserving parties and candidates and the more these guys argue against them selves the more they are de-campaigning them selves. I hope they choose wisely

  102. Magande it is not too late, withdraw from the race before you are bruised so that you can continue getting commissions from loans as a finance minister. Reposition yourself for 2011, if you were destined to be president. Better still, just be content with being a finance minister. After all, not everyone was born to be a president.

  103. Now that Mr Banda has won! bring it on with your 29 yr old wife (grand Daughter) we shall meet in the battle field no MMD anymore lets go to the rural areas to decampaign MMD no way K10,000 fuel no way! No way Unga K52000 why when in Angola Fuel is about K2500 does not make sense period.

  104. There is no much water for kabwato to take us. The hippo and a croc are in water so in water is a double risk. Magande can steer Zambia to higher heights. LPM’s success is the plan of Magande and thus he knows the secret to the much acclaimed achievement.
    If you supported LPM and wish to go on tribal lines by the choice of candidate then you are a hypocrite! Magande keeps the vision of Zambia and LPM was right in his wish. Chitala,Teta, Mulongoutali are people with no vision. We meet tommorrow for the results.

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