Copperbelt Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD) Youth Chairman Richard Mofya has been suspended with immediate effect.
The development follows allegations linking him to a group of individuals allegedly discrediting Republican President Rupiah Banda.
Mr Mofya is said to have partnered with a pressure group headed by one Mr Kaputula of Ndola by working against Mr Banda through issuing of disrespectful remarks and events aimed at tarnishing the image of the President.
Copperbelt MMD Provincial Youth Publicity Secretary Morgan Ntankula said in a statement obtained by ZANIS today, that Mr Mofya has been given aw week in which to exculpate himself before a final decision will be made on his future in the ruling party.
Mr Ntankula said that the Provincial Vice Chairlady Mrs Dorothy Mukulama will take over as the MMD youth chairman in Mr Mofya’s absence.
He added that the ruling MMD was proud to announce that the party had received nine opposition Patriotic Front (PF)members of parliament and thirty-one councillors who he said have indicated their willingness to rejoin the MMD.
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You surely can not bit the finger that feeds you. RB needs supporters who are upright!! Good move
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Nangu mufute baficolour
very funny
Ulishani Jamaco, Long time ka?
I am doing fine Sir.
Things are tough pa Zed!! At least I have a feeling the Govt. is cleaning up!! Let us see where this leads us.
Ba Banda let people use their freedom of speech
Let them come to PF and talk talk talk against me…100% freedom of speech. no problem . am a democrat and they can even call me ‘cobra’ or ‘pangaman’ etc i will be happy.
You are our man! If it means waiting forever, we shall wait for you! osabalekelela banyabwa!! Batunyela pafula!!
We shall continue to criticize when you under perform.
Awe mwandi
Just consentrate on producing results rather than suspending people who mean well and are concerned about Zambian citizens.
one day he will forget that he is suspending himself. Wellcome UNIP oyeee.
Nyama soya dont be too excited. You know how the situation in Zambia is concerning past president. Wait when Sata takes over in 2011, and you will see what will happen to you.
Kanshi muli ubu buteko takuli kulandako?
At the rate he is going, Rupiah Banda will remain with only family members in his party by the time we get to 2011! We are witnessing the self-destructionof the MMD! You cannot get rid of everyone who disagrees with you and call yourself a leader!!
RB SHOULDN’T BE THINKING THAT HE IS A SMALL god. HIS DAYS ARE NUMBERED. GENTLEMEN AND WOMEN, ZAMBIA DESERVES BETTER THAN JUST HAVING !!D!!00TS IN GOVERNMENT.
Iwe Peter you an an !!D!!00T and a full . You dont seem to understand zed politics. Ask PF and they will lecture you.
Zambian Minister ,
I here predict that MMD will sweep clean the 2011 elections.By election time, all these Post newspaper front page base parties like PF will have been choked to the edge of death. UPND i vow will never see a seat beyond Southern province.MMD is winning my friend.And on this cleansing process, at lower level it don’t take the Party President to sanction the clean up but the local organs in concert with National Party Chairman, Provincial Chairman and National Secretary office.
So what exactly did he say to discredit the president? If it’s insults then the suspension is justified but if it’s mere criticism like Real Zambian has hinted, then thumbs down for RB & MMD.
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Every one wants recognision so as to get some kind of employment from RB. Just open your mouth in his favour and bang you are sent in foreign mission.
Mwilafuta baficolour
To think that these same people calling themselves MMD were in the intial stages of the party ready to destroy MMD, are now able to suspend the owners of the party. Ukupela ichipuna u wamatako ayakulu nangu the camel and
Awe mwandi Nyama soya mukali, elo tafwaya kumwebako. I wonder what KK mean’t when he said ‘He would make a wonderful president’, Eifi kanshi? You ‘ve to kiss his butt for a living. Anyway, they say ‘Every nation gets a leader they deserve’.
Zed for the dogs, wild wide RB we have no freedom of speech anymore in our Country Zambia.
GRZ should concentrate on the problem we are facing, job losing is scary, shortage of food, our Zed economy is going wild for the Dogs.
God bless us
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Our country has gone to the dogs,Banda is the most arrogant,paranoid & insecure leader Zambia has ever had & it seems we are going back to the UNIP days of one party state & no freedom of expression,absolute b**locks
Accept divergence views. its health to listen to criticism if you want to be a good leader.
I wonder how many are going to be suspended/sacked at the end of the this year.Inseated of working for the development of the nation,pipo are so busy trying to see/hear who is speaking against them! I used to think that pipo are free to talk about certain issues in their politcal parties/government,but seems the more you spik,the faster you are sacked/suspended!! surely is it a must to say yes to everything even to what is not ok?
I knew that guy, he was bosstifull anyway, am not sure about the allegations.
Those MPs willing to return to MMD will just lose their sits. They can retain their sits, this they know. This is the more reason those rebel MPs are hanging on to their sits thru legal gimmicks. Look at Jonas, he says he will not seek legal representation but will face MMD in Katuba, he knows he will retain that sit.