The ruling MMD in Mpulungu has with immediate effect suspended its constituency youth chairman Boas Lumbwe from his position for alleged indiscipline.
In an interview, MMD Provincial Vice Secretary ,Jairas Simunyola said the decision to suspend Lumbwe was reached yesterday during an emergency meeting held by district and constituency officials in Mpulungu.
Simunyola who had traveled from Kasama for the meeting added that Lumbwe had since been given 10 days in which to exculpate himself.
He said lumbwe has been charged with squandering K450 000, money meant for party operations in Mpulungu which the party at the province entrusted in him recently.
Simunyola said lumbwe also allegedly insulted chief Zombe of Mbala district who was in Mpulungu recently whilst in a drunken stupor, an action that landed him in police cells.
He said the party will not condone such levels of indiscipline among its members especially that the alleged utterances were directed towards a respected traditional leader adding it’s such behavior that has the potential to taint the name of the party if left unchecked.
He said by his behavior, Lumbwe has disgraced himself and brought the party’s name in public ridicule and scandal.
Meanwhile Simunyola has asked party members in Mpulungu to unite and start organizing for the 2011 general elections.
Simunyola who was flanked by district chairman Edward Chelleh said the party has a lot of ground work to cover in Mpulungu before the 2011 elections.
He urged party members to bury their differences, unite and forge ahead in selling the MMD manifesto to the Mpulungu electorates.
Simunyola warned erring members that the party’s Provincial Executive Committee (PEC) will not hesitate to institute disciplinary action on any member found wanting and contravening the party rules and regulations.
He revealed that he, together with his team, were sent to Mpulungu by provincial chairman Griver Sikasote to quench the ‘Fire that has been raging’ in the party in Mpulungu.
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The leaders at grass root level are copying all these trends from the presido! How do you squander K450 000, money meant fro party activities? They know that their leaders are corrupt, hence, wouldnt point a steel finger against them!
It seems every political icon in Mpulungu will be gone. First it was Chibomba fimo fimo, now its this youth Chairman, or is it that they are all grossly indisciplined?
I would not mind about the 450pin but about him insulting mfumu. Choncho alakwa uyo. Aganiza nsokanda ingadye mbuzi?