Mungwi MMD Constituency Chairman, John Kansema, has been suspended with immediate effect for issuing statements contrary to the rules of the party.
This is contained in a statement by MMD Provincial Vice Secretary,
Jailas Simunyola, in Mungwi today.
Mr Simunyola says Mr Kansema has acted against the party’s will by
issuing statements to the media concerning adoption of prospective
candidates for 2011 elections.
He charged that Mr Kansema is fully aware of the National Executive Committee’s (NEC) directive not to discuss issues concerning the adoption of candidates for 2011,adding that he had instead gone ahead and breached the order.
Mr Simunyola said the Provincial Executive Committee (PEC) has equally
warned all party cadres and officials to refrain from issuing
statements which undermine the leadership or give advantage to the
opposition.
He said as far as the party in the province was concerned, the
statement was ill-conceived and was tantamount to cause confusion in the party.
But when contacted for comment, Mr Kansema said the suspension lacks basis because as far as he was concerned he was speaking the truth when he accused the party officials of being corrupt in the way they chose leaders.
Mr Kasama said he had not received any directive from NEC inhibiting
him to discuss issues concerning the 2011 elections.
He said the PEC has no mandate to suspend him and stressed that it is only the district which has the capacity to institute disciplinary measures against a constituency official since he falls under the arm pit of the district.
Mr Kansema has warned that if Mr Simunyola continues to disregard the
party structure and mandates, he would cause despondency and divisions in the party.
Meanwhile, the Citizens’ Forum in the Northern Province has embarked
on a wide ranging exercise to examine various political party
manifestos with a view to find out what political players have in
common ahead of the 2011 elections.
Citizens’ Forum Provincial Coordinator, Robert Bwalya, says the forum
wants to bring political parties together.
Mr Bwalya says in a nation with some 12 million people floating many
presidential candidates does not go well for the strengthening of democracy.
He says the forum would like to have an ideal situation where not more
than 3 credible presidential aspirants contest for the office of
president.
ZANIS
Anybody cares about this?
abandon that ship and start supporting the prof for your own good
There we go again, infighting among cadres. No direction from the directionless NEC in Lusaka except bootlicking. What a shameful and useless party. Nyama Soya, sit up or else you will be hotter soup than the thief you have rescued – Chiluba. LPM was a strong leader and showed you how to do the job but, in your usual thick head, you could not learn. Consult KK and not that little thief of yours – you will cry, wait!!!
Movement for Massive Disunity, we are watching you……………….
This party is over and done with. Those with progressive minds must move on by joining progressive parties not forming their own. After 2011 the MMD WILL BE WORSE THAN UNIP. I further urge more members of the MMD to air their view and shame the wrong corrupt individuals.
#5 BBC, UNIP has survived to-date because it has assets which have also been stripped by vultures, but MMD? Kulibe. They probably only own Black Velvet which was bought with plundered resources. Bazachucha!
UNIP served the biggest purpose in Zambia and that was ousting British Rule after 73 years and liberating the country from inferiority and humiliation. MMD has done nothing for Zambia so there is no comparison.
MMD malabishi yeka yeka fye.
This is the first tme I’ve seen the name Jailas
i think this is not democracy which our rulling part is showing to the nation. peaople like teta are full time cadres who can’t be intrusted with big positions, hence the noise in the part.
Bootlicking, lies, infighting, mistrust, contradictions, corruption, plunder, are the order of the day in the MMD.
This is great news.