Political parties have announced their candidates for the Chifubu and Luena parliamentary by-elections scheduled for August 5.
The nominations for the candidates for the two parliamentary seats are expected to take place today.
The Chifubu seat fell vacant after the death of area Member of Parliament (MP) Benson Bwalya who belonged to the Patriotic Front (PF) while the Luena seat fell vacant after the resignation of Charles Milupi, who has since formed the Alliance for Democracy and Development (ADD).
Mr Milupi would recontest the by-election on the ADD ticket.
In an interview in Lusaka yesterday, MMD spokesperson Dora Siliya said the ruling party had adopted Ndola business executive Frank Ng’ambi as its candidate for the Chifubu seat.
Ms Siliya said Mr Ng’ambi was also the provincial vice-treasurer for the party on the Copperbelt, and that he was a qualified accountant.
With regard to the Luena seat, Ms Siliya said the party had adopted a teacher, Mwangala Maopu, who she said had lived in the constituency for more than 30 years.
Ms Siliya said the other aspiring candidates who were not successful should support the candidature of Mr Ng’ambi and Mr Maopu.
The United Party for National Development (UPND) has adopted former Zambia Consumer Association (ZACA) executive director Muyunda Ililonga as the party’s candidate for Luena.
At a Press briefing, UPND spokesperson Charles Kakoma said the national executive committee of the party had received various applications but that Mr Ililonga was the most preferred.
When asked who the PF candidate for the Chifubu by-election was, party spokesperson Given Lubinda said the successful applicant would be known today.
“Send your people to Chifubu and you will get the name of the candidate there,” Mr Lubinda said.
But some sections of the media yesterday reported that Ndola business executive and farmer Susan Kawandami had been picked to run for the position.
And UNIP secretary general Jemima Banda said the party had nominated Mutakela Mutakela, a local business executive, to contest in Luena while Poko Mambwe, an educationist, would vie for the Chifubu seat.
[ Times of Zambia ]
UNIP stop joking & spoiling votes. Why dont u accept that u are a dead party? Tilyenji killed yo party a long time ago. Even KK knows & even advised Tilyenji 2 quit as he is not a politician by any standards!!
Real battle in Luena hope Milupi will not regret. Maopu vs Muyunda vs Milupi. Another World Cup.
Milupi is losing Luena to MMD
ililonga is not a politician but a lozi, I think he will come out second to a local teacher!
MMD officials from all the six wards in Chifubu Constituency have rejected the adoption of Ndola businessman Frank Ng’ambi, accusing the party’s top leadership of having been corrupted to impose Ng’ambi on the electorate.
MMD officials from all the six wards in Chifubu Constituency have rejected the adoption of Ndola businessman Frank Ng’ambi, accusing the party’s top leadership of having been corrupted to impose Ng’ambi on the electorate. VIVA PACT
[pact carries the day in all…viva ..come 2011..