Committee of Citizens impressed with peace in Chifubu

The Committee of Citizens has expressed happiness at the calm political situation in Chifubu constituency where campaigns for the parliamentary and local government elections have heated up.

Committee of Citizens Executive Director Gregory Cifire says the calm in the area is encouraging because it shows maturity on the part of political parties. Mr. Cifire said all parties in Chifubu are peacefully campaigning for their candidates without engaging in any kind of violence or name calling. He said this shows that the parties have learned and improved on public relations a situation he said is good for the security and peace of the nation.

Mr Cifire has since commended the parties participating in the by elections for adhering to the electoral code of conduct and making the campaigns free of
violence. He said the country is likely to witness violence free by elections on 5th August if parties involved continue to observe the electoral code of conduct.

Mr Cifire noted campaigns in the area are issue based. He further added that no political party has imported cadres to Chifubu which he said was also a contributing factor to the free campaigns in the area. Mr. Cifire however called on the UPND/PF pact leaders to resolve their differences surrounding the pact before members of the pact start physical
confrontations.

He explained that there are serious divisions in the pact where the UPND have started de-campaigning the PF a situation he said has potential to bring anarchy in the constituency. He disclosed that some senior members of the UPND are going round Chifubu telling people not to vote for their sister party the PF.

Mr Cifire noted that if the two leaders keep quiet, they will soon lose all their members hence the need for an urgent intervention to end the differences. He said Zambians want to see peace and not violence and that all parties should make sure that they avoid violence in their camps. The Chifubu by-elections are slated for August 5th .

And Vice President George Kunda was yesterday expected in Ndola for a two day working visit to drum up support for the Movement for Multi-party Democracy (MMD) candidate in the forth coming Chifubu parliamentary by election slated for August 5.

The Vice President while in Ndola is expected to attend a church service at the Chifubu Roman Catholic church tomorrow morning and later in the afternoon hold a public rally at Kaniki in Sakanya area along Ndola-Mufulira road.

This is according to a statement obtained by ZANIS from the Provincial Administration in Ndola. Mr Kunda is also expected to hold another rally on Monday at Musundu roundabout in Ndola before his departure for Serenje.

Mr. Kunda will be accompanied to Ndola by Local Government and Housing Minister, Eustarkio Kazonga and his deputy Moses Muteteka, Agriculture deputy minister, Allan Mbewe, Labour Deputy Minister, Simon Kachimba, Deputy Minister in the office of the Vice President, Gaston Sichilima and Kabwe District Commissioner Jonathan Kapungwe.