FIVE opposition political parties have rejected the passionate plea by the Patriotic Front (PF) to form a loose alliance with it and help it win the forthcoming tripartite elections.
The rebuff comes barely a day after United Party for National Development president Hakainde Hichilema said his party is not ready to work with the PF, dismissing the latter’s invitation to revive the now defunct pact between the two parties as mere public relations.
And the MMD says PF president Michael Sata’s plea for help from other opposition political parties is a sign of desperation and realisation that the PF cannot win this year’s tripartite elections.
The United Liberal Party (ULP) said it cannot go into a pact with the PF because doing so would be unwise.
ULP secretary-general Langtone Sichone said in an interview yesterday Mr Sata is allegedly a greedy person who would not want to leave the position of president to any person if he got it.
“It will be foolish and naive for anyone to get into a pact with Mr Sata when everyone knows that he caused the split of the PF-UPND pact,” Mr Sichone said.
Mr Sichone wondered why Mr Sata wants to form a pact with other opposition political parties when he did not want to engage them when the PF-UPND alliance was in existence.
Forum for Progressive Politics (FPP) secretary-general Charles Kafumbo said his organisation will not form an alliance with the PF, but will instead support President Banda and the MMD in the forthcoming tripartite elections.
Mr Kafumbo said his party has decided to rally behind the MMD because of its good manifesto, which has helped to uplift the living standards of people in the country.
He said FPP is willing to work with the MMD because of the good economic policies, which have improved the economy of the country.
The United National Independent Party (UNIP) said it will not form an alliance with the PF.
UNIP general secretary Jemima Banda said UNIP will not accept to work with Mr Sata because of his poor political leadership skills.
And the National Democratic Focus (NDF) has rejected the request from Mr Sata to form an alliance with the PF as a way of helping his party win this year’s tripartite elections.
NDF president Benjamin Mwila said his party cannot form an alliance with the PF because its leader, Mr Sata, is inconsistent and lacks understanding of modern politics.
[pullquote]”The problem with the big man (Mr Sata) is that he is not consistent with some of his statements, which is not good for a person who is aspiring for the highest office in the land,” Mr Senka said.[/pullquote]
Mr Mwila said in an interview in Lusaka on March 20 he cannot work with Mr Sata because the opposition leader has proved to be a failed political leader, who cannot add any value to the overall economic development of the nation if elected president of the country.
“My party can’t work with Mr Sata or the PF because Mr Sata is inconsistent with modern politics. He distorted my party’s name by changing it from Zambia Republican Party to National Democratic Focus. So, how can I trust this person?” he asked.
“Mr Sata is not a person to trust. This issue is out of question because the man does not stand for the truth,” he said.
Newly formed Unified Party for Democracy and Development (UPDD) chancellor Felix Senka said Mr Sata is a difficult person to work with, and his party cannot waste time associating with Mr Sata because he is dictatorial.
Mr Senka said in an interview in Mufulira on March 20 it is shocking that Mr Sata is pleading with opposition political parties to form loose alliances with him so that he can win this year’s elections when he failed to work with the UPND.
[pullquote]”In the first place, it is not a matter of changing government. For us, it is better to allow the MMD in power than bringing in the likes of PF and its leader Michael Sata,” he said.[/pullquote]
Mr Senka said his party cannot not enter into a political alliance with the PF because of Mr Sata’s dictatorial tendencies.
“These are the same people who called UPND president Hakainde Hichilema an under-five politician. They called UPND junior partners of the pact. Our party, the UPDD, cannot even think of joining hands with Mr Sata because he is not a good leader,” Mr Senka said.
He also warned Zambians against voting the MMD out of power this year.
“In the first place, it is not a matter of changing government. For us, it is better to allow the MMD in power than bringing in the likes of PF and its leader Michael Sata,” he said.
“The problem with the big man (Mr Sata) is that he is not consistent with some of his statements, which is not good for a person who is aspiring for the highest office in the land,” Mr Senka said.
Over 1,000 UPND members in Mufulira recently broke away from UPND to form the UPDD, with Mr Senka as its leader.
Mr Sata was quoted by the Sunday Mail on March 20 as having pleaded with “small” opposition political parties to help PF win this year’s tripartite election by forming loose political alliances with his party.
He is reported to have made the plea on March 19 when opening the PF’s Lusaka provincial conference at Garden House Hotel.
And MMD acting national secretary Chembe Nyangu said in an interview in Lusaka on March 20 it is clear that Mr Sata has now realised he will never win this year’s elections, hence begging for help from ‘small’ parties.
“These guys have realised the MMD is getting stronger everyday. That is why Mr Sata has started begging for help to remove the MMD from power. He will not succeed to remove us from power because we have become stronger than we were before,” Mr Nyangu said.
Mr Nyangu said the break-up of the PF- UPND pact has increased Mr Sata’s desperation for power.
[Zambia Daily Mail]
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Ba LT you have become a site for spies, I thank GOD that my computer is used by more than five people. now people are even afraid of using my computer.
2.
It’s only the government trying to locate their citizens that have gone TRIBALISTIC!
You M.oron!
You are P@wned by L.T.
I said it the other day that NO PARTIES will join Sata after he killed the PACT.
Now it’s up to 5 of them saying “Go to hell Sata”.
THE BOAT HAS SUNK
MMD cadre was shot by P.F thugs yesterday.
Why do P.F thugs carry guns to party elections?
Is this normal?
No.2
What is wrong with you? Why are you so tribal? Isnt there anything developmental you can discuss apart from tribe? The minister is just trying to help Zambians overseas. Get over it.
Mr cobra is now paying for mistreating HH. You don’t have to mess up with Tongas, these are humble, intelligent and hard working people. you will never be happy in your life if you mess up with these humble people. He missed an opportunity to be in power, he could just have accepted to be a VP to young vibrant HH. Am so happy for HH to have showed that he he can not be intimidated by the serpentine.
#1 I wish to join u…Chweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Chweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Chweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Complain about this comment
let this old man go to rot…
SATA is going nowhere…these good fow nothing small parties can campaign all they want against him!! y form parties when they can simply join MMD if that is the party they are supporting…whats the whole point of their existence??? as far as i am concerned, SATA keeps being attacked & he aint attacking anyone but calling for unity…so…its SATA all the way!! curse all you want!!
Apart from UNIP i have never heard of these other parties…wow
I fail to understand the shalowness and dullness of John Phiri. The shit is so tribal cooked. I think this shit should be out of this commentery box.
Thanks ba LT. I felt my heart melted and went off that way. Thanks again and continue your good job. I repeant of that. God bless you all.
anyway you have to be a little crazy to waork with sata, like scout
Who is voting? The people or party leaders. Don’t judge the book by the cover or you never know what good it has inside.
I think the only person now who we can try is Gen Miyanda. Is his party still active?
Ati opposition political parties. These tuntemba parties is what the late Alexander Kamalondo used to call utulonganino twamumatanta. What is BY and his party in Zambia. This is what Panji Kaunda called the Zambian pull him down political syndrome. Just wait its us voting and not tuma unknown political leaders.
Ba lusaka times be fair in your reports or coverage ba sw,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,y ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,?
Hey where eva you got yo news go bak and ask them y they formed their tu maparties:
for you to have wat u call coverage>
do something sensible guys with yo partners
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#11 Yes you are right. We know all these parties supported RB in the last election and RB only won by(stolen)35,000 votes. So nothing has changed. When/if Sata we shall see all sorts of nonsense fron the so called parties. Ben Mwila stood as President in 1996 and got only one vote at his polling station making wonder how his family members voted.
#11 Pixx. So if he is not going nowhere why talk about him. Reason is you are a dead scared of the man. Real dead scared. If VJ doesnt another ace up his sleeve this will be the end of MMD and RB politically. If Sata is not going any where why are spendind billions to dicredit him? Man let the people decide not such trash like Ben Mwila
We have a lot of MMD carders on this blog. Its becoming boring
On “FIVE opposition political parties [namely ULP, FPP, UNIP, UPDD and NDF] have rejected the passionate plea by the Patriotic Front (PF) to form a loose alliance with it and help it win the forthcoming tripartite elections… rebuff comes barely a day after United Party for National Development president Hakainde Hichilema said his party is not ready to work with the PF, dismissing the latter’s invitation to revive the now defunct pact between the two parties as mere public relations” well done UPND Team for teaching PF a good lesson and weakening PF’s ability to be supported by other opposition parties as well as sensible Zambians.
This has helped UPND gain.
Be blest all and vote for UPND to form GRZ Administration under HH’s Presidency after this 2011 elections…
#2 John Phiri dont be intimidated boyi….change is coming….we shall sort them. ni donchi kubeba…..obviously balimona mandevu small rally….ilya ni dionko….we ar yet to begin
upnd can gang up with all the tuma under five parties…by the way my young bro found cosmo mumba drinking munkoyo at simson by the corner there. these are the party presidents we call underfive let them also include mmd and we shall sort them…..we want a big bang….mmd has already surrendered on pvt they not scared of any other party with this exercise…..ask them the party thay ar scared of……donchi kubeba
sata en member have lst forcus these guys whre enemies in o six but now there insep[erable please open ur eyes membe is PF and i thnk his thier campaign secritary thgere is no pree freedom in zed with the likes of mebe awe mwe GOGO HH were behind ypu
#15 You were correct by saying dont jugde a book by it’s cover to day most of the poeple who were celebrating that sata has been rejected by other oposition parties infact they did well coz sata is in power without any help from them they just have to swalow the bitter pill to day
viva sata clean this nation we are behind you your HE