Patriotic Front (PF) youths in Chipata on Tuesday locked the District Commissioner (DC), Sekelani Banda’s office whom they accused of being an MMD sympathiser.
PF youths led by District Youth Secretary, William Phiri locked the DC’s office around 11.00 hours and prevented other staff from operating in the same office.
The youths used two different locks to the DC’s office and later went to meet the Provincial Minister, Charles Banda.
They alleged that the DC was de-campaigning the PF Government by telling people that the ruling party had failed to buy cotton from farmers.
They told the Minister that Mr Banda was telling people in villages that the PF Government came to ‘kill’ farmers by failing to negotiate for better prices for farm products.
The youths claimed that the DC participated in the funding of MMD youths in the just ended Msandile and Sisinje local Government by-elections where the ruling PF lost.
And Provincial Minister Charles Banda said PF youth had the right to lock up the DC’s office if it was true that the DC was de-campaigning PF policies.
Mr Banda, however, challenged the youths to verify their allegations that the DC was de-campaigning PF Government policies.
The Minister later instructed the youths to surrender the keys for the DC’s office to the police for safe keeping.
Meanwhile, some PF provincial leaders have condemned the move by cadres to lock the DC’s office.
PF Provincial Vice-Youth Chairperson, Andrew Lubusha said youths should have consulted with the provincial leadership before locking up the DC office.
Mr Lubusha said the youths were not supposed to take the law in their own hands by locking up the DC’s office.
And when contacted for a comment, the DC referred to the allegations as baseless.
ZANIS
What a shameful response from the so called Provincial Minister.Shall Zambia be saved?
Never a dull moment in Zambia!
I wonder if those young people are in school or work. I mean that’s what happens when young people are left unattended. They strive to seek recognition and that’s what is going on there in Chipata. On the other hand, they are putting the DC is check although wrongfully. They need to be directed, but again, I wonder if there leaders, political or not who are willing to coach those young people in order for them to learn how to do things in the proper way(dialogue).
Point of correction PF thugs not youths
Thugs ‘have a right’ to lock up a government office? is that really what he said?
A minister saying such nonsense when he is not even sure whether the allegations are true??? These are the kind of ministers we have.
Nipamaka kaili….
why dont these youths go and lock up offices of several deputy ministers who are MMD
pf for you fools
Pathetic! Even the provincial minister is exhibiting thug tendencies.
That is typical Pathetic Fools (PF) behaviour. Nothing surprising there, sorry, no prizes given.
Ba DC surely, Cadres also they behavior like bus drivers in Lusaka they all drive similarly e.g overloading passengers.
To bad for ba DC
What are you saying sir?
This is what is coming for MMD ministers serving in pf government, mark my words. Dr. Mumba will lough the loudest, soon.
I am very disappointed with the response from Mr Charles Banda. He has just missed the opportunity to show that he is a pricipled person with leadership qualities. He has shown us that he is a full kaponya. How can the entire minister be party to the locking of offices by unrully thugs! Is there no better way of resolving the alegations? I am worried that Eastern Pronvice is being managed by a kaponya. This man does not deserve the ministerial portfolio. Anyway, he is just emulating the PF mentality because the president will praise him for the stupid action he took. This scurge in the PF stems from the top right through the system up to the bottom. They are all thugs and have a shortage of reasoning power. Zambia what a mess we are in! God help us.
What makes the PF cadres think that everyone in government is PF? If there are MMD deputy ministers serving in government why shouldn’t there be DCs who are MMD? Ignorance is costly indeed.
The Dc chaps are becoming unbecoming and problematic..soon will take itezhi tezhi DC by air for victimising workers…
Guys what did you expect the minister to say in that enviroment when dealing with a fired up lynch mob? He better speak their language and say what they want to hear or his butt is theirs too.
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