MMD youths have attributed their loss in the recent Mufumbwe bye election to the dishonest manner in which its alliance partner, the UPND conduct itself in the run up to the election.
MMD Diehard Youths National Coordinator Bowman Lusambo charged that the UPND abandoned the MMD campaign team and did not mobilise its supporters to vote for MMD candidate Stanford Mulusa.
“The UPND put butter on the faces of Zambians saying they are working with the MMD, there was no alliance on the ground. It was just butter on the faces of Zambians,” Lusambo said.
He revealed that only one UPND councilor from Mapushi Ward worked tirelessly with the MMD camp until the results were announced.
“We agree with what UPND Vice President Kapita said that the UPND can never work with the MMD, its true and we saw it in Mufumbwe. UPND is dishonest and untrustworthy.”
Mr. Lusambo also advised the UPND to change its way of politics and embrace people from other regions if it is to make meaningful contribution to national development.
The UPND and MMD failed to grab the Mufumbwe seat even after fielding in a joint candidate in the bye election which was retained by Steven Masumba on the PF ticket.
Meanwhile, UPND deputy spokesperson Edwin Lifwekelo said that the UPND was not in a political pact with MMD and that what existed was a mere working relationship on issues of national interest such as the National Budget in Parliament.
“MMD should not cry over spilt milk because they will never win. And I wish to state that there has never been any pact with the UPND. This message must be very clear and the loss of the Mufumbwe seat by MMD is the beginning of a serious defeat and downfall,” Mr Lifwekelo said.
[pullquote]“The UPND put butter on the faces of Zambians saying they are working with the MMD, there was no alliance on the ground. It was just butter on the faces of Zambians,” Lusambo said.[/pullquote]
He said the Mufumbwe loss signalled that the MMD was sinking and if its leader Nevers Mumba was not careful, the former ruling party would never bounce back to power.
Mr Lifwekelo said before they went to Mufumbwe, MMD vice president Micheal Kaingu made it clear that his party was popular in that area and was confident of scooping the seat because of its popularity.
He said UPND gave an opportunity for MMD to contest the Mufumbwe seat and could not see concrete reasons why Dr Kaingu could owe his party’s loss to UPND when there was no political pact formed.
“If it wasn’t for our president Hakainde Hichilema who campaigned for MMD in Mufumbwe on four rallies, MMD wouldn’t have managed to get their 5,000 votes or evening emerging second after PF’s Steven Masumba emerged winner in the by-election,” he said
Mr Lifwekelo said, out of the 5,000 votes MMD managed to get, about 3,000 came as a result of Mr Hichilema and his UPND leadership to help campaign for MMD which could appreciate that fact.
He said MMD should not shift the blame on its loss by alleging that Mr Hichilema campaigned for himself in Mufumbwe for 2016 general elections in view of sentiments issued by Dr Kaingu.
[pullquote]Mr Lifwekelo said, out of the 5,000 votes MMD managed to get, about 3,000 came as a result of Mr Hichilema and his UPND leadership to help campaign for MMD which could appreciate that fact.[/pullquote]
He said MMD should instead thank UPND for its efforts to help with Mufumbwe campaigns though the two parties had never formed a pact but were merely on a working relationship that could break.
During the recent by-election in Livingstone, he said, MMD’s Dr Mumba only campaigned for UPND for one rally in a few minutes but UPND was not grieved but continued campaigning till it won the seat.
He said MMD’ leadership skills was not impressive and should not blame UPND for its failures adding that UPND would not drag itself to allow MMD rode on its back during the 2016 elections.
“As UPND, we say no to MMD to ride on our back. We shall not even allow ourselves to be rode on our back by MMD.MMD is now a finished party and its loss of Mufumbwe seat is the beginning of defeat and if not careful will not even bounce in power again,” he said
He said MMD was headed for doom and it was the reason that most of the MMD Members of Parliament (MPs) were being appointed into Cabinet due to lack of proper leadership in the party
MMD is a dead political party, why blame others for your lose, that is been childish. Like Unip went MMD will too go. HH is our only hope, HH is the only man who transform the Zambia’s economy that there is no doubt about that, & not these pathetic fools who have no idea about governing.
MMD will never die Bo kayombo wesu. My only concern is the loss of two local government seats in Luena by UPND and ADD. What everyone knows is that PF is not strong in Barotseland and its unimaginable for these two political parties to lose. And by way don’t fight MMD because it is not in power, PF should be fought and we want other political parties to convince the electorates in other provinces to vote for them and not only in one or two provinces. YOU HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO MY BROTHER TO TEST REAL POWER IN GOVERNMENT.
what more do you want you loosers they withdrown their candidate but still you wanted them to campaign for HH campained for go and join pf kashi jst like you pastor joined mmd and lost the bible and bought an expaired constitution you just lost
VIPUBAA YOU ARE NOW BLEMING EACH OTHER,ITS DONCHI KUBEBA COME ONE COME ALL NI PABWATO CHABEE KI KI KI ,KE KE KE…………..
Is it true that Nevers Mumba has just joined the PF after losing in Mufumbwe?
UPND HAS NO LEADER, BUT I CAN CONFIRM THAT UPND LEADER WAS ASKING HIS MEMBERS TO VOTE FOR PF. HE IS NEVER STRIGHT.
Masilu yasekana yeka yeka kikikiki
Please Zambians, help us we are tired of hero worshiping Hakainde Hichilema. We are made to pay him for being on the party ticket and he says without him we were not going to be MPs. We failing to take development to our people because when you want to work with govt, our lives are threatened. The levels of huliganism in our party UPND has reached arlaming levels. We shall post more information on this site so that people of Zambia can deliver us from this bondage. Thank you.
useless u are not even an mp neither are u UPND member
You are a fool speak for yourself and if you have any guts come out with your name. Liar
@ Mr Hamiyanze, point of correct! Its the Zambian people who have no leader & not Upnd, the only leader Zambians have is a used force, a retired man who is better off put at the old age home & it is for that reason that the Upnd & team is passionately asking the Zambians allow the Upnd leader HH, an example of a hardwoking Zambian, be the president for Zambia otherwise, Zambia has not leader currently but only has a heap of a dont kubeba liars who have no agenda for our might country.
Ba UPND, mu kose!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@ 14 UPND MPs, you are a fool, a pathetic failure monkey who has run out liars to tell the Zambian people. HH will be your next president whether you like it or not. PF has failled the Zambian people, period!
HH will NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER be de president of this country. May be in bantustan.Continue driming my frnd.
Replacin a tribal party with another tribal party
With all these insults Iam seeing from some unknown bloggers, I promise you that we may not get what we want.This is a sign of childishness,and lack of mental balance to use vulgar and irresponsible language, knowing that your message is intended for public consumption.It also causes grave injury to sound conscience, thereby becoming a moral offence. Let us grow up and be seen as those who can be trusted through our speech.
@Natasha#9
Hellow my friend, are you originally from the southern part of Zambia? Just a normal question nothing beyond that. Second, are you a lady or a gentleman? If you are a lady, then you might be someone that can possibly be my special friend that is if you are not married and also if you are educated. I am currently looking for an educated lady of Zambian ancestry and someone who is willing to settle in South Africa or Mauritius. I am willing to pay for travel expenses so as to relocate from anywhere on the globe. Please, do not hestate to post your reaction, however it is. In return I will give you my details
So this Lifwekelo speaks for UPND? i Now know why very few people take this party seriously. Come on UPND, are you not compromising your credibility?
ah bo Lifwekelo king’i bo ndate since when did u become a spokes person for upnd.pliz,pliz,pliz,pliz updn nakupapatani pliz dont give such pipo any inch in upnd they will suck even the little blood in the party.they are fake.
ati hh will be president come 2016…. some bloggers never cease to amaze me. why people soothe themselves by hallucinating is beyond me. upnd will do better with another leader and not hh, believe you me.
Top Notch no. 13 i totaly agree with u naumfwa umwenso party upnd baonaula bo Lifwekelo.
Yes,14 upnd Mps,I hard of that language from HH,the man is boasting on his ill gotten wealth,to Mps that’s why they are quite,the man is treating them like his farm workers,he is consolidating,his Presidency of upnd by bringing in thugs,like william Banda,lifwekelo in preparation for the convention,the is desperately,fighting to keep the president even when its clear that he has failed to fun the party
only headless chickens support upnd and mmd
Losing is rough, especially if you have slaughtered a lot of cows and paid a lot of unruly cadres who also happen to harbor a murderer… I want that killer brought to justice whether there is an MoU between your two parties or not! NOTHING, and I mean, N-O-T-H-I-N-G justifies taking a life over a parliamentary seat! NOTHING! Lets have all the murderers brought to justice; one life is one too many already!!!
If only headless chickens support Upnd & MMD then only mental retards support their mental retarded leader Chilufya CNP.
Pathetic fools in diaspora, the finger that appointed you in those missions is rotten, your leader is driving our economy in reverse gear & his has no clue what to do next. Please help him but 2016 he will be sent back to the victoria station & we will give him the broom bcos that is the tool he knows to use better not governance.
LIFWEKELO YOU ARE JUST A FOOL WHO SHOULD JUST KEEP DIRTY MOUTH SHUT, you are the people who are misleading HH also HH CHIPUBA how do you get advise from people like LIFWEKELO surely. I was in Mufunmbwe UPND never contributed anything to that by-election THEY were staying at campaign centre paid for by MMD, even those UPND chitenge materials people so on TV where bought by MMD. UPND Councillors were bought by MASUMBA at eleventh hour at WASHIMANGA POLLING DISTRICT/CENTRE MASUMBA slaughtered a cow and bought the local beer people danced the whole night and this was at UPND Councillor residence in the morning the same councillor with other PF officials were giving voters 10,000 and promising them to get 100,000 after voting. UPND were telling pipo to vote for PF
Politics politics politicks. Rangles everywhere. MMD and UPND at each others throat, Winter and GBM at each thers balls. Whos gonna save our land.Milupi / Chipimo no clout. HH same GP everytime which leads nowhere. Lets just try Mmembe.
@20 membe… tell that to kayombo @19 maybe he will listen to you. am saying MAYBE..!!
Only hyenas support pf
How can UPND claim to be more popular than MMD when it fielded in all 14 local government by-election just won one seat. they caused PF to penetrate in RUFUNSA and PETAUKE by splitting the votes of the opposition UPND are just spoilers and it is painful to see that these UPND are killing the good will the people of Zambia are giving to opposition. Just imagine MMD won a seat in IKELENGE after MMD Candidate disregarded the directives of the Party not to file nomination against UPND bcoz MMD believes in honest relationship.
@Kayombo, u re a blind cader of upnd. u think its easy to rise to the position of presidenc? man its not abt masters degrees, its abt experience in governance. this is why your hh is not & never will be the president. he is educated, talented, genius & rich but he doessnt have wat it takes to be head of state-EXPERIENCE. In mufumbwe upnd decampaigned mmd bcoz they were frustrated after being denied a chance to file in their candidate. let me tell u something dear, upnd must change its leader for it to rule
UPND used the ‘DON’T KUBEBA’ theory on their friends. “GUYS not ukubafwako ka campaign ba MMD.sssssshi ni dont kubeba” Kano ngamu Tonga munabo. Aba bafyatile. Don’t trust these cockroaches again.
#1. Mwailasha ba Kayombo. There’s no day that HH will be elected as Zambia’s president. This fact is ordained.
No 29 God gives a leader not a human being and HH is also a leader.
Lifwekekelo, ati spokesman yaba. William Banda ati special advisor yaba. And you want to go to state house with this lack of seriousness wailasha, may be mu 2050 nishi abe tekere and lifwe… balipyamo