Thursday, March 28, 2024

I’ll not leave unless the President asks me to leave the Party-GBM

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KASAMA Central Member of Parliament (MP) Geoffrey Mwamba second (left) with his wife Chama Mwamba
KASAMA Central Member of Parliament (MP) Geoffrey Mwamba second (left) with his wife Chama Mwamba

Former Minister of Defence Geoffrey Mwamba has said that he will not heed to calls to resign from the Party unless President Michael Sata asked him to leave.

In a statement released to the media, Mr Mwamba said that he will imitate Wynter Kabimba, who never left the party when cadres demanded for him to leave.

“I am not going to be moved by those paid to call for my resignation from PF. I am not going anywhere and I will imitate my friend Wynter Kabimba who has since stayed. The same way the President he has kept Kabimba, that is how he is going to keep me,” he said.

Below is the full statement

STAGED CALLS FOR MY RESIGNATION REPORTED BY POST NEWSPAPER: MY RESPONSE

To paid-up calls for my resignation from the Patriotic Front (PF), I will wait for President Michael Sata to ask me to leave the Party. I am not going to be moved by those paid to call for my resignation from PF. I am not going anywhere and I will imitate my friend Wynter Kabimba who has since stayed. The same way the President he has kept Kabimba, that is how he is going to keep me. I have not done any wrong in the party unless a resignation from a Ministerial position is now wrong-doing in the PF.

I’m a very principled human being and I will continue being this way. I recall once when late President Levy Mwanawasa (MHSRIP) and I had a problem because I had invited President Sata (then in the Opposition) to my child’s wedding. Later I was asked why I invited him (President Sata) and I stated then and still state that ‘blood is thicker than water’. How can it then be that the same President Sata I defended at that point should chastise me for standing with and for family? My principle is that no one will separate me from my family. The same way that President Sata has kept Kabimba is the same way that he is going to keep me.

[pullquote]The same way that President Sata has kept Kabimba is the same way that he is going to keep me.[/pullquote]

“Doubting Thomas’s” writing about the end of my political career may wish to know that my political career has not been derailed by the turn of events before and after my resignation as Minister of Defense. On the contrary, my political life has had a REBIRTH. Editorials and headlines claiming that GBM is finished would be wise to know that IF it was God’s wish that I will become President, it will happen. It’s not over until God says its over. As, if and when I choose to exercise that right is my prerogative as a citizen of Zambia. Currently, I am busy doing what the electorates elected me to do-development.

Let me remind those hired to call for my resignation that I know them and I know the one who has hired them. So I will not be defeated by their calls because I have so many friends in Kasama, countrywide and Diaspora who have seen nothing wrong with the decision I took to resign the ministerial position. To those who want to meet me on the political field, I will meet you. Just wait!

To my friends here and elsewhere who have stood by me, I say thank you from the bottom of my heart. Let us continue to do what is right for mother Zambia.

God bless Zambia

80 COMMENTS

    • …. and so the plot thickens. Lights off please, shoes off, snuggle deeper in your couches. And as @Rizzo says, ….. more popcorn please.

    • Excuse me a douchebag who abandoned his official vehicle regards himself principled! Why is it that GBM has suddenly become a saint to overzealous UPND & MMD bloggers + cadres? This times he in no more a grade 7 illiterate after graduating with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Chibwantu and Diaper Wrapping in courtesy of UPND Tonganyoko University For The Under 5.

    • More pop corns indeed! Sata shielded Kabimba even after protest marches for him to leave so I do not expect GBM to quit,infact I expect to see him flying in ‘Air force one’ with Sata soon.

    • @Haleisa Halenya nafuti-nafuti in 2016, Bembas like you should be the first ones to support GBM over his stance on protecting the Bemba tradition (whether a grade 7 or not). Bembas should be speaking the same voice on an attack on thier tradition, but No, most condemnations for GBM are coming from fellow bembas. I like Tongas, they stand up together on issues certaining them, no matter how much we call them tribal. Maybe we can learn one or two from them. Lets should pride of who we are.VIVA Bashilubemba, VIVA Zambia, Viva GBM

    • Mwalanda sana ba GBM,nomba mwalafaula!!! I thought when you resigned as Minister of defence, you said the electorates of kasama constituency were the ones you were going to listen to as whether to resign or not. You didnt mention anything about the president deciding your fate as mp. you said you would consult the people in your constituency on whether you should also resign your Parliamentary seat. Nothing about Sata. So are you making it along as you go olo fyonse mwalipekanya, well at least to an advanced level? Be careful ba mdala, plan 10-15 steps ahead. This is a dangerous game you are engaged in.

    • ubukopo ba gbm, in bemba they say, “ishuko lyamunobe talwendelwa”. you think because kamimbya was not hounded you will also not be hounded? myopic thinking just as shallow as that of a rat

    • @Haleisa Helenya….hahahahahaha! GBM acted on emotions now reality is catching up with him slowly….he told the world that if they want him out of the party he will consult his fellow villagers (thick blood) now he is thinking of HEMCS whom he considered to be ‘water’….lelo lelo ba GBM….you are being excited by the UPND supporters on the blog….the situation on the ground is totally different baba!! UZACHUCHA….Ok, DEC, ACC, ZP and POST roll the drums for GBM to dance….

  1. Am not a fan of GBM… but for once leave GBM alone, the man was in difficult position.
    Sata is not an easy person to work with especially with kabimba pa side and the chitimukulu is his family

    • l like you thought the guy was principled until he brought up wynter Kabimba into the issue then l realised that it is an act of self preservation-he is using the chitimukulu to fulfil his presidential ambitions that have been extinguished by his failure to eject kabimba from pf.He was the emissary to the bashi lubemba from the president so what was he conveying to the chitimukulu this past one year-messages from the president of which he was a part and now all of a sudden he is covering himself in his tribe to settle political score

    • @al
      whats wrong with using his own blood relatives to support him? besides GBM is a prince unlike your street kid kabimba who comes from under a tree

    • Al – U need relations to support you in order to achieve something in the political landscape.

      Do not expect you to win and election is you don’t in your own backyard.

  2. GBM is the man of the moment! That is the way to go, those who want you to leave the party (PF) should now feel ashamed of themselves. GBM has now been clear and categorical on this matter.

    • Winter cant relinquish is position,,, if he does, he will die quickily,, his medication will be cut off.. those lips will go beyond red

  3. Be a strategist, hire good image builder and a script writer so that you have time to concentrate on strategies-The Mmembe/Kabimba-Nchito cartel are not sleeping to reposition themselves—Read between the lines. SATA is a hostage,these termites are eating H.E Sata alive

  4. I guess President Sata asked you to resign as a minister, so you are now waiting him to ask you to leave the party. Isn’t it?

  5. gbm will soon be history.since you have presidential ambition,mmd,upnd cant welcome you maybe unip or late ken ngondo’s party.

    • I am no GBM fan or otherwise, just a citizen interested in the politics of my country. Banana backbones learn history wrongly, because they always someone to get along and ultimately survive. GBM has proved he is beyond that. GBM did not ride on anyone’s backbone to be who he is…he simply fought his own battles. His supposedly humble education has taken him where he is.

  6. We are utterly tired of reading these GBM stories at the expense of more important developmental news. Show us photos of Zambians celebrating the festive season if you have no stories.

  7. GBM dont force things uyu chi.ka,la at plot one never apreciate. they call themselves The A team, but they forget where they come from.

    the idio.t.s in Lusaka central who gave Scot parliamentary seat nim.bwa sana

    • Gay Sco.tish is one of the most stu.pid people in Zambia.
      Inside him, he is purely racist but he hides his true feeling. He is secretely promoting the Kabimba v GBM crusade that is weakening SataN’s grip on power even today!
      Very soon Scot.ish will be sponsoring rebels

    • There’s absolutely nothing to gain from this; Zambians are so eager to comment on such useless political articles….bring on topics that require critical thinking and everyone suddenly disappears.
      Next you will tell us GBM has right qualities to president and you wonder why we never move forward after almost 50 years after independence.

  8. Chi GBM is no saint, he is corrupt , he has awarded himself so many contracts before without following procedure. ,,,let him leave, but please let us refrain from idolizing the man coz he is just like bena sata, winter etc.

  9. HH no under 5 futi? HH cannot be presido the boy is selfish,lack maturity and has no experience in politics. simply because he just hijacked the party from no where. he should have started by being a ward chairman move on to a councilor then mp for bwengwa.

    • @ two days, still talking about HH under 5 stupid1ty & HH no political experience nonsese! Where is your Ukwa over 75 years old & an over 50 years”political experienced” taking our only beloved country Zambia? Anyway, to cut the long story short, go for your Ukwa over 75 & WE WILL go for HH the true so of our Zambian soils!

  10. Once upon a time gbm used to produce good press releases written on his behalf. Now he’s on his own with his grade 7 English. That’s what happens to you when you oppose the president. Friends drop you like a hot potato. No strategy instead of keeping quiet he’s still challenging Sata. Next is Uzakambila kusogolo. That’s zambian politics..

    • There is nothing wrong with grade 7 English. You need to get that in your head. It is better to write simple clear English for all to understand than to try to impress with bombastic words that nobody understands. In the USA we make it a point to report news at 12th grade English because the point is to inform and educate and not to impress!!!

    • I totally agree with you! Even his press release is still mocking SataN for keeping Kabwamba. I think for right reasons, GBM is enjoying his newly found fame and SataN has been caught wrong footed!
      Even Gay Sco.tish cant open his mouth because he has realised that this is serious stuff for natives not opportunistic white settlers like him!
      Again SataN shot himself in the foot by appointing Lungu a GBM supporter to that sensitive post! Lungu and Kabwamba will never see eye to eye after all! In a way it looks like SataN is keeping a check on Kabwamba and Lungu is tasked to do that!

  11. @ two days,its you who is under age,only two days! Do you know what it takes to look after a herd of 90,000 cattle? HH mulombwana!

    • You must be an idiet! do you think hearding cattle is the same as leading people? What type of reasoning is this you bloody puungwa! With this type of reasoning can you win an election with your diaper president! Masipaaa!

    • To some degree, Puungwa has a point, in the olden days before someone was given a responsibility of leading people they had first to be trained through sheperding eg Moses, Jacob, Job etc these were great leaders who looked after animals before leading people. There are alot of object leasons in sheperding eg patience, selflessness, responsibility, accountabily, direction, leading etc.

    • & even foresight, Zambia needs visionary leaders for the standard of living of her people to be improved & HH can the team for a better Zambia.

  12. ”…The same way that President Sata has kept Kabimba is the same way that he is going to keep me…”. Now that statement is cheap and cold. What does it even mean? It’s about time he hired himself an adviser and a public relations person because he is almost selling out his new found popularity and goodwill. Cry me a river, GBM please just zip it.

    Anyone ever doubted when I said this guy resigned his ministerial position not because he is principled as he wants us believe, but because Kabimba has beaten him square over the presidential succession wrangles, here is the evidence right here. How does Kabimba’s name even come into the picture?

    • If this dude was really wiser, he would have just shut his mouth and took a sabbatical leave from making statements in the press. Let the people he has somehow managed to con with the reasons for his resignation defend him and do the talking on his behalf. Otherwise he risks exposing his true colours and real reasons for his resignation.

    • If this guy was any wiser, he would have just zipped his mouth and took a sabbatical leave from making statements in the press. Let the people he has somehow managed to convince with the reasons for his resignation defend him and do the talking on his behalf. Otherwise he risks exposing his true colours and the real reasons for his resignation.

  13. BA GBM THERE IS AN ADAGE IN YOUR LANGUAGE WHICH SAYS SOME THING LIKE THIS “KUMBALI KUTUKWA INFUMU “, LITERARY MEANING THAT ‘A VILLAGE HEADMEN DOES NOT RESPOND TO INSULTS.

    IF YOU REALLY HAIL FROM THE ROYAL FAMILY, WHY ARE YOU RESPONDING? WHY ARE YOU ALWAYS IN NEWSPAPERS? DID YOU HEAR THE LITUNGA RESPOND TO THE INSULTS WHICH WERE HAULED AT HIM WHEN HE HOSTED YOU?

    PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND TO YOUR PRAISE SINGERS OR DETRACTORS. JUST IGNORE THEM WHILST YOU REFLECT ON YOUR FUTURE WITHOUT A SECOND SOURCE OF INCOME AND GOVERNMENT SECURITY.

    THERE IS WISDOM IN SILENCE. LET THE LIKES OF THE PASTOR TALK FOR AND ABOUT YOU.

  14. “I’m a very principled human being and I will continue being this way.”
    I’m a very principled wife beater….?

  15. “I’m a very principled human being and I will continue being this way.”
    I’m a very principled wifebeater?
    And I will continue being this way?

  16. GBM, Any Word You Utter Will Be Microscopically Analyzed .

    A Few Days Ago You Were A Villain, An Educated Grade 7 Minister.
    A Few Days Ago You Put Everything In The Hands Of Your Electorate Or Constituency In Kasama.

    But Today The Opposition Are Calling You A Darling, And You Seem To Have Fallen Into The Trap. Why Are U Putting Your Political Future In The Hands Of The President TODAY And Not Your Constituency?

    Please Zip Up Your Mouth.

  17. WORDS CAN BE POISON. WORDS CAN BUILD OR DESTROY YOU.

    YOU HAVING BEEN ALL ALONG SPARRING WITH THE PRESIDENT…BUT NOW YOU ARE DRAGGING BA WYNTER INTO THE RING.

    IF I WERE U, I WOULD TAKE A LONG BREAK FOR REFLECTION AND MEDITATION.

  18. Principled ?l don’t see a principled person in GBM.I only see a childish opportunist in him. Ba Mumba bachishukila hoping to have a big donor.Nechibamo ba Pente ba pukuta pandalama!Mumba can’t sleep just wishing GBM was with him.Bolapanshi Nefwashi!

  19. ESHU,NYATI AND PUNGWA. Be informed that——–
    hh is mad because of ifisushi fya ng’ombe. if he comes to plot 1 then it will be cattle all over like that woman in Zambezi.

  20. GBM, A MAN OF PRINCIPLE!

    REALLY!

    GBM SAYS HE

    1. OPTED FOR SOSALA BECAUSE BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER.

    2. OPTED FOR PF BECAUSE BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER.

    DOES THAT EXPLAIN WHY BA GBM COULD GET A LONG WITH BA KAMBWILI AND NOT BA WYNTER?
    WELL, LUAPULA BLOOD IS LIGHTER LIKE WATER. WHERE DO WE FIT IN?

  21. With me every Zambian is my relative and not ubupubo ndeumfwa nokumona.Every jim and jack wants to hide mukamutundu kakwe though we can’t forget where come from, the way it is done in Africa it means demeaning other tribes.l hate chiefdoms!

  22. Actually it is the Post Newspaper, Mutembo Nchito, and Kabimba that will Market and promote the cause of GBM.

    The Opposition will not become stronger because they are too clever – No. It is the PF that will champion the cause of the opposition.

    Anything overdone, any intimidation over done will not frustrate the opposition but people of Zambia. Now when the people are frustrated they will show it in their vote.

    How can someone tell people, “your wounds do not pain”. Early this year people were told the fuel subsidy removal affects only those who drive – but they are paying higher bus fare to go and sell at the market. They are paying higher for their basic needs. Then they were told removal of subsidy on agriculture affects only the millers. But people now have to pay more the…

  23. How can someone tell people, “your wounds do not pain”. Early this year people were told the fuel subsidy removal affects only those who drive – but they are paying higher bus fare to go and sell at the market. They are paying higher for their basic needs. Then they were told removal of subsidy on agriculture affects only the millers. But people now have to pay more the twice the price of mealie meal compared to what MMD left.

    This is Sata for you. Chipimo says instead of thinking of ways of how to develop the country he keeps firing people. He hopes if he can fire enough people then the country will develop.

    That is Sata for you. He is on the Driving Seat.

  24. Now SATA after messing up the health situation at UTH, he has directed that students should not go on holiday but should help with attending to patients.

    He seems not to know that the meaning of students is that they are learning and work under supervisory and couching. Now, who will couch them after firing the qualified nurses? He does not distinguish between profession and politics. Politics, in Zambia can be done by a stone thrower – but of course not without repercussions. That is why we see decision such as what SATA is doing.

  25. SATA does not see it wrong to pardon criminals and murderers while punishing innocent nurses who are merely demanding their dues.

    He also sees nothing wrong in killing innocent patients, just like most of the pardoned criminals saw nothing wrong in killing innocent citizens by robbery and murder (of course a few of the pardoned people may not be criminals – those are exceptions).

    One may argue that there could be something in common between SATA and the pardoned criminals – Killing of innocent people.

    Are you not aware that Criminals defend one another; they cry and mourn when one of them dies; they do everything to protect and help each other. Yet they enjoy and laugh when they kill innocent people.

  26. GBM, YOU HAVE BEEN QUOTED IN TODAY’S POST AS HAVING SAID THAT

    ” Elyo ichawama cha kuti nalikwata ama supporters. Te mu Kasama mweka ni country yonse”. “I enjoy support countrywide”. “My political career has not be affected in any manner. Today, you are saying that GBM is finished, but if it was God’s wish that I will become a president, it will happen”.

    BA GBM PLEASE DO NOT PLAY TO THE GALLERY. YOU ARE OVERESTIMATING YOUR POPULARITY. HOW CAN YOU SURELY CLAIM THAT LUAPULA IS BEHIND YOU. WHEN DID YOU COME HERE?

  27. Ci Chama, is she not the one GBM almost killed by battering her before their children and grand children. Awe kwena, some doormats are resilient.

  28. From # above – Continued….

    SATA does not see it wrong to pardon criminals and murderers while punishing innocent nurses who are merely demanding their dues.

    He also sees nothing wrong in killing innocent patients, just like most of the pardoned criminals saw nothing wrong in killing innocent citizens by robbery and murder (of course a few of the pardoned people may not be criminals – those are exceptions).

    It must be understood that every Living Human being, regardless of how deep or wide the crime they have committed, is a candidate of mercy and forgiveness including a serial killer. So in pardoning criminal SATA is right.

    But if it is observed that he delights ONLY in pardoning criminals in their wrong doing but delights in seeing innocent people suffer and die – that…

  29. Continued from #40 above….

    He also sees nothing wrong in killing innocent patients, just like most of the pardoned criminals saw nothing wrong in killing innocent citizens by robbery and murder (of course a few of the pardoned people may not be criminals – those are exceptions).

    It must be understood that every Living Human being, regardless of how deep or wide the crime they have committed, is a candidate of mercy and forgiveness including a serial killer. So in pardoning criminal SATA is right.

    But if it is observed that he delights ONLY in pardoning criminals in their wrong doing but delights in seeing innocent people suffer and die – that strange behavior we will question and wonder where it is coming from.

  30. Well done GBM. You did the right thing to resign from a ministerial position for the sack of your blood family. Do not let those who are yapping let you resign from PF. Those who are yapping want to be seen by the president and others that they love president Sata. Some PF leaders are not democrats, but job hunters and ‘PF destroyers’.

  31. So does it mean for you to do anything in PF you need to go and ask the president? Mwafikwako kubakali ba GBM BAMILANGA ATI we don’t do anything by the book bcoz that same book was written by someone with his interests at his heart. You should know and read between the lines of FAMILY FRIENDS and so CALLED POLITICAL FRIENDS which GBM has seen.

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