The MMD leadership in Eastern Province has ganged up against Dr Nevers Mumba led executive committee by calling for an early national convention in 2015 to elect new office bearers who will steer the party to the 2016 general elections.
The party members who included district chairpersons, secretaries, chair-ladies and youth chairpersons including some provincial executive committee unanimous resolved that the early convention was vital in the first quarter of 2015 stating that the current crop of the National Executive Committee (NEC) was lacking vision to bring back the fortunes of the party since 2011 when it lost power.
They stated that the party has lost a number of party members who have joined other political parties.
The leaders further stated that the party had lost a number of parliamentary by-elections including local government since.
They indicated that this due was due to lack of proper leadership by the NEC.
Eastern Province MMD Chairperson Alexander Miti told the journalists after holding a meeting at Pine View Lodge in Chipata on Wednesday that the meeting unanimously resolved that NEC were lacking seriousness in the reorganizing of the former party as evidenced in the loses in the by-elections.
“NEC is not working together as seen that everytime there is a by-election in Eastern Province we see the same people.NEC is not providing the necessary support in order to keep the party (MMD) running as seen in the by-elections loses since 2011 so, people or party members are saying we need a convention in the first quarter of 2015 in order to usher in new party leaders,”Mr Miti said.
He said the demand for the convention by 2015 was a final issue because not holding a convention to elect new party members by next year, the party would not go anywhere in 2016.
He said the members resolved that there was need to elect a vibrant presidential candidate who would face other opponents in the general elections.
He said the party in the province would not allow the instruction of NEC to re-advertise the Petauke Central for the adoption of a new MMD candidate.
The chairperson said Dora Siliya was the sole candidate for MMD in the Petauke Central parliamentary by-election.
He said the party in the province had however accepted the position of NEC to re-advertise and adopt a new candidate in Malambo to replace Anne Yeta Chingaipe.
Mr Miti said the former ruling party in the province would not speak for former republican president Rupiah Banda’s ambition to come back into active politics saying he had every right to speak for himself.
“Let us leave him alone to make his position known because he has every right to speak for himself,” he said.
Mr Miti said Mr Banda being a former, diplomat, cabinet minister, vice president and president deserve respect from people.
But MMD National Secretary Muhabi Lungu said the party would hold a national convention in April 2016.
Mr Lungu said the party was still on the reorganizing stages since losing power in 2011.
“You are saying these people (MMD officials) as if there they were holding the dark corner meeting. The party is currently reorganizing and the conventional shall be held in April 2016 and we only do our convention after five years. We had one in April 2011(2012) so the next convention shall be in 2016,”Mr Lungu said.
Of Course they want to have fossil Banda
Eastern province people are the most backwards individual the country has ever knows in Zambia
We all know Bembas are the best but Eastern province as a country is nice but the people from there are ignorant, arrogant, and really belong to malawi
They should be removed from Zambia unless they abide by our laws
They dont even know how to name a child
There cowardly act here is a scandal, if you ask me .
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Pwaaaaaaaaaa, ok Mushota…you are one of the kind. Of late, I just look forward to see what your great mind has to say. After Mwine Mushi and Kasaka…..you are the next big thing.
On the contrary easterners (the place I do not come from or have much links with except it’s part of my country) are visionaries who see things the rest don’t. They saw through Kaunda before anyone did, they resisted Chiluba, Banda was their son (understandably). They have rightly seen Dr. Mumba’s appetite for glamour and have not forgotten like most of us do and are resisting him. Hats off to the easterners!!
@Dr. Eustace Wabo
I don’t know which Kaunda you are talking about, but if it’s our very own KK wa muyayaya, munshifukatilwa, then you got it wrong. In 1991, when every Zambian, woman, man and child were so fed up with KK and UNIP, the easterners voted en-mass for him. Mushota is right here, I have to agree, they are backwards. What I mean is that their brain processor moves so phlegmatically it takes a long time to understand something and appreciate it fully. For example It’s only recently they realised that UNIP isn’t the ruling party.
Yes Wantanshi (I wonder why you guys use such names) I have recollected my thoughts and I must say that that was a misrepresentation of facts (I apologise). What I probably was thinking is that the Easterners appear to have a sixth sense of rejecting some things we all appear no to easily fall for. Mushota’s quest for abandoning our eastern folks on that basis however remain tasteless.
if you have nothing to say just stop backing are u lacking a man to marry you go to Eastern you be married than insult easterners you understand you they cal musota or musoka.
Mushota, where has the person who normally writes good English for you gone today? Didn’t they teach you anything about panctuation when you were doing your ‘mistress’ oops, so called masters degree? Minger!!
Mushota, do you ever have anything sensible tosay? what s all this crap about tribes and intelligence? YOU ARE A LOW FORM OF LIFE FIT TO BE TRAMPLED ON AND SPAT AT. As for old fossil; he s still strong and healthy and can still get around and be seen, so how about that; in your face you imbecile.
Easterners and Banda want to hijack MMD. With Banda on the helm – I smell serious death of MMD – like UNIP. MMD is known to have no democratic shortcuts – If Banda wants to be President – he should wait for April 2016. After loosing he and his people were so scared of PF – they ran away. Some even joined other political parties. Now that Mumba and few royals withstood the PF victimization – they want to be great! It is not easy to put and hold together a party like MMD that fail out of grace after serious propaganda of corruption and theft.
Well spoken Mr. Miti this is bravely we need in MMD NEVERS MUMBA has failed the party the man is not there anywhere near winning even adopted as a ward candidate so how do you go general election with such a person. NEVERS MUMBA just want to fund raise using MMD as party candidate when he knows he can not win this very selfish and greedy of highest order. How do u expect NEVERS to win an election when he is surrounded by failures like SOKONI, NAKACHINDA MRS. MUSONDA as MEDIA TEAM because these are the people who suppose to market a candidate but are very far from reality they don’t even know any branch officials in Lusaka itself. On top of the list of his supporters is BOWMAN LUSAMBO a conman who eats with both hands from MULENGA SATA PF and NEVERS MUMBA MMD. VIVA MMD 2015 convention
MUHABI LUNGU should stop misleading the nation and MMD members our constitution allows extra-ordinary convention to be called at anytime if their is problems in the Party to reorganise itself, MUHABI you are so intelligent person don’t be a blind follower of NEVERS MUMBA this pastor has fallen out of favour by many party cadres, members, donors and officials how do you want MMD to stick to a dead politician who is not offering anything apart from failure. Please just call your NEC meeting and see how you will be humiliated by your NEC members who are tired of this fraud president NEVERS MUMBA. NEVERS MUMBA is not a founder member of the party that is why he does not care of what ever will happen to it.
This is what happens when you want to kill a political party it happened to UNIP
Sometimes it is important to observe circumstances and make informed decision. Yes, it would appear good to quickly think of changing leadership, but have the champions of change really thought and seen through their actions. I s it failing of incumbent or lack of support for the incumbent, on the other line is the incumbent sellable to the electorate? equally , are the champions of change certain the person they have in mind has no baggage on him or her as if so , remember, one can be taken out in the race on very final on legal technicality and in that steady what would you have achieved? Think deep before any act is done. It is life of the nation that should not be played with. Why not put aside every selfishness, jealous and any petty and come up together and try your luck at election
Nevers is a goner. At this rate, he’ll be hounded out of the office like Kachingwe!
UMODZI KU MAWA!
Mumba’s love for glamour is what would make him unsuitable to rule Zambia. Zambia has challenges and needs a leader with a modest mannerism, am sorry. Sata, the old Sata ( the old action Man) was idea. But my! did we get it wrong voting in the wrong Sata. Maybe we have to turn to God for mercy. What ever made our former action man to think that Sate House was a place to hide we will never know.
Its unfortunate that the so called Mushota or washota is himself backwards because he thinks that only those bearing such names should lead Zambia. I agree with the Easterners that MMD needs new leadership in place. In fact it has been long over due for the party to put things right. The hour has come and it is now. Wina alira.
The HEAT IS GETTING CHARGED. Is there no balm in Gilead, Is there no answer to every puzzle ? What really does MMD need to do to gain momentous love from Country men and women? Mistakes were done and seen, yes, but can one yield anything out of living in the past? Like all others in their groupings, victory is ultimate goal, but how? unity of purpose is the answer. Personality is added advantage. Gone are stone throwing politics. Build your teams with diverse backgrounds and clear in what you intend to offer to the nation. Time wasted is never gained. Nevers you have led MMD so far under difficult times. Let your strength be in God through prayer. Listen to what the spirit says not your thoughts as a child of God. If other people have to take over now ,let the convention decide. Fear…
The calls for RB to comeback to active politics are welcome. But if he believes that he is as popular as he thinks let him phone his own political party. There is no room for chances anymore in Zambian politics. It took President Sata over ten(10) to gain the confidence of Zambian people, as for RB he just inherited a party which was intact.
I am for RB on condition that he forms his on KUMAWA PARTY and trying to wrestle power from NEVERS.
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Zambian Politics are tribal like it or not, It is fact.
MMD’s stronghold right now is Eastern Province and therefore it is just normal that an Easterner leads it. Nevers Mumba is a Northerner – there is no MMD in the north at the moment because the sitting President is from there. PF’s stronghold is Northern and Luapula. UPND’s strong hold is Southern and Western Province. MMD is strongest in Eastern Province because Rupia is from there.
When Chiluba was MMD Pres. the MMD was strongest in Luapula and Northern. When Mwanawasa became MMD Pres. MMD was strongest in Ndola Rural and Central Province because Mwanawasa was from there. Support for MMD shifted from Luapula and Northern when Mwanawasa became Pres. of MMD. This shift then created the entry of PF led by someone from the region.
So MIKE you actually telling NEVERS MUMBA is a failure has failed in his own region so how does he think he can win elections using other regions. MMD is dying in Northern, Muchinga and Luapula Provinces were its President is coming from. NEVERS MUMBA is not saleable that is why he keep on losing by-elections wherever he went to campaign, he was in Luapula to campaign for ward by-elections we terribly lost all of them with very bad results like 9 votes in some places, so this is person you can go and try to sell at the general election that is not being serious. You can not compare unip to MMD, UNIP was sold to MMD by its own broke Pres Musokotwane who got money from Chiluba to win namayani elections just bcoz chiluba wanted candidate, if KK stood in 1996 he would hv won
The problem sometimes is getting used to talking too much and arm chair criticizing and thinking things would be that way. Are there no people/organizations that can conduct snap surveys on well documented popularity of the perceived contenders? It is dangerous to think one was popular when on the actual event you discover the situation was different. Yes, it is good to float a saleable candidate but good to go out there to conduct survey especially where people are caught up in between for a good think through position. Remember, the wave of by election is many times different from a General election. Before you discard what you have be sure you have the right option and that you have done all you could to help and failed still. If Banda can be the wining pin, let Nevers receive it glad.
But Mr. Miti you are a turncoat. Not very long ago when the Kachingwe – Namugala faction wanted Mumba out Eastern Province especially you stood your ground and supported Mumba’s stay in MMD, the Chituwo, Kaingu Siliya alliance wanted Mumba out you again stood up and defended Mumba now you want him out. My advise to you if you want Mumba out get the Kachingwe – Namugala faction and the Chituwo, Kaingu Siliya alliance on your side otherwise you are expelled from MMD.
we have created to ourselves statesmen in former Presidents and respected internationally though a prophet was not respected in his own land. RB is one such respectable person, whether we like it or not. But may lose this trait due to blindness to vie for political office again. If Nevers or HH or Edith Or Elias can be given support by these able men, cant they yield the popularity that is so much talked about? What happened with the present President with KK? Cant we get a leaf from that? Shouldn’t we be proud to see young emerging leaders in our country? Are we calling these people to ride on their backs? When you the so called supporters are in the forefront denouncing your president how can he receive respect from people? In short your public speech DE campaigns even yourselves.
RUPIAH shoulf form his own party period! what a chancer.
People, Parties should not be confused with hanging statements of intention like children tasting waters at a girl whether proposal will be accepted or not. A forward and backward movement of thought. At last it is the nation that suffers most. Please elders spare us as we need you respected as ever. As for Nevers, this is a wake up call that you wake up from slumber . You have so many around to help you up but you may be content with what you have now. Remember Politics is all about numbers, embrace even the worst. They will finally see sense in you. Go to outlying areas, emulate the movements of the like of now V/P in those days. Good things never come plain and don’t waste your time with critics, they only help to shape you up. Don’t be upset. If truly you are the next it will come .
If MMD has to recreate and rediscover itself, it will have to be from its very last stronghold, Eastern Province. And Nevers Mumba is a square peg in a round hole there.
Let Nevers Mumba be real and accept reality.
Let all who are for Nevers raise their hands country wide now
Let all who are for RB raise their hands country wide now
Let the will of God prevail, for God can allow you into the field because you are farcing Him but shame you in their. In every leadership God plays a role as He wishes things to be for a purpose that we can not some times see but later in time we begin to realize. Patience is a virtue and victory. Certain perceived excitement and popularity may be short lived and deceiving. Voter is the decider not multitude of meeting attendants or what people may sometimes say. Is the membership of MMD becoming a weapon of self destruction? Is someone jumping on the positive manifestation of those right now sweating it out for this party? Are these calls really genuine ?
Heritage Party has Godfrey Miyanda as a leader but no followers, MMD has followers but no leader. Can’t you meet somewhere. Let RB attend to his knee problem please