NEVERS Mumba remains a legitimate president of the MMD and he has no intention of abrogating the former ruling party’s constitution because the opposition political party strongly believes in democracy and the rule of law, Raphael Nakacinda has said.
Mr Nakacinda who is MMD spokesperson has accused the Daily Nation of having awarded some of its estranged members positions who were in turn issuing statements with distortions against Dr Mumba in an attempt to fan confusion in the former ruling party.
He said the people who had been advocating the MMD national convention were not members of the former ruling party and that it was unfortunate that they had been allowed to continue masquerading using the name of the MMD.
Mr Nakacinda said all well-meaning members of the MMD were expected to show love to the party and avoid sowing seeds of division and despondency in a scheme to fan confusion.
He said the MMD was concerned that some people had chosen the path of playing the ugly spectre of weakening the party when the former ruling party had just embarked on a process of internal healing after it suffered some assault from some of its unpatriotic members.
Mr Nakacinda explained that the survival of the MMD depended on the unity and the respect for the party constitution and that Dr Mumba was not ready and could not be the one to attempt to ignore the party constitution.
He said the MMD was being governed through a palate of morality and Dr Mumba had never been against the holding of a national convention despite his term coming to an end in 2017.
“We have observed with disappointment that some people who are not members of the MMD but masqueraders have been have been awarded positions and are using their fake title to speak ill of our leadership. They have continued to fan the ugly ordeal of dividing the MMD. All those causing confusion in the MMD are not only enemies of the party but are enemies of democracy. Nobody in the MMD and least of all Dr Mumba is going to abrogate the party constitution.
The survival of the MMD depends on upholding its constitution and the party is governed on the palate of morality,” Mr Nakacinda said.
He said the MMD as a pioneer of democracy had always held its national convention at which it had democratically elected its leaders and that Dr Mumba was not going to break the party laws just to remain at the helm of the party.
He explained that Dr Mumba’s mandate would only expire in 2017 having been elected leader of the former ruling party in 2012 and advised that those who had issues with the party should always seek the interpretation of the party constitution.
“We have the constitution and whatever it dictates is final. Our members should desist from actions that would be inimical to the interest of the party. We need reconciliation at this time with respect for one another because that is the fuel for the growth of democracy,” Mr Nakacinda said.
I wish Mr. nakachinda explained this matter in detail. Does it mean that the MMD will have two Conventions in 2016 and 2017? The 2016 convention meant to elect all the NEC members elected in 2011 and the Grand Convention of 2017 solely for the purpose of electing the MMD President.
Did the 2012 convention completely alter the MMD constitution so as to create the confusing scenario above?
This will be interesting and i wonder where the MMD will source the funds for the two Conventions.
Good luck.
Mutati should join PF then. Hard Luck. he wanted to borrow RB’s tactics of hijacking Nevers Mumba’s MMD.
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This is very stupid. You want Nevers to have a personal term? The current executive will not hold office after April 2016. The guy ascended to power through a by-election, he is therefore finishing the term of his predecessor. Do you mean to say that Edgar Lungu should not go for elections next year, he should wait until he serves 5 years?
..@Joseph…
…don’t mix up the two constitutions…the republic and the party constitution…from your insinuation are you suggesting that PF should go for fresh elections next year since MCS was also elected as PF president in 2011..??..have you read MMD constitution..??….most party presidents have the power to fire and hire executive members…just like Attanga, Kabwili… Guy Scott etc..read their party constitution before displaying your ignorance here man….
@Scrutinizerer.
Read article 43 of the MMD constitution
Can’t really comment, seems like internal party matters. But there are already conspiracy theories doing the rounds. Don’t know how true they are but whatever is done in the dark usually comes to light. We shall know the truth soon enough.
Do or die for nevers
Ba Nevers naimwe just go, you are wasting the party and its members time. Even tricky Nawakwi beats you nowadays and she will do better than you again next year if they don’t kick you out. Go.
WELL SPOKEN MR. NAKACINDA. THIS VERY SRAIGHT-FORWARD POSITIONS IS WHAT MUHABI LUNGU FAILED TO EXPLAIN AND INSTEAD SUCCUMBED TO POLITICS OF HUNGER.
ITS SUCH A PITY FOR THAT YOUNG MAN. NEVERS COULD HAVE EASILY MADE HIM RUNNING MATE.