Opposition Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) National Youth Treasurer Lengwe Cornelius Bwalya has called on all Zambians to rally behind the former ruling party MMD under the leadership of Dr Nevers Sekwila Mumba by voting out of office the Patriotic Front (PF) government on 11th August 2016.
“What we have in government is a party that can be likened to a football team that is composed of only defenders, who at every opportunity with the ball will just kick it, no matter the direction.” Mr Bwalya said.
“We cannot afford to have this nation to be run by a government that looks at every problem as a nail which needs to be hit with a hammer. I mean how do you have the Head of State threaten students?” Mr Bwalya further lamented.
Mr Bwalya, who is also a member of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of MMD, was reacting to President Edgar Lungu’s warning to severely discipline the rioting Copperbelt University.
“The students sought an audience with the President to table some of the challenges they were facing but the President refused to meet them. What is special about him that he cannot meet them and offer them reasonable advice as a parent himself and Head of State? Previous MMD leaderships from Dr Chiluba did it and an amicable, fruitful solution came out of those engagements. Ebutungulushi [That is leadership].
“It is for this reason that I urge well-meaning Zambians to vote the PF government out of office this August. This poor leadership style of the PF has continued to put our nation in a poor position not only with our state but also beyond our borders with its policy inconsistencies and lack of intellectual capacity to deal with the challenges that are before us as a nation.
“I ask my fellow Zambians to look to Dr Mumba and the New Hope MMD and let Zambia be saved from mediocrity, incompetence, corruption and theft. We have a crisis and it’s in such times that you will see what real leaders are made of. We have seen what President Edgar Lungu is made of and we also know Dr Mumba’s pedigree. Dr Mumba does not only carry with him the experience of governance, about also having served in ministry for over 30 years, he has a proven track record of leadership and administration,” said Mr Bwalya.
Mr Bwalya shared these sentiments with scores of Copperbelt University (CBU) students and other MMD sympathisers who went to CBU on Monday morning to offer solidarity to the suspended students. Mr Bwalya further urged the University management to act as parents and not be stone hearted but look for an amicable way to resolve the impasse with the student leadership structures at the institutions and reinstate suspended students.
“As MMD we certainly don’t condone any riotous behaviour from students but we have learned over the years through experience as a party that dialogue is at the center of any peaceful resolution. The suspended students are emerging leaders of this nation and are called on to act responsibly but their actions should not lead to suspension as this would affect their studies adversely,” Mr Bwalya said.
Keep on dreaming…..!
Viva man of God’ as christians’ we have decided NOT to suport the pf drunkard and violent’ we shall NOT even suport the Tonga satanist but VIVA MMD president ‘ our man for 2016 .
Zambia christian nation declared by MMD president ftj chiluba’ a christians’ we don’t suport drunkard presidents or satanists’ Pastor Nevers Mumba……….viva newhope .
Lungu with his poor dressing just shows he is a thug. HH a tonga president’ BUT Nevers mumba qualifies to be president bane let’s be honesty!
Suport for mmd is growing like fire! Back to uour party’ its true mmd is a mature party for good leaders unlike pf and tonga party who are drunkards and satanists. We shall vote nevers mumba and mmd kwasila!
MMD is a better party than ivi vima kawalala! This time around’ no manipulation! Back to MMD and Dr mumba chabe!
Its like telling me that I should support UNIP. Your time and generation is gone.
In all fairness, MMD had its chance. They did some positives and plenty of negatives. Your points are valid, Sir, but MMD is gone forever. Just partner with other strong opposition parties.
The problem with the political entities that have had the priviledge of managing Zamnia’s affairs is that during their tenure they conduct themselves so badly that nobody wants them back again. UNIP, MMD and now PF, you can’t think about them without feeling totally nauseous and want to vomit, unless of course you are one of the few beneficiaries. Zambia’s political history tells us that once a governing party is ejected from power they stay ejected for ever. If these political punks had any moral sense left in them the least they could do is fold their political tents and just fade away from the scene. Iwe Lengwe, you are young enough to seek political fortunes elsewhere other than hanging around failed and useless organisations like MMD. You are wasting your life.
The killing of parties that lose power is retrogressive. That’s how we have been ending up with recycled & failed politicians who just change their names. I would like to see UNIP reorganise & become a stronger force in our politics again. The same for MMD. Instead of pushing for a failed mission of sending TJ to state house, UNIP should be pushing for bringing new blood & youngsters like Lengwe. Our democracy can be anchored around UNIP, MMD, PF, UPND & FDD, parties that have managed to stay meaningfully together for sometime. But this calls for intraparty democracy as well.
YES WE DO NOT KNOW HOW TO MANAGE OURSELVES. YOU HATE THE NAME MMD. BUT THE CURRENT PF IS TEAMING WITH MMD CADRES IN HIGH PLACES EG DORA, SIMBAO, KAINGU AND THE LIST IS ENDLESS. NEED I SAY SATA WAS ALSO MMD BEFORE. SO OUR STRATEGIES ARE FAILING US. LENGWE BWALYA IS RIGHT IN SOME WAY. AND THE RULING PARTY NEEDS TO TAKE SOME OF THE POINTS HE HAS RAISED. PF SHOULD LISTEN WHEN PEOPLE SPEAK. YES WE SUPPORT PF, BUT THERE ARE ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED WITH THE SERIOUSNESS THEY DESERVE. YES THE OPPOSITION MAY HAVE THEIR OWN ISSUES, BUT IS THIS THE BEST THAT PF CAN OFFER US? IS THERE NO ROOM FOR US TO BRING IN OTHER POLITICAL PLAYERS WHO WILL BE BETTER THAN PF AND BETTER THAN THE CURRENT CROP OF OPPOSITION POLITICIANS? HAVEN’T WE REACHED A STAGE WHEN WE CAN SAY ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.
Well said Mr. Lengwe, in all fairness mmd did far better than what we have seen so far. Mmd managed better than this try and error leadership. In all reality and if zambians really smart and true to self. Dr. Mumba stands out as a better candidate, who is reasonable having learned from past as vice president. I hope we zambians will rise to this occation and give this man a chance for a better zambia. The New Hope MMD is Hope for this nation. I love Zambia.
This is the same party that will want to have a pact with PF. Wait for it!
When I move round i cant see signs of changing this govt. There only few PF mps and some politicians who feel not secure becoz they cant get their selfish desires. It is raining go and farm becoz PF will be in govt next year.
kikiki nakakaka ne nkanshi kwati kalenya.