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MMD is not a one-man party-Mutati

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Felix Mutati
Felix Mutati

Lunte MMD Member of Parliament Felix Mutati has appealed to members pushing for a convention before the August 2016 general elections to remain calm following the National Executive Committee’s resolution to hold the elective convention in 2017.

Mr Mutati said the decision by the NEC will be assessed before the next course of action is determined.

He reiterated that the MMD is a formidable institution which is governed by laws and regulation as prescribed through the constitution.

Mr Mutati said the MMD is not a one-man party and that decisions regarding its wellbeing have to be taken in line with the party’s constitution.

“MMD is a democratic party, it is not a party or congregation of individuals. We have to remain calm as we assess the latest decision by the NEC. What we should emphasise is that the MMD prides itself in its constitution,” Mr Mutati said.

Meanwhile, the ruling Patriotic Front has said that the alliance it is seeking to forge with the opposition MMD does not mean it lacks a suitable candidate to be President Edgar Lungu’s running mate.

PF Deputy Spokesperson Frank Bwalya said that the decision of who will be the presidential running mate is in fact not known by anyone other than President Edgar Lungu himself.

Mr Bwalya explained that it was also possible that President Lungu might or may not pick MMD president Nevers Mumba as his running mate if ever the PF and MMD enter into an alliance.

Mr. Bwalya who is also PF Central Committee Chairperson for information has to QTV that the PF is however, not in a hurry or panic to form an alliance with another party.

He that was why President Lungu has asked Dr. Mumba to first unite the MMD before a pact with the ruling PF is tied.

54 COMMENTS

  1. Mumba open your eyes and think critically. You will dance pelete and don’t say you were not warned.
    You are a very dangerous desperate politician. You are just like Judas Iscariot.

    • Now watch the fight between Nevers and mutate start. Mutati wants to be mmd president so that he can be running mate of EL. Nevers wants anything that can put food on the table but off course he wants to be president so that in case EL says he can be running mate then he can recoup what he lost 10 years ago.

    • Technically, MMD is already dead. PF will blot out the actual name “MMD” from the face of the political world. The one benefiting in this Alliance is PF.

    • Mutati has no morals whatsoever………he jumped ship when it suited him, why can’t he move to UPND and leave alone people who remained loyal even in the darkest hour of MMD? If he(Mutati) desides to join and campaign for HH, is he going to push for a convention in UPND?

    • Two failed parties entering into a pact to completely finish the country’s economy. MMD failed hence it was kicked out in 2011, PF is failing hence the panic button has been pushed for it to merge with MMD.

    • What is this Muselela ukwakaba on about??? He is asking for Calm when NEC has spoken, goes onto say, study this decision – what is there to doubt & question if NEC has made a decision??
      The MMD constitution says convention in 2017 – what is he going to be studying???

  2. Our God Jehova will scatter them . HH is the chosen one without any alliance HH will grow like an anti hill to a huge Mountain.Yes a mountain of refuge for all.HH remain calm for what is yours on behalf of Zambian masses will be handed to you by Lungu at supreme court on 2nd September,2016.at exactly 2015 hours Zambian time.

  3. And here it is plainly put. PF wants to completely kill MMD. Let there be a convention and Mumba be chucked out from leadership becoz he is a sellout. My warning to Mumba is that never trust a politician you can be thrown to sleep in a ditch all alone.

    • You are blind. It’s UPND they are targeting to kill. What PF wants is a strong and resurgent MMD. The effect of that will be to weaken and throw UPND off balance. In order to resuscitate MMD, all what PF has to do is infuse cash into it. The alliance will be a win win for PF and MMD and a serious threat to UPND.

    • For your information, just in case you don’t know, MMD is not a threat to PF right now. IF MMD was to be the only opposition party in Zambia, PF would have gone to sleep and still won the 2016 presidential elections. Why would they want to kill a party that is not a threat to their own survival?

  4. Yes HH is the modern David who defeated Goliath using one simple stone.With no alliance HH will be president of Zambia because the people will form an alliance with him.Jehova has also spoken to me.about 20 MMD Mps will voluntarily go to HH and UPND in May,2016.

    • David with only one attempt hit goliath on target. @sido mart your HH can never be likened to David but to himself. There has never been any politician in Zambia who have attempted many elections and failed like HH kadansa kalusa. Ecl tried once and he got it same as levy and RB.

    • kikiki ati ECL tried it once and hit the target! Ba Mumbwe mwe! ninshi imwe mulesanga kwisa impiya? Ninshi imwe mwaba mucalo cimbi uko tamulemona ati ifintu tafili bwino. Lets not look at tribe bane lets fix our economy. Someone is cheating you that these problems are global just to protect his/her job when we the majority are in shambles buying everything on a high price. This is purely leadership failure! period lets all unite we are not going to eat tribe. We made a mistake and we can correct it!

  5. My understanding is that even though the MMD managed the economy well, the people of Zambia removed MMD from power partly because of corruption! Corruption under PF is even worse. In fact it is just utter theft of public resources. Shameless stealing and plunder! Further, under PF the economy has collapsed! So an alliance between PF and MMD would be an alliance to mock Zambians, especially that MMD will be in a subordinate role!

  6. UPND’s problem has always been one and the same – a lack of a viable political strategy. They dream of winning an election, but fail to formulate a strategy of how they are going to do that. They rather consider the seeming appearance of ‘merit’ as strategy enough. It is not. Without proper political strategy, the very best of candidates may still lose an election.

    For years, our plea to UPND has fallen on death ears. Just hoping they don’t fumble again this time around. They lack the humility to listen and the political acumen to understand the dynamics of Zambian politics.

    • You have hit the nail on the head my colleague. That is the only problem they have in UPND- no political strategy. I wonder who has bewitched who

    • A case in point, they, at one point did consider it a winning strategy that by bringing Canisius Banda on board to deputize HH, they would by so doing be able to lure the Easterners into voting for HH. More recently, UPND had been bent on recruiting dissident and disgruntled politicians from the North, principally for the same reason. But who do they think they will be able to fool, if not themselves?

    • Mematung and Lapkenfamily
      The game has changed right now.We are hungry and angry and there is no hope.Look we are in an economic crisis and the man steering the ship economicaly Chikwanda is very quiet.We have an energy crisis and your Lungu has decided to appoint a Journalist as energy minister and a bishop as PS.He is not called Chagwa for nothing everything is pointing to his failure.I however pity him anyone who was going to take over from Sata s rule was not going to have it easy.
      Right now it is about survival and if you think we are going to vote for Chagwa because his opponent is Tonga think again.We would rather be victims of tribalism than die from hunger.Obviously you are eating with them.Mulye sana pantu after 11/8 you are gonners.

  7. What the PF want in a united MMD is that divided it will not add value to their votes. So hope Nevas realises he is being used like tissue.

  8. BaMutati keep quiet and learn to respect institutions. Zambians have alot of respect. We need you as lungu’s running mate but you are pushing your luck to far. you will join mucheleka if you are not carefull. Do you know Tonga plans about Bembas? Keep quiet and be wise.

    • @Mosco Putin
      Please share the Tonga plans about Bembas. We all want to know what they are up to. We can only believe you if you prove, not just hallucinations.

  9. Nevers knows what he’s doing. The reason he wants the convention in 2017 is because he knows it wont matter then. MMD will be gone.
    Mutati & your group wake up if you still want your party beyond 11/08. Who’s going to campaign for you as MP if your sitting president will be PF.
    As for Frank don’t be delusional. Kadansa has already made up his mind on who he’s picking as his running mate. Seriously he has seen no quality amongst you.

  10. How unfortunate can a party that governed for 4 consecutive terms and once amassed 76% of the total votes (1991) rest at the mercies of another party? MMD has the capacity to organize itself and give its suitor terms and conditions to maintain political relevance failure to which it will remain a shadow of it’s former self? In a united state, MMD can even inquire a 50/50 power share. Nevers rush for alliance will simply bring MMD to extinction. Nevertheless, play your cards the best way you know how.

    • It’s spineless pretenders like Mutati who have rendered MMD irrelevant, running to UPND for a supposedly quick come back into government, and only to talk about MMD’s proud ‘Constution’ when the genuine party President Nevers courts PF. Where was your ‘Constution’ when you were fallowing HH around like a lost kid. Have some b*@#s man…

  11. Dr Mumba I have said it before and Iam saying it now, you are not a politician but a man of the collar. Please step aside for some one to lead MMD. The bible says honour is better than riches. Dr go back to full time ministry as a minister of God, and surely God will lift you higher than where you are.

    Dr, the reason you cant make it in politics is that you pushed yourself in politics before God talked to you. You were called by men and not by God hence your trivial performance since the time you took office.

    I long for a day when you will go public and say that you have left politics and gone back to full time ministry. I will be the happiest of all because winning souls for the kingdom of heaven is greater than any other assignment ever undertaken by man. I beg to move

  12. Mutati you abandoned MMD and went to the Bantustan Party. Mumba braved the doldrums till now thats when you want to come up saying bwetu bwetu bwetu. Go to UPND and see if the chief cattle herder will accomodate you. Its Mumbas time and we shall vote for him and not you lazy randy bum

  13. I have alredy been shown in a dream that upnd, df and fdd will team up during re-run and shall amass a 50+1% threshold

  14. Dr Mumba open your eyes and ears, PF wants do ride on you and later dump you. Watch this space and to all MMD members Dr Mumba is killing your party through his desperation to get to plot one through back door.

  15. Mutati has resurrected. Very active when it is election time. Is this the man who supported another party he thought would win elections last time. Very greed eh. Morals nil. I am not a fan of Nevers but the way these guys treated him in the last election was very bad. Literally leaving him to fend for himself. Even people like Bowman Lusambo demonstrated morals

    • You are sure right Oakland, and I personally don’t have time for Mutati. He is a pathetic and shameless pretender I don’t take him seriously. Whoever lied to him that he was cut out to be President of the republic one day did a real big disservice to Zambians…

  16. Indeed how can you support another party which is not your party. They have never accepted Nevers Mumba, there are civilised ways of rebelling but not going to support another party. MMD please don’t accept these chaps who wanted to be clever thinking they would get positions had HH won.

  17. PF IS DEAD. MMD IS DEAD. WHAT ZAMBIA NEEDS THE MOST IS UPND. UPND IS COMING TO INJECT NEW LIFE INTO THE COUNTRY AND ITS PEOPLE. ZAMBIA SHALL INDEED BE LIBERATED BY UPND AND HH COME AUGUST 11.

    • How will Upnd going to liberate Zambia when the world over is tightening up. I Am overseas and I can feel the pressure of the recession.
      Upnd bla bla bla bla when they don’t even say how they will do it apart from saying they will build more schools and hospitals , diversify the economy and increase agriculture produce. All their promises are being done under pf. Oh they even say they will give us a people driven constitution but forgetting that pf will fill do it when we vote during general elections. Yaaks Upnd sacks.

  18. Ba Mutati!When Nevers was campaigning alone in January 2015 with a few individuals like Mbulakulima that remained steady fast with him you never challenged him that he was a one-man party candidate! You forsook the party and went in two directions,some supported PF and they won with it and eventually joined. You supported UPND for two months of campaigning and lost!So Nevers has seen how difficult it is to work with some of you and is now willing to work with MPs that chose the winning side. Even if Mutati fights to become President he will only carry with him the same MPs that campaigned for HH and he himself is not even popular in his constituency! It is time for making the right choices and starting a war on a convention which you cannot win in courts is fruitless. That is how RB lost…

  19. This marriage between MMD and PF is that of convenience. The MMD members who have agreed to this union want riches. They are not really interested in the good of the country. Nevers Mumba wants material power. Appalling for a man of God. He is not interested in bring prosperity to Zambai but to himself. What economic policy can Mumba sing about with cohorts? PF on the other hand want to dilute votes against UPND. Dr Mumba if your intentions are not honorable God will punish you. You will be left out in the cold! You and your party will be used then chucked onto the dung heap. You really think the PF top brass will let you in?

  20. Before August 11, Mutati will no longer MP for MMD and he will be useless. Let him stand as MP on whichever party and he will learn how unpopular he has become in his own constituency.

  21. Politics is about numbers. Congrats Mr.President for forming an alliance with MMD.The few MMD members that will vote for u will add to yr number. count my vote as well.

  22. It’s good to clear this matter ahead of time, I think that PF have to break it gently to Dr Mumba that he might not be Vice President at the end of All. It is wise to select the running mate from within PF because they have worked together and tested that working relationship through the ups and downs in the last few years. It is good to enter an agreement with clean hands. MMD should not complicate things before the elections, before the agreement.

  23. Actually Mr Felix Mutati is a danger to both the PF and the UPND as well as MMD because he’s full of theories and not practical same as Shi Nono….

  24. Nevers is leaning towards the ruling party because he does not want to undergo the experience of being abandoned the way his own hopeless MPs abandoned him last time. I don’t blame the man

  25. Nevers Mumba is nothing but an opportunits riding the biblical bakkie with the view of gaining sympathy. I endorse the doomed marriage of Pf and MMD. It’s kind of dumb and dumber working on plan to break out of mental institution that is never locked and has no guards. MMD in Eastern Province has RB written over it. Dumber out of desperation might even choose RB as his running mate to secure done votes. Northern province is without doubt a toss-up! Infintu bane nagilungula Edgar does not even have a clue where to start. Ati he is humble. Let him stay humble. Inchito bakaboke shalakwana. Nevers, concentrate on building your party. We know you want to go back to Canada. Ukutenwe luxury na too much enjoy.

  26. ECL should have just asked RB to assist with campaigns especially in eastern province. MMD as a whole will not add any value to PF

  27. IT TAKES A THIEF TO KNOW HIS FELLOW THIEF’S TACTICS. MMD WAS FAIRLY GOOD BUT PF IS WORSE THAN MMD. SO HOW WILL FAILURES UNITY? THERE WILL BE BOMBARDMENT AT THE END.

    PEOPLE HAVE LOST INTEREST IN MMD, HAVE LOST INTEREST IN PF AND IF THE TWO FORM ONE, THEN WE EXPECT CHAOS TO BE SEEN MARK MY WORDS AND SEE HOW THE TWO WILL FIGHT (LIKE ABENA KAFWAYA KU SOLWEZI) OVER THE PRESIDENTIAL RUNNING MATE.

  28. Felix, you are acting like your never even reached National Service.. Do you remember your KAS. Number? What were you doing at UNZA?
    How come a man of your stature, ukwisa sangukamofye ‘ muselela kwakaba’?
    You are an embarrassment to those of us who went with you to ‘Devils Island’ and please grow up in your brains.

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