Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) president Dr Nevers Sekwila Mumba says that nobody can defeat him for the party presidency even if a convention was called next month. And Dr. Mumba has declared that MMD is more united today than ever before.
Addressing party officials in Serenje on Saturday as part of the ongoing mobilization tours, Dr. Mumba said the confusion which rocked the party ahead of the Presidential by-election last year was no more because all genuine members were back from the parties they supported. He said Zambians should realise that the former ruling party was the most organised party and that there was no need to hate each other. Dr. Mumba said MMD officials should love one another in order to achieve the best result in the 2016 general elections.
“Those that are calling for the convention, they cannot defeat me even if we called for the MMD convention next month. I am here to tell you that there are some people who want to fight us after they failed to be with us in the last election. The procedure they are using is retrogressive,” said Dr. Mumba.
He said true leaders and members of MMD should always be humble and supportive adding that some of the challenges the party was facing was as a result of having officials and members who were double dealing. Dr. Mumba said he was a democratic leader because he was brought in through a democratic process in 2012.
He said the demands for the convention were not genuine as they were aimed at dividing the party. Dr. Mumba said MMD would not die and those who wanted to form their own parties should do so as it was their democratic right. He said party officials should know that whenever there was new leadership, some people leave while some remain.
The meeting was attended by all the MMD senior officials from three constituencies and 9 councilors.
And National Treasurer Elizabeth Chitika also addressed MMD party officials from Central Province and asked them to support their president as opposed to working with rebel MPs. She said it was sad that some former ruling party officials supported a named opposition party leader in the 20th January 2015 presidential by-election.
Ms. Chitika said some selfish people were fighting the leadership of the party after their quest to hand the former ruling party to other opposition parties failed. She said the party was united as exhibited by the large number of officials attending meetings called by the MMD president.
Ms. Chitika added that there was no need for true MMD members to leave the party if they wanted their party president Dr Mumba to win the election. She said there was need for party members to be strong in mobilisation in order for the MMD to be ready for the coming election.
And at the same meeting, MMD Serenje District Chairman Rocky Pondala said there was need for serious mobilisation with the support of the party leadership. Mr. Pondala said the officials in the district will prepare adequately ahead of the August 11th general election.
He also said the province and all the districts were in agreement with the proposed PF-MMD alliance, adding that progressive political parties should think of working together now rather than later.
Then go for that convention, man of gold!
He will use the PF formula, have thugs threaten all his opponents with help of PF police, the go for “Show of hands” voting!!!
Why the fuss about these alliances without any support from Zambian legal frame work?.
Alliances can only work in true parliamentary democracies where the president gets his mandate after being elected by members of parliament. To say the truth this is the democracy Zambia and many African countries need.
This is why UPND is entering any alliances before first round.
I meant to say UPND is not entering an alliance before first round.
Elizabeth Molobeka just like her Party President is broke, it’s hand to mouth for these two. They are shameless and doing rounds at the moment to up the value of MMD a tiny bit before eventually surrendering it to PF for 3 pieces of silver. PF watch out some of these hyenas you’re welcoming, will eat your children before finishing you off. The only votes they’ll bring are their immediate families’ because Zambians may be poor but are not f00ls that will follow them blindly. If some MMD supporters vote for PF in August it’ll be because they’ve decided to do so on their own and not out of persuasion by their leaders.
let HH who has never gone for convention for the past 12 years go first. He is being a bad example of Democracy
@Moscow,HH can’t fail to retain the UPND presidency if he went for a convention…………..he fears that the political DNA of tribal politics will be publicly exposed in UPND………all the positions from President to cleaner at the secretariat will be occupied by Tongas.
HH IS NOTHING THE ONE DEALING WITH INTRA PARTY WRANGLING AND CALLS FOR A CONVENTION. NERVERS ON THE OTHER HAND HAS TO LIGITIMIZE HIS LEADERSHIP. IF MUMBA IS AS CONFIDENT AS HE WANTS TO MAKE BELIEVE IN THIS STATEMENT THEN ALLOW THE CONVENTION SO HE CAN SETTLE THIS ISSUE AND THE PARTY CAN CORRELATE AROUND ONE LEADER. IF MUMBA REFUSES TO HOLD A CONVENTION MMD SHALL SURELY DISINTEGRATE AND THAT IS JUST SELFISH. FOR ONCE DR MUMBA PLEASE ACT IN AN INTEREST OTHER THAN YOUR OWN. SAVE MMD! CALL A CONVENTION!
Pf mps are waiting for gratuity to leave the party while thousands of mmd and upnd are waiting on the door to jump aboard. Kind of interesting.
How are you more united when you are fighting with everyone. Mbulakulima, Nakacinda, Keembe, Mutati, Muhabi, Nyangu’ list getting long everyday.
& what’s this obsession with UPND by Chitika?
Chitika is such a tribalist that she would rather remain alone than join other progressive forces! I think what is happening in the MMD is a true show of lack of truthfulness; no one is being realistic about what is happening to the party since 2011. The party is dead, and is now risking not getting even a single MP, because, even in Chansali where the President comes from, he has himself never won anything! It’s a closed shop, like UNIP!
Nevers is finding easy to get police permits these days! last time I checked he was having meetings in the bush for fear of police!
This so called man of God has wings all of a sudden? God will deal with him. Always using God’s name in vain. Ati no one can defeat me even if we had a convention next month. God is watching You!