UPND Chairman of Elections Ackson Sejani says only the President of the Party will have the last say on who picked regardless of the primary results.
Mr Sejani said there are a lot of speculations, rumours and early celebrations but people should not celebrate because the process is long hence no one is neither in nor out.
“It has come to my attention that the primaries results are being shared circulated on social media. Please note that only the President will have the last say on these results after all stages of screening have been concluded and on advice of the NMC.
“I have heard a lot of speculations, rumours and early celebrations. Let me assure everyone that this is a long process and we are basically at the preliminary stage. No one is in no one is out,” he said.
He called on members and bloggers to stop announcing primary results on social media.
“The party leadership is aware of what’s happening and remedial measures will be instituted.
In the meantime I urge all OUR membership including social media bloggers to stop announcing the emerging results,” he said.
Mr Sejani’s remarks comes after members of the party have continued posting the results of primary elections for candidates on their Facebook pages and various social media platforms.
Democracy at its best zoona,so whats the use of your electoral body ba upnd if all decisions are left to hh,what about the executive committee,now i see why this guy has manged to hold on to power despite losing several times.
HH knows too well that 99% of the candidates that will be picked will be Tongas if he lets the structures of his party select the final candidates for the August 11th elections. Truth be told, that’s why he’s been avoiding a convention, he knows too well that positions in UPND from president to toilet cleaner at the secretariat will be held by Tongas.
Dora Siliti was rejected by the primaries (including Chishimba Kambwili) but she was still imposed by Jameson Chakolwa.
Over half the central committee of PF have been handpicked by chakolwa
KAMBWILI IS BRIBING PEOPLE TO FILE IN TONGAS AND LOZI’S THEN HE WANTS TO ON ZNBC TO GO AND DE CAMPAIGN HH TO SAY HE IS TRIBAL WE HAVE THAT INFORMATION SOME MEMBERS HAVE REPORTED ALREADY.
We can’t be surprised by Sejani and Hidi Hamin (HH) with their dictatorial traits. Everything starts and ends with (HH) in UPND. Wait till August Honourable Hyena (HH). You will see just how much you have killed yourself over the last 10 years with all your bad traits, pride, greed and hatred for fellow Zambians. It will all come back to you. Then you will slide into history as the most unsuccessful Zambian politician ever but richest thief from BP employee retrenchment, ZCCM privatization, Lima bank self auction among other ills. Hadolf Hitler (HH) burn in hell.
You should be ashamed of yourself to curse an innocent individual leaving LUNGUwho has killed your party completely. HATE of this Type Kudos will not take you any where we know too well that you are paid to spread evil AGAINST HH. that will not help you. GOD CANT BE MOCKED SOBER UP
Mr kudo is this really genuine comment or as usual some tribal hatred. I can see that you really hate HH. Go to court if you have evidence or die miserable and rot like your image profile shows.
Is this democracy? Why then did u have primarie elections if HH has the final say. I can foresee alot of unsucessiful candidates flocking to pf very soon. In pf there is real democracy because its the grassroot who have the final say and not the president.
DID THE GRASS ROOT CHASE SATA’S PEOPLE REPLACING THEM WITH BANDA’S PEOPLE??
You are a liar, are you mixing democracy with no vision??? WHY DEFEND LIES LUNGU IS A DICTATOR.
Tell your zambian Watchdog to stop sharing those so called results.If HH has final say then abolish those electral structures.
Ba PF don’t you know that Sata also scrutinized all adoptions he had a final say.We in UPND we have a powerful intelligence system. A candidate can win through bribery but maybe chucked out if he is not strong on the ground.We need to win 50 plus 1 in the first round.
You have no right to dictate to us what to do when your party is worse than ours why are your members leaving you to come and join UPND???????
The lack of democracy or dictatorship we have always said about UPND. In case you were doubting this, Sejani has said it all.
PF is more than UPND WE KNOW YOU ARE PAID TO TALK EVIL ABOUT UPND. EVEN IN A HOUSE THE FINAL SAY IS FROM PARENTS NOT CHILDREN USE YOUR BRAIN DONT TRY TO PLAY IGNORANCE BY CHOICE
Even in PF the president has the final say,not the primary elections.
Why do the primaries then?? Don’t worst resources for nothing if HH will handpick his people like he did on Canicous Banda & GBM…………………………. there is no democracy in UPND then.
The resources are not coming from you, your PF party depends on stolen tax payers money so shut up
This guy is a dictator for sure.
this is the same thing with USA about trump…then wats the whole point of having these stages if the results will not any effect,if pipo choose that u field this pewrson then u fill in som1 else that can surly anger me if i was 1 of them
Shame on Honourable Hyena, exposed as a dictator even before he smell Plot 1.
CALLING HH NAMES WONT HELP GAIN YOUR LOST GROUND ADDRESS THE ECONOMY YOU HAVE LED TO THE GRAVE WITH YOUR VISIONLESS PRESIDENT
I guess a UPND convention on replacing their current leader who has seen them defeated at the polls four times and has overseen the reduction of the number of UPND MPs in parliament is out of the question then?
don’t even your energy talking about convention because as UPND our candidate for 2016 General elections is HH,kwasila,and we are already in campaign mood for HH. just kill yourself if you don’t like HH.
The problem with Zambians we are too lazy when it comes to read. Take time to read party manifestos and you will find that the party president in both PF and UPND have the final say on who should stand on the party ticket of course with the help of senior party officials and advisors. Some people may be liked by the people on the grassroots but they can never be trusted, they’re traitors e.g Kafwaya, Monde, Shakafuswa, Siamunene etc. The president with his intelligence data can have some information about certain individual which the grassroots may not be privy to it. Which party can adopt someone who is not in good books with the president? Some bloggers don’t reason think before you condemn. Democracy does not mean proceeding with a wrong just because people want it… No
Well said DOMBWA IF FACT SOME PEOPLE ARE JUST PAID UP CARDRES TO SPREAD EVIL ABOUT HH, WHEN LUNGU HAS COMPLETELY FAILED, NOTHING HE HAS ACHIEVED EXCEPT CORRUPTION, BRIBERY, CRUELTY, NO VISION ETC.
Douglas Siakalima and NKombo Garry have failed their own primaries.
The best part of this game is that Zambians know HH better than he knows himself. How can you trust a person who does not have a problem in changing? A person who doesn’t care about his own country and pipo who have supported his party. His main interest is going to state house. August 11 is coming
WHO CARES ABOUT ZAMBIANS??IF LUNGU CARED ABOUT ZAMBIANS WAS HE GOING TO BOOK A PLANE FOR 300.000 DOLLAS AND CARRY 256 including dancing queens???????? IN ADJECT POVERTY SOME PEOPLE CANT EVEN AFFORD A MEAL!!!!!!
What are you really talking about? Communication ba pf is a problem
Tekubuta gentle men we want to get the best so as to win first round.other candidates are using money to bribe provincial officials HH has a powerful intelligence that will help investigate and come up with strong candidates from the list provided.This year shall screen all polling agents so that we don’t have fake ones especially in Luapula,Nothern,Muchinga and copperbelt.We shall invest a lot anti rigging mechanisms.
Sejani……author of mapatizya formula and of the infamous only a tonga can succeed mazoka.
So thick is this castrated ox that he does not help the cause of HH.
Sure even this HH is quiet when this damaging statement is made that he will overrule everyone to place stooges in positions. I support HH but if he goes ahead with dictatorship then it’s bye bye from me.
I despise Mugabe as much as I despised dictator Sata and I hope HH does not follow suit.
Dictator
Ted Cruz has just named Carly Fiorina as running mate while he is miles away to win the GOP nomination. That is what HH will do also. But with the full blessing of other senior party members.
Comment:HH is being real,a lot of undesirable elements with money are flocking to upnd knowing its forming next government.using corruption and money,they are winning most of these primaries.in fact upnd must be very carefully most such chaps may be sponsored to make upnd lose knowing they can’t win in a general election especially if pf features a formidable candidate.e.g primaries in western,mongu,kalabo,senanga,shangombo,sioma.
@ Dombwa you have said it all. In fact I wanted to say the same. Thanks for educating these PF dunderheads.
Shameless dictator HH
If all postings on this thread were essays to win a prize, It would be difficult to pick a winner between @ Dombwa (11) and @ Lubasi (17) based on their reasoning not who they support.
HH is the most dreadful ,most evil,most powerful devil than the satan himself and is revered by fellow devils of southern Zambia
Hh has final say where is peoples voice in yo kama small party
What dictatorial tendencies sejani and yo leader. It is like telling a student who has passed number not to celebrate early as the headmaster has a final say…then why going thru all that process. Some parties kuwayawayafye