MMD President Dr. Nevers Mumba has said the PF Government has continued its systematic clumpdown on fundamental democratic freedoms of Zambians which the MMD introduced in 1991 to free the country from the one-party dictatorship.
He said the ZRA saga with the Post Newspaper is a mere smoke-screen to hide a wider strategy of political oppression which the PF unleashed on Zambians upon coming into power in 2011 and manifested through indiscriminate harrassment and detentions of members of the opposition, land grabbing, harrassment of journalists which has continued unabated to this day.
He urged Zambians not to allow the situation to continue, because it has potential to spill into uncontrollable political violence and general unrest.
He said all Zambians are aware that the Post newspaper played a key role in the victory of the PF in 2011 and therefore Government could have found a more responsible and civilized way of engaging them than what is happening, particularly in an election year.
Speaking on arrival at Mongu airport in the company of UPND Chairman for Elections Ackson Sejani, welcomed by the entire MMD Western Province leadership and a crowd of local MMD and UPND officials and cadres, Dr. Mumba told the crowd that he had come to flag-off the joint UPND/MMD campaigns for the forth-coming August 2016 elections. He went on to say the people of Western Province were justified in taking issue with the PF Government on the whereabouts of the Roger Chongwe Commission of Enquiry Report on the Barotseland Agreement, which gobbled collosal sums of money but is now just gathering dust at State House.
President Mumba had been on a marathon tour of five provinces, Copperbelt, Luapula, Northern, Western and Southern Provinces by air in part accompanied by UPND Party Sokesperson Charles Kadoma Chairman for Elections , to flag-off the joint UPND/MMD joint campaigns ahead of the 11 August, 2016 elections following the momentous signing of the UPND/MMD Memorandum of Understanding of the two partes’ strategic partnership on 26th May, 2016. He also took advantage of the provincial visits to hold consultative Provincial Conferences with the full compliment of MMD structures in all those centres.
The resolutions passed by the Provincial Committees were summarised as follows:
i) All MMD structures had resolved to fully embrace the MMD/UPND Alliance as approved by the MMD NEC on 16 June 2016 at Ibis Gardens and involve all members to get vigorously involved in the joint campaigns on the ground,
ii) All structures resolved to reject and condemn the illegal conference held in Kabwe as no bonafide MMD officials or approved electoral college of the party attended that gathering.
iii) All provinces to immediately embark on organizing provincial elections for new office bearers which will culminate in readiness for the National Convention to be held on a date to be announced by the MMD NEC.
iv) All provincial structures pledged solidarity behind the leadership of President Nevers Mumba, for practically demonstrating strong and dedication leadership for the party during very harsh times that the party has been through recently and roundly condemned the Mutati group for attempting sell the party to Rupiah Banda.
i dont see people here as going for a rally this must be worrying to UPND can you uo your game please we are anxiuos to see a tough competition
Systematic….what is systematic about the acts of a constitutionally empowered tax collecting body to follow up on tax evaders on behalf of citizens? Check a track record of the IRS in the USA then come back to qualify your verbatim bwana. Study the Civic asset forfeiture in the USA then you will appreciate that you are politicking out of protruding ignorance and total distress.
No wonder this guy got less votes than Nawakwi last time out… he has abandoned God’s way and indulged in the way of dagon without knowing it…. Pastor you are lost come back home
Some PF supporters were saying that ba Nevers really wanted to join PF but since his nemesis joined PF first awe epa kujoina UPND so tabasekelamo. Sorry Nevers nangu mwabwekelemofye ku Church.
Nevers – Stop talk about the discredited Roger Chongwe report!!! Even the hopeless discredited lawyer himself has not talked about it after late President Sata rubbished it. You want to promote divisions in the country so that you force yourselves into State House?
Ati MMD president, ati strategic alliance with UPND! Ala mwila isebanya. Aba nabo, not worth my comment.
I think that Felix Mutati.looks far more presidential than this Nevers Mumba which has failed in every project. What do you think my underfive friend HH? And which one is recognised by the registrar of societies?
WHO IS MMD PARTY PRESIDENT AM PUZZLED? NEVERS MUMBA OR FELIX MUTATI.
Nervous no one has forgotten your treatment of Kachingwe, Mbulakulima, Mutati…etc so don’t mr form 5 drop put and fake doctorate insult our intelligence run your politics of poverty… but know this you will lose the elections this year
What’s Nevers doing here? Wrong platform bwana.
He is garbage and is at the right place….dump site=upnd. Prepare to cry mu chitonga….
Let the post pay the money. Kwasila
I pay tax with the little salary i earn and the rich lyk the post tax free.
BA NEVERS what are YOU talking about ?Man of GOD you ARE lost,. the post must pay.
This a sign of speech freedom
way to go Nevers..push harder..things are working out
True freedom of association can be seen in the fact that Mumba can be allowed to freely maintain a parallel MMD and speak ill of the PF and indeed join “forces” with the UPND, the party he was insulting just yesterday.
Obviously ZRA will let The Post reopen once it pays the K68 million and there after become compliant. After all tax is Government money and no institution or individual should be allowed to defraud Government. This is the same money we need in our hospitals, schools, build roads, bridges, pay civil servants salaries and many more. So M’membe, JUST PAY PERIOD!