MMD National Youth Chairperson Dauzen Tembo has advised Reuben Sambo to stop commenting on issues he hardly understands and that he should stop using the name of the party because he has never been elected National Secretary of the former ruling party.
And Mr Tembo has assured party youths across the country that there is no leadership vacuum on the presidency as party President Felix Mutati has not left the party as he is just providing a service to the nation.
Mr Tembo said Rev Sambo should realize that the party has moved on from the one the left in shambles and that Rev Sambo and Dr Mumba should concentrate on rebuilding their Churches as opposed to issuing statements to the media.
“Mr Reuben Sambo and his President Dr Nevers Mumba must stop issuing baseless and nonsensical statements like clowns before the media. We are now a totally different party than they left it, they must devote their time on rebuilding their churches because they might get some sympathy by the newly created Ministry of National Guidance & Religious Affairs.
“Practically does anyone listen to these guys honestly, do they think that they can fool us by issuing statements so as to get sympathetic generosity for their loses after borrowing heavily to hire people to pretend as MMD before their bosses in UPND . We urge him to stop issuing statements using the name of the party because he neither the National Secretary nor a party member.
“The statement he issued on our President not being eligible for nomination as a Minister shows his lack of understanding of simple issues and misleading to the nation, we believe the his statement was made out of envy and frustration because it was not them who have been appointed,” he said.
On the appointment of his President, Mr Tembo assured party youths that nothing has changed and that they should not despair because nothing has changed.
He said Mr Mutati has assured him that he would not leave the party after working so hard to ensure that he become President and help rebuild.
“Youths must know that they have a selfless leader in Felix Mutati who in no way would leave the partly he has so strongly fought to protect and defend even in hard times under the poor leadership of our former selfish president Nevers Mumba. President Mutati is still the President and will continue to be available to the party without doubt.
“I assure you that personally I know my President Mutati, he has assured me that youths should not despair and feel that he has left the party for greener pastures because he stood for the party when many of his friends left for greener pastures such as Musokotwane, Lungwangwa, Muchinga to mention but a few who are now MPs under the UPND .
“You can imagine immediately after being sworn in, he rushed to the MMD secretariat to address scores of MMD members who came to clarify things unlike most of our former leaders who immediately signed resignation letters leaving the party after they received appointment letters,” he said
And Sunday Chanda has issued the following emails;
Dear Rev Reuben Sambo & Co,
I refer to your misguided Press Release entitled “Mutati, Mulusa, Mubukwanu do not qualify to be nominated Members of Zambia”.
I wish to inform you that your statement is highly misleading and a misrepresentation and misinterpretation the law. As you are fully aware, a constitution must not be read with the casual approach one would take when reading Mills and Boon because doing so is a recipe for grossly embarrassing oneself as you have succeeded to do with your statement.
With that said, please note as follows:
Article 69 (3) provides that: “A person who was a candidate for election in the last preceding general election or a subsequent by-election is not eligible to be nominated as a Member of Parliament.”
You would be wise to know that the last preceding general election was on the 11th of August 2016. So far there has not been any subsequent by-election following upon the last general election. Further be corrected that the 2011 general election is not the last preceding general election but rather, the second last preceding general election. Kindly also note that that (2011 General Election) and any subsequent by-election was overtaken by the last general election.
Therefore NONE of the nominated honourable Members of Parliament took part in the last preceding general election.
Instead of asking President Edgar Chagwa Lungu to rescind the nominations, I am asking you to withdraw your statement from circulation as it is highly misleading, embarrassing and potentially toxic.
Best regards for the day,
Sunday Chanda
“…issues he hardly understands!” That is absurd. It’s insulting. Who can claim to have a monopoly to understanding issues?
….now watch Mushota and her Tonga supporters go ballistic LOL!
This is one case where ignorance becomes one’s defence. Reverend Sambo, I don’t support the manner in which PF retained power but iyi analysis of the constitution is very embarrassing to say the least. Sambo should read and when not clear consult. Osati rushing to publish falsehoods.
It brings to the public fora the kind of intellectual drought in the Nevers Mumba political abyss world. Where did he get this fellow to masquared as spine doctor with such degree of ignorance?
This rev is a wrong chap. Even the photo can tell that he has not fully repented. He will lead many astray.
Wait a minute.
Tembo you first name alone suggests your father was a nutcase to give you such a name. Dauzen.really.
MMD is universally recognised by Mumba and not Mutati.
Mutati has abandoned you, you can sugar coat or how you want but his priorities are not mmd.
As such sambo over you any time of the day.
Thanks
BB2014
This is way past his 10 commandments training. This guy wants attention. Go ask Lungu for the religion job. That child of Satan wants us to believe that he is a Christian. A moron who looks and talks like one along with the political prostitute judges.
My worry is he most likely preaches in English. A language he doesn’t understand. I feel sorry for his members.
And we still wonder why the constitution is in shambles when parliament is full of Pastor Samboz. Insoni. Sadly though, the legal fraternity also not that LEARNED as was seen from the petition case. Defense counsel, for instance, entangled itself in citation of incorrect provisions, particularly Article 103 which relates to the second ballot. Anyhow, it doesn’t surprise me much since most law scholars cruise though the LLB course, thanks to mwembeshi or hired assignments, and the practice or cheating is rife in distance learning. Cry my beloved future client, there comes the ill trained lawyer. Really there’s little to choose btn the Samboz of this world and the Lenedi colleagues, or let alone law makers.
Don’t worry Sambo even the Con court boobed over 14 days and they rescinded their decision Do same and move on but please read the constitution and not quotes from bloggers as they try to tune it to suit their preferred camp.
Sambo ulikapuba!!!understand fully the clauses in the new amended constitution!
Funny we the founders of MMD are sidelined while the Nevers Mumba s of this world have hijacked and destroyed the party
The party destroyed itself through disunity arising from greed and selfishness.