President Edgar Lungu has dismissed reports that Patriotic Front (PF) Secretary General Davies Mwila will be dismissed from his party position. President Lungu said that he will not dismiss the Secretary General because he is happy with the way he is reorganizing and instilling discipline in the ruling party.
“Davies Mwila is not going anywhere. He is staying with me. I like the way he is working. We need to have discipline in the party” said Lungu.
President Lungu reiterated that PF members who stood against and supported other candidates and political parties have been pardon. He explained that the general amnesty given to erring PF members does not entail that they will revert to their previous positions of authority but will instead remain ordinary party members.
Meanwhile, the President has reiterated his earlier statement that he is not imposing himself on the ruling Patriotic Front in his Presidential bid for the 2021 general elections .
ZANIS reports that President Lungu said the PF constitution and amended republican constitution allow him to stand and seek a further fresh mandate.
Speaking in an interview before departure from Accra, Ghana for Lusaka, President Lungu rubbished assertions that he is not eligible to stand and seek re-election as republican president .
The Head of State also disagreed with people who think that it was too early for him to announce his candidature for the 2021 general elections.
“Those with the misconception that the law doesn’t allow me stand in 2021 should put that to rest because the law, both in the party and republican constitution allows me”
He urged people to stop paying attention to political comedians and instead rally behind his government as it works round the clock to improve the welfare of Zambians.
President Lungu said the declaration of his candidature is meant to give direction to where he wants to steer the ruling patriotic party.
“We are supposed to point direction to which you want to steer your political party. So am giving direction to my party that come 2021, I am available,” he said.
The President added that “Those with the misconception that the law doesn’t allow me stand in 2021 should put that to rest because the law, both in the party and republican constitution allows me”.
Mr Lungu wondered why people are so concerned about PF when a named opposition political party has refused to go for a convention to choose new leadership.
President Lungu who is also PF Party President said the PF will hold a convention and members will be allowed to contest for any position including challenging him for the party presidency.
He explained that his presidential bid will in no way destruct anyone from performing their tasks of developing the country.
The President has since arrived in the country and met at the Airport by the Vice President Ms Inonge Wina and other senior Government officials.
Our Leader has spoken! Let these blood thirsty animals who only wish evil continue to dream! We are protected by the blood of Jesus! One ECL committed to true development for all Zambians..One Zambia One Nation!
Jesus is not for the protection of crooks and thieves like Lungu. In fact Jesus was against charlatans and bakaponya who he chased out of the Temple.
I think Davies Mwila is a very wrong SG. The way he spoke on PFNBC today was really that of a cadre and not a Party’s CEO. That’s why he can’t go anywhere. He is lowly educated and thinking. He can only be in PF where even thugs claim to have a home. Can someone kindly enlighten me on the education level of this guy. Does he have a Grade 12/ Form 5 certificate? How could he have lost to an independent at a time he was Home Affairs minister? He must be extremely dull.
As if you needed any reminder that PF now truly belongs to Lungu and he can fart and crap on it if he wants and you can do nothing about it. Zambians have to stop him from doing that to Zambia as well.
I thought Davies Mwila is PF?
Why are UPND cadres all over this story?
I thought UPND supporters should be discussing and resolving why HH has failed 6 times?
Are they interested in ever wining elections?
When you are mediocre, you keep company of very mediocre people. You get rid of all potential threats and keep retarded people as your special advisers.
PF days are short numbered, their own nature of strife will consume them.
Did lungu go for a conversion to be elected pf president? Can tell the nation the person he stood against at the conversion?
I don’t understand why Inonge Wins is being bared to be next PF president.
Fuseki
Protected by blood?
Tha makes you ritualists!
Is this the same Davies Mwila who is disclosing disciplinary issues between Chishimba Kambwili and Nathan Chanda, these are administrative issues you don’t go on TV and say Chishimba accused Nathan that he is the one who instigated his dismissal. You don’t disclose anything, that is discussed in doors. This is still a family matter unless you guys have already made up your minds
Lusaka Times bloggers. President Lungu appointed Davis Mwila to appease Luapula and to some extent northern province. Kambwili would have been the president’s biggest challenge for presidency, but alas that man sold Lunshya gold course for goat grazing. Kikikikikiki even wording it like that still makes me laugh.
To apease the same people who rejected him by voting for an independent candidate? Tell me you are joking.
He’s not going anywhere,he’s going to be with me here…yes where can a loser go if not with you lungu,that imbecile has been rejected by his people so no one can accept him except you chagwa fellow loser..my concern and worry is for those want to stand with you in that presidential convention,how are they going to be treated once announced losers,because you ll call them enemy of progress??God knows this Kabila leadership….
It is called strategy, president Lungu shall look more humanistic than HH, or my president Nawakwi if the do not go for conventions. Zambian mindsets are changing, information is ready at hand on phones now. Heed my words opposition, we need new people to lead these opposition parties. Our Nawakwis are letting us down.
iwe Nzelu ulibe muchimutu chako, give the name of the person who stood against lungu at the pf convention in kabwe, failure to which better shushi your blabbering yappy hole.
@ Bucktooth thanks for reminding us about why your uncle Hungry Hyena and his partner in crime GBV are cursed – they are both known crooks and conmen that even today have not changed their evil ways, you as one of their evil disciples will equally receive your fair share of the bitter ration. In PF those that have been found wanting are being removed systematically whereas you in the United Party for National Dunderheads continue to carry known wifebeaters, Zamtroop and privitisation crooks plus hard core thugs! Cretins!
I am still upset about how they ejected uncle Mbukusita Lewanika from the UPND. Not all of us are blind.
The cursed lot are you who sing the praises of Lungu while he ruins the country. Everybody has the right to be a hater of mediocrity and thievery, and to be bitter of tribal pretensions to superiority. There’s no cure for your stoopidity.
@Nzelu AKA was never in UPND! He was in National Party (NP). Its not blindness you suffer from, its a lack of experience being a youth and all!
Mr president the opposition is refusing on the party level which won’t affect us zambians as we are not UPND. But for you to stand again we need the zambian constitution to explain to us. UPND and FDD can do whatever they want and it won’t affect us as a nation, but if you stand and we not backed by the constitution, Zambians will be affected. Please tell,the nation on this part where in the constitution you’re allowed to stand and am going to vote for you,but if the constitution doesn’t allow you then am sorry don’t even try.
A well presented retort, with no underlying insults. We need more of you on LT.
Working with the independent MPs, Lungu can again change the Constitution to anything he wants and there’s nothing the opposition can do about it.
Ba 2020 Vision, read the story again and comment. There is no mention of HH or GBM in the story. Why do we have so many thick heads on these blogs? Is it school or what? Comment intellectually on what the story is about please please
@Janet Mumbi, first of all me being a senior blogger (over 5 years on this site) plus ex-service man that has served in several capacities with honour and diligence you need to read in-between the lines to understand what I’m talking about. If you can’t you and the vocal majority of numbskulls on this site such as newcomers of the likes of bucktooth, Nez, spaka etc are lost souls destined for a shoel of ignorance.
What is a senior blogger? You even give yourself titles like this is your home village! This blog site is for howling your frustrated opinion on and not for getting epaulettes and ribbons so that others can bow down to you. Get a life!
Buckie,..being a senior blogger means just that, I’ve seen evil minded chaps like you on this site come and go before plus the fact I have a proven record of accurate forecasts which you obviously dont, you being a proven monger of hate speech are just a fly that’s feeding off the rotting a.rse of the Hungry Hyena. I’ve been here before you even knew what Lusaka times was mwana, I believe those days you were collecting the bull balls from your uncle Hungry Hyena’s farm. I do enjoy seeing blood thirsty animals hang themselves so please here is more rope..
Kaili bonse babili tayakumaninina. Birds of the same feathers flock toogether.
Kaili bonse babili tayakumanina.
His Excellent Chagwa Lungu sets the pace and everybody has to catch up. I like this, the whole opposition UPND just has to wait for their Excellent to speak before they can unlock their mouths. But then what else can they talk about if His Excellent does not give them a topic?!!!
Try googling what “His Excellent” means. And commit to thinking before typing or swiping nonsense. That’s a worthy target for 2017, don’t you think?
@Buck, try googling ‘swiping nonsense’ also, vis-a-vis ‘spewing nonsense’…
Pot calling the kettle black immediately comes to mind…
Whether 5years or10years on this site,it does not restrict any one from advising the block heads…speak sense and gain blogger millage..
90% of all those who support upnd do so on tribal lines.otherwise,upnd would not allow HH a loser to continue leading them!sadly for them PF is still very strong in 6.5 provinces so in 2021 HH will 100% lose to PF once more!!!if am a upnd cadre,i cant even vote in 2021 with HH on upnd ticket because you cant keep on going into final games(elections) with a same losing team(HH) then expect to win,its impossible!!!you need to hire a new coach and quality players for a soccer team to start winning big games!!BUT UPND DO NOT KNOW THIS FACT!!
You are so anal!!
He is so duodenal!!!
Ofcourse … birds of the same feature… mwila is your mop, who doesn’t know that?
Lungu, can you honestly keep quite about the maize scandal where your name has been linked ? The whole country is waiting a response from you. Except of course the PF kaponyas who see stealing as part of the job.
You are a shamless theif
Yes they are staying together because they are homosexuals. Davis and lungu are in a relationship. LUSAKA TIMES WHY HAVE YOU FAILED TO ANNOUNCE THE BEST BLOGGER. WHAT ARE YOU SCARED OF. WE DEMAND YOU RELEASE THE RESULTS. WHY DID YOU WASTE PEOPLE TIME VOTING IF YOU WANTED A PARTICULAR PERSON TO WIN. LET ME WARN YOU THAT THE LONGER YOU TAKE TO ANNOUNCE THE MORE CURSES YOU ARE BRINGING ON YOUR FAMILIES AND SHORTENING THEIR LIVES. DON’T SAY I DIDN’T WARN YOU.
How can a democrat defend an unelected SG? PF is now a one man Party. All office bearers will be appointed by the violent and Visionless Lungu. With this kind of dictatorial leadership PF will die with Lungu. Members are saying the terms of Members of the Central Committee have long expired so lets have an Elective Convention. When is the Elective Convention? Lungu was in Democratic Ghana for 3 days so what did he learn from the peaceful hand over of power from John Mahama to Akufo-Addo? Events in Gambia were topical in Ghana so what is Lungu’s take on the Election Dispute in Gambia?Ecowas recognises and accepts that Jammeh has a Constitutional Right to petition the Election Results in the Gambia Supreme Court. Does Lungu and SADC accepts and recognise that HH & GBM have Constitutional…
Ask and it shall be given to you=KNOWLEDGE
Seek and you shall find- KNOWLEDGE
Knock and the door will be opened for you-KNOWLEDGE
The Constitution of the PF bestows power on the party president to appoint the SG.
So if ECL is happy with Mwila, who are you to challenge him when he is protected by the constitution?
We want to hear what lungu has to say about the maize scandal where his name has been linked.
It is not the maize scandal but a deal.
Lungu will die soon. There is no way people can complain about one ugly person this much. Lusaka times continues to be bought and publish a hundred Lungu articles in a day. And pf cadres here of course see nothing wrong with this. That is why Zambia can’t develop with such dull people in government. We hope Lungu learns a big lesson and feels the pain of Zambians. Even a bullet to his legs could teach him to stop travelling irrelevantly
@Zimba( real name Hamusonde moono),please keep quiet because your party upnd is the worst when it comes to matters to do with democracy.upnd had a last tonga convention in 2006 where almost all top party positions were given to tongas.all these other upnd leaders we see today such as gbm,masebo,guy scott,etc are given their posts by HH alone.so upnd and hh are known dictators in Zambia today!!!have you ever heard hh talk about a convention?never.thats why he has been cheating his blind followers about petitioning 2016 elections to icc,etc to buy time so that upnd cadres cant ask about the convention!!!SO LEAVE ECL AND PF ALONE AND FOCUS ON YOUR TONGA PARTY UPND!!!
@NEZ:only devil worshippers such as you in upnd can wish a fellow human being DEATH!!!look,i have vowed never to vote for hh in my life but i cant wish him death-its a taboo!!plus when you say people complain,dont include me and many others in 6.5 provinces!!its you upnd cadres who complain in 3.5 provinces because you consider hh to be your god who can change zambia into america!how?only you bantustans know it!!!ECL is a crowd puller.if he stands in 2021,he will 100% defeat your HH-mark my words!!if we can have by elections in munali and lusaka central soon,PF shall retain both seats and easily so!!!
Who was lungus opponent at the pf convention in kabwe?
Divide & Rule – Guy Scott, Kambwili, Sampa, Sata. If you wanted you could have stood as well. If at the time of the Convention, you chose to stay away, is it ECL’s fault?
Nijimbu
Lungu spent 10 BILLION US and still had to use violence and rig the elections.
What crowd puller ? If it were not for using GRZ money and minsters lungu was no where near HH.
ANTONIO MWANZA OBSERVES THAT :
Zambia is the best country to rule. There is no pressure. It doesn’t matter whether you perform or not; whether you steal public resources and abuse your authority no one will take you to task.
Anyone who demands for transparency and accountability; anyone who demands for equal rights and justice; anyone who demands for the rule of law and competent management of national affairs is labelled bitter, jealousy and tribal by the very people who are oppressed, abused and are victims of theft and corruption. It is indeed good to be a leader in Zambia.
Antonio Mwanza
I agree with Antonio Mwanza 100%,the oppressed are the best praise singers..
WHETHER LUNGU IS ELIGIBLE OR NOT IS IN QUESTION. HOWEVER KAMBWILI IS DEFINITELY ELIGIBLE SO HE HAS THE RIGHT TO CHALLENGE LUNGU. PF HAS LOST DIRECTION AND MWILA IS JUST MAKING ISSUES WORSE. IF PF MEMBERS WANT KAMBWILI THEN KAMBWILI IT WILL BE.
*GHANA’S PRESIDENT FIRES COMMUNICATION FOR SPEECH PLAGIARISM*
President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has fired his Communications Director apparently, for plagiarism of his inaugural speech and for causing great international embarrassment to the new Head of State.
Videos showing President Addo delivering his inaugural speech now discovered to be a work of Plagiarism from two USA past Presidents, has gone viral.
An announcement stated that the Communications Director, Eugene Arhin was relieved of his duties.
The inaugration speech has become a pun of media jokes and split screens have been made showing Addo repeating the words of President George W. Bush and President Bill Clinton.
Earlier Eugene Arhin, Communications Director at Golden Jubilee House issued a…
What was our President doing in Ghana? Inauguration over plagiarised speeches… Never mind he should not waste our money again… No one has made mention of his attendence..Honestly we should not attend functions were our presence is obviously and purposely obscured. It means we are an irrelevant and an inconviniencing factor. Ukufushafye impendwa awe!!! And bamayo bana Wina the architect of PF monsters mwashibukeni
But ba Davies Mwila, You can’t be saying on the media that there is a disciplinary hearing because Kambwili said this over Nathan Chanda. Just say there will be disciplinary hearing because one member is aggrieved over the other or just saying Nathan is aggrieved over some words uttered by Kambwili. You will divide your party with such administration, this is an administrative issue and keep it out of the media please
This Davies Chama thing misled the nation last year when he vehemently said our constitution allowed prisoners to vote and they would vote in last year general elections. A very bad example of GS
Sorry should have read Davies Mwila.
Please ba President respect even those who want to challenge you in 2021.Don’t impose yourself on people.We want elections in our party.We know from the beginning that you never wanted Kambwili in PF.If we the PF members like Kambwili please don’t bring chaos.Mr.president you know very well how we defended you when Guy scolt wanted to chase you.We felt very unhappy and faught guy scolt until you became a president.Why doing the same thing ba president to somebody who campaigned for you.We know you’re scared of him in 2021 bcoz we like him but never fire Kambwili otherwise PF will die.We are on the ground and pipo are not happy with your conduct.Please unite the party instead of dividing us.Let the will of God be done.If God say yes who gonna say no mr.president.Indeed power corrupts…
“Mr Lungu wondered why people are so concerned about PF when a named opposition political party has refused to go for a convention to choose new leadership”.
LUNGU IS INDDED VERY DULL…..MY HEAD IS SPINNING JUST TO TRY TO EDUCATE HIM ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A PARTY AND STATE CONSTITUTION. I WILL LEAVE IT HERE BECAUSE HIS DULLNESS IS UNBELIEVABLE.
EDGAR IS RIGHT SO CK SHOULD LEARN A LESSON
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BUT HE IS RIGHT, THE PRESIDENT IS RIGHT – FOR NOW HE HAS A 5 YEAR MANDATE AND SO FAR, 4 YEARS TO GO. SO ALL THOSE TRYING TO GO INTO AN EARLY CAMPAIGN NOW MAY RISK SUSPENSION LET ALONE EXPULSION. YOU KNOW HOW ZAMBIAN POLITICS PLAY OUT.
SO FAR GBM, MULENGA, MILES, KASEBA, SHINONO, SIMUUSA OUT OF THE PF PICTURE, WE HAVE LUBINDA AND SOME NEW INDIVIDUALS WHO MAKE EMERGE AND JOIN THE CAMPS AT THE PF 2019-2020 CONVENTION. REMEMBER YOUNG SAMPA CAME BACK TO PF AFTER A UPND LESSON. SO KASHIMBA CHIMBWILI AKA CK SHOULD UNDERSTAND THAT IT’S NOT AUTOMATIC. IT’S AN UPHILL BATTLE.
Lungu stole presidential elections in Zambia and some Zambians on this blog are happy defending it.
Lungu was reminded in Ghana about it. As a Zambian feel profoundly embarrassed over this jibe.