Three presidential aspiring candidates have today filed in their nomination at Lusaka’s Mulungushi Conference center.
3rd Liberation Movement party President Enock Tonga and Patriots for Economic Progress (PEP) Sean Tembo filed their nominations this afternoon.
Mr Tonga, with his running mate Bright Choomba, successfully filed his nomination papers before the Electoral Commission of Zambian Chairperson Esau Chulu.
During the post-filling in interview with Journalists, Mr Tonga explained that he has lined up a number of plans to be executed if elected as Republican President.
Revealing his zero corruption when elected, Mr Tonga pointed out that he is positioned to beat all the other 18 aspirants in the presidential race.
“We are ready to face each and every candidates and we are positive that we shall carry the day. Three months into offence all the people that are not Zambians will go back where they came from and Zambians to take up jobs,” he stressed.
And Mr Tembo who successfully filed in their nomination with running mate Henry Muleya projected victory was optimistic that the people of Zambia will give him chance to govern the nation.
He projected that whether he makes it to plot one or not, he will make the most effective opposition that appreciated positive strides recorded by the running party.
Meanwhile, Electoral Commission of Zambia Public Relations Manager Patricia Luhanga explained that only three of the scheduled five presidential candidates have filed their nominations.
Ms Luhanga underscored that UNIP and People’s Alliance for Change (PAC) will file their nomination papers within the course of the week.
Earlier in the day, Republican President Edgar Lungu filed his nominations together with the running mate Professor Nkandu Luo.
The nominations are slated to come to an end on Thursday May 20th ahead of the August 12 general elections.
Now where is nawakwi to tell us more about how nkandu luo stole ICASA funds. There were cases where even curtains were bought at inflated prices for student hostels which were never used. These are election issues. Matters of integrity. Nkandu luo is a thief! She should not vie for high office. Nkandu luo will fill all diplomatic posts with her relatives just like the previous old hen who has now retired, God bless her! You must debate these issues and make these people accountable to the electorate. Nkandu luo is a thief.
The winner filed today. The loser is now gathering his thuggish cadres to file on another day so that more innocent people can be killed. Very evil party. Meanwhile we are just celebrating our mother nkandu Luo. Cheers
USELESS BUNCH FOR SURE AND THE WINNER IS NOT THERE MARK MY WORDS
LOOK INTO THE CRYSTAL BALL AND IF YOU PSYCHIC EVEN BETTER
ITS ALL THERE
“Revealing his zero corruption when elected, Mr Tonga pointed out that he is positioned to beat all the other 18 aspirants in the presidential race.”
Surely 18 aspirants where are all these 16 chaps getting the money to waste at ECZ with this economy…are these all getting PF empowerment funds to crowd the ballot paper? Where is ACC to investigate?
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What money can do to one’s conscience!
And Mwanza says politics has been reduced to a game of money making in Zambia.
Speaking when he featured on Radio Phoenix’Let The People Talk programme yesterday, Mwanza said Prof Luo performed better at Tasinta (a rehabilitation centre for sex workers).
“The President has to realize that the buck stops on him. The people of Zambia put him there to provide leadership and when he is selecting people to be in Cabinet he has to do it on merit, he has to do it because these are men and women who are capable to deliver and who are passionate and patriotic about the country. It is not about an option of patronage or trying to please an individual. Honourable Nkandu Luo should not be allowed to continue at the Ministry of Higher Education. She is…
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She is killing the education sector. I think, to be very fair, she had a wonderful career at Tasinta,” Mwanza said.
And Mwanza said politics had become a game of money making.
“The levels of corruption in this country, the levels of stealing, the levels of abuse of public property and resources is reaching alarming levels. And as leaders, we need to rise above our personal ambitions and start consulting one another, talking to one another to find solutions for the Zambian people. What has gone wrong in this country is that politics have been reduced to a game of money making. If you want to be rich all you do is join politics especially for the ruling party. I think we need unity of purpose, but there is no merging between UPND and FDD. But as leaders we will continue to…
Thank you LT for blocking and moderating comments from tribal thugs like tarino. Chi tarino I have even upvoted your comment because I know you are desperate for attention.
I’m amazed that some people can throw away K 95,000 just like that!
Phiri – The question you should be asking is who has given them the monies…there are only a few people dishing out that amount of money in Zambia today in the name of empowerment programs
It only needs me to convince myself that some of the presidential aspirants who have paid nomination fee are OPM beneficiaries thus nothing hurts them on this expenditure! Most are there to cloud and crowd the ballot paper just to confuse the electorate! Where are all these “sponsoring” parties housed? Zambia is full of political jesters making Zambia a circus!
“OPM” – ‘Other People’s Money’
When is the INCOMING PRESIDENT filling in his iwe KZ.
Where are Kalaba, Hichilima and M’membe?
I am looking forward to Jalana and M’membe joining hands for the third force to give a run to crony capitalists.
Chancers and they know it. has just been paid by his master PF to split votes. Sean just wants to know where he stands amongst all the candidates.