The United Party for National Development (UPND) has dismissed allegations against the party that had feeried supporters from other parts of the country to render support to the party’s presidential candidate Hakainde Hichilema’s nomination day.
Reaching to the allegations, party secretary-general Batuke Imenda described the allegations as falsehood being spread by the ruling Patriotic Front (PF) in their desperation to hoodwink the Zambian people
Below is the full statement
We would like to sympathise with the Patriotic Front (PF) who, in their desperation to hoodwink the Zambian people, are spreading falsehoods that the cadres who are stranded at the Intercity bus terminus in Lusaka belong to the United Party for National Development (UPND).
The PF, the Zambia Police, the Electoral Commission of Zambia and the Intercity management know too well that the stranded cadres were ferried by independent presidential candidate Masuwa Kalabi to help him finish the supporter verification exercise.
He then abandoned them after he was disqualified.
As the UPND, we sympathise with the people who were left in the cold.
But we are shocked that instead of helping these people return to their homes, the PF, which claims to be a caring party, is using them for political mileage.
This is uncalled for and inhuman.
It is clear that the PF have resorted to cheap propaganda following the massive support the UPND Alliance is enjoying throughout the country.
The UPND supporters who turned up at the Mulungushi International Conference Centre to witness President Hakainde Hichilema and his running mate Madam Mutale Nalumango file their nominations on Wednesday were not mobilised by anyone.
Those hundreds of Zambians went to Mulungushi on their own because they are fed up with the bad governance of the PF.
The peaceful gathering was a message to the PF that enough is enough.
But, in their usual style, the PF are trying to belittle Zambian people and maligning President Hichelema’s name.
I urge every Zambian who wants to see change not to allow themselves to be detracted from our mission, which is to liberate Zambia from the PF.
Batuke Imenda
SECRETARY GENERAL
What are they denying? A colleague of mine was livid with anger because one of his gullible relatives was one of those ferried from Northwestern province but got stranded in Lusaka! He had to give him transport money to travel back to Solwezi!
EVEN IF THEY DID,WHAT’S WRONG? ARE SOLWEZI, MONGU, LIVINGSTONE ETC, NOT PART OF THE SAME ZAMBIA HE WANTS TO LEAD AS PRESIDENT?
IT WILL BE THE SAME EVEN AT HH’S INAUGURATION. MUZACHIWONA AKAWALALA IMWE!!!
Who ever is going to facilitate transport or bus fares to those stranded supporters is will do a commendable service. Don’t forget, those are potential voters: there is no political party labels on voter’s cards. Help them and drop those accusing fingers.
Don’t waste timr responding to these failures, UPND never ferried its supporters they came on their own.
If they were indeed UPND supporters they could have gone to the party secretariat offices.
These PF cadres who were stranded!
PF must go!
According to PF propaganda media , those individuals have since defected to the PF.As far as everybody knows, they are PF and will remain with PF ku wire.
Next story please
Why even apologize, so what!!!!!. if any party, be it UPND or PF or Socialist party transports their supporters, if its not against the law, and if those are genuine supporters and NOT political hooligans, then let it be. Why should this be a topic of discussion??
That is exactly what upnd would say. I have sources on the ground and even via zicta where we know what was planned and even how much the senior leadership of upnd put aside to pay these cadres. What is point lying to yourselves and in the process putting lives at risk during pandemic? Grow up
That is exactly what u.p.n.d would say. I have s0urces on the gr0und and even via z.i.c t.a where we know what was planned and even how much the senlor leadershlp of u.p.nd put aslde to pay these cadres. What is point lying to y0urselves and in the process putting lives at rlsk during pandemlc? Grow up
Ok just a few days ago I pointed out how unpopular UPND is on the ground…just online with Diasporans unregistered voters….talk to me August 17th or 18th…PF bandits will be dancing in the streets…..whilst HH will be crying for the 8th time….HH is working with known bandits e.g Mufulira chap KBF and spent cartridge Mutati who has no Political clout
Bla…Bla….Bla…., the best sOurce is that which quoted, otherwise all this is hearsay no.nsence, without value. And it is NOT healthy.
UPND IS NOT PF THEY DON’T BUS IN SUPPORTERS FROM EVERY WHERE AND PAY THEM LOADS OF MONEY FOR THEIR TIME.
STOP COMMISSIONING EVERYTHING WITH HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE FERRIED IN WITHOUT MASKS. PF IS THE BIGGEST CULPRIT JUST LOOK AT COVID NUMBERS IN LUSAKA AFTER EVERY COMMISSIONING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU CAN DENY ALL YOU WANT FAKE KAIZER ZULU !
At 51 joined youngsters voluntary and walked for 18km to render support to HH!!! No coercion or bussed.
Thank God that those village supporters weren’t attacked by Kamba and his Lusaka criminals.