Patriotic Front (PF) Mporokoso Member of Parliament Brian Mundubile has walked out of a party unity meeting as internal disagreements continue to affect the former ruling party.
This followed the PF’s removal from the Tonse Alliance, where the Given Lubinda–Led faction was cited as contributing to confusion within the alliance. Shortly after, the Lubinda faction announced on social media that PF presidential aspirants had convened a meeting aimed at agreeing on a single candidate.
The group shared images on PF social media platforms showing presidential hopefuls meeting, stating that the gathering was intended to promote unity ahead of the party’s general conference. However, the meeting ended prematurely when Mundubile exited before its conclusion, citing dishonesty and alleged plots against him by party leadership.
The meeting, organised by Lubinda and his camp, brought together several PF presidential hopefuls, including Makebi Zulu and Chishimba Kambwili, as part of efforts to address internal party disputes ahead of the forthcoming general conference.
PF Deputy Secretary General for Politics Miles Sampa said the objective of the meeting was to reduce the number of presidential candidates to two, who would then proceed to the general conference where one candidate would be selected to contest the presidency against President Hakainde Hichilema on August 13.
Mundubile later stated that disagreements emerged early in the meeting, with accusations that plans were being made to expel him from the party. In a Facebook post, he claimed he had learned that he was being listed for disciplinary action, which could lead to his expulsion, for attending a Tonse Alliance meeting that discussed the provisional removal of PF as the anchor party until its leadership issues were resolved.
He further alleged that members of his campaign team were also facing possible disciplinary measures for establishing provincial campaign structures. Mundubile said these developments affected the intended outcome of the meeting.
Following consultations with members of his campaign team, Mundubile announced his decision to withdraw from the meeting, citing what he described as open hostility during the proceedings.
