Nyasulu Says Zambians Ready for Government Change

Citizens First Lusaka mayoral aspiring candidate Victor Nyasulu says Zambians have made up their minds to change government, citing the combined results of three recently held by-elections.

Speaking when he featured on the HK8 Weekly Conversation programme on KBN, Nyasulu said it is time for opposition political parties to identify a winning formula to unseat the United Party for National Development (UPND) in the August 2026 elections.

He said opposition parties should focus on explaining to citizens why they are a better alternative to the current administration.

“We need to find a winning formula. A casual analysis of the three recently held by-elections indicates that all the opposition results put together were much more than what the UPND got. All these by-elections are saying what Zambians are saying—they have made up their minds,” Nyasulu said.

Nyasulu further urged opposition political parties to avoid what he described as intra-opposition competition and conflicts, stating that their primary contest should be with the ruling party.

“I believe that Memoranda of Understanding among opposition political parties are very important. Imagine a situation where all the aspiring opposition presidential candidates sit in one room and produce a single unified candidate and running mate,” he said.

Meanwhile, Nyasulu, who is also a former Zambia Medicines and Medical Supplies Agency director general, said he had reasons for moving from the UPND to the Patriotic Front (PF) and now to Citizens First, adding that his loyalty is to what he considers best for Zambia.

“I am loyal to what is good for Zambia, and Zambians ought not to worry. I think at a certain time solutions to our problems will be found. Because of the dynamism of our politics and life, different parties are good for different times. The mistreatment I received from government made me leave UPND,” he said.