About 140 opposition Patriotic Front (PF) members including three Members of Parliament (MPs), five council chairpersons and 69 councillors have defected to the ruling, UPND.
The MPs include Leevan Chibombwe for Bahati, Nchelenge MP Simon Mwale and Chembe MP Cliff Mpundu.
Others are council chairpersons for Milenge, Chembe, Chipili, Lunga Mwansabombwe and Chifunabuli deputy council chairperson.
The defectors who also include 58 officials from various opposition political parties cited the good development policies by President Hakainde Hichilema and the UPND administration under the five years it has governed the country.
And speaking during a community engagement meeting where he welcomed the defectors at the Luapula Province UPND Secretariat in Mansa, President Hichilema thanked Zambians for the continued trust in the party and the peace.
The President further urged the UPND rank and file to embrace the new members as they have joined at a critical time to strengthen the party.
Meanwhile, President Hichilema said his administration has not only restored peace and unity in the country, but has scored major development milestones including the introduction of free education, enhanced Constituency Development Fund among other achievements.
This PF party must be very very big. Defection after Defection every day!
He is lying to himself this autocratic waste of space
This one is back. How are you? i thought you were in Zim. but i can see the UK flag. It’s being long.