Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD) Copperbelt Information and Publicity Secretary Peter Phiri has advised expelled former Lunte MP Felix Mutati not to embarrass himself by engaging in unpalatable language unbecoming of a man of his standing and should leave ‘noisy’ political rhetoric to juniors like power-hungry Raphael Nakacinda.
Mr. Phiri was referring to remarks by Mutati threatening to discipline MMD President Dr. Nevers Mumba, carried by the Daily Nation edition of 6th June, 2016.
He said Mutati must not mistake the silence from the MMD structures as a sign of cowardice or fear, but its respect for the leadership of MMD President Dr. Nevers Mumba who is leading a disciplined party which is guided by the rule of law and the Party Constitution unlike his fake RB sponsored ‘Kantemba’ Convention held in Kabwe recently.
He said anyone questioning RB’s involvement in the destabilization of the MMD should ask why the regalia of all rebel activities since 2014 have been RB-branded regalia including that used at the sham convention.
Mr. Phiri said he wished to inform the nation that the MMD NEC had met on 30th January, 2016 and resolved to hold the National Party Convention after this year’s elections and that is what the party structures countrywide were following not hallucinations from expelled and suspended members.
He said as per normal procedure, the election process for new office holders would begin from the branches, wards, constituencies then to culminate into Provincial Conferences which would be visited and addressed by all aspiring Presidential candidates with their campaign messages, a process which takes about three months.
As is the normal practice, the electoral college would then be drawn from these structures to prepare for the National Convention where all positions would be elective unlike the sham Kabwe convention where Mutati stood alone, and yet Nakacinda had announced that the Party President position was heavily contested for only to emerge with a dictator who seems to have developed a phobia for democratic elections since losing to Dr. Nevers Mumba in 2012.
Dr Mumba is MMD President period.
This is the reason why HH didn’t win or why the 2015 election was stolen from UPND because we would have had this man today as veep. Imagine this kind of thinking. It is now very clear that Mutati was the curse.
RUPIAH BANDA, FELIX MUTATI, EDGAR LUNGU ARE ALL GREEDY REPTILIANS! THESE TWO HALF ZAMBIANS, BANDA AND LUNGU ARE A SERIOUS MENACE TO OUR LIVES AS INDIGENOUS ZAMBIANS. LOOK AT HOW THEY ARE BUSY ENRICHING THEMSELVES WHILE WE CAN’T EVEN AFFORD TWO MEALS IN A DAY. THIS LOOTER CALLED KAMINAMINSA CHAKOLWA EDGAR THIEF LUNGU MUST GO THIS AUGUST. MY FAMILY AND I ARE COMING TO VOTE THIS AUGUST. VIVA HH VIVA! ZAMBIA FORWARD.
Ba TRUTH,
The way you put it is as if only non-indigenous ‘Zambians’ are in a position to make themselves rich. Maybe ask yourself why the ‘TRUE’ Zambians like you are wallowing in poverty. Wake up and do something for yourself, don’t just whine all the time you see someone who is working hard at making a change in their lives.
@TRUTH
You cannot afford two meals a day in the diaspora and you blame Lungu for it?
You are washed up and deluded. He lost an election the same way that Miles Sampa lost- by not showing up. Look, MMD’s best option is to merge into the PF. Otherwise their goal has already been achieved- removing Kaunda out of office.
Zambia is full of dreamers…Mumba is no longer MMD president. Records have changed to that effect, period. To continue singing that Mumba is still MMD president is total madness!
That’s why Mr Mwansa Mbulakulima opted to stand on PF ticket. How earth can he come from a convention of his party and few days later he applies to stand on a party where he does not belong. Even though Nevers is not a serious factor in this year’s elections we expect people of Mutati’s standing to be above cheap politics. An ACCA member for that matter. Has he forgotten about the ACCA ethics?
Are you sober? Do you even know what the ACCA ethical code is? Mumba is unethical and lost an election. Mutati won. Nevers is a fool. What about the ethical and moral aptitude of a pastor? That code is higher than that of an accountant I believe?
Mutati used to have ethics untill politics messed him up.This is a warning to all of you who are excited about these cheap Zambian politics.Just look back and remember people like Juctice Ngulube,Professor Mweene,Dr Bulaya e.t.c.Dont you think these were people some one could look up to at one time?Wrong association!If you choose to join Zambia politics and be above board you should be one in a million.People have forgotten who they really are.They have even forgotten the values our parents taught that define the very intergrity the world is preaching.Thanks.
Mutati is an unprincipled man of the worst type in this country with his sponsor RB. In 2015 he was criss-crossing the country with HH on aeroplanes because he smelt State House for HH and hoped for ‘Bamba-zonke’. When that failed, he rushed back to MMD with his… between his legs only to cause more destabilzation in MMD after being welcomed back.
Normal Zambians should have nothing to do with such people and even parties that are associating themselves with him, they are corrupt bedfellows
SORRY TO SAY,BUT BA MUTATI IS A DISGRACE.HE HAD SUCH A HIGH STANDING IN OUR POLITICS ONLY TO BE MANIPULATED BY BA RB.I URGE BA FELIX TO JOIN THE GENERATION OF ZAMBIANS WHO WANT TO MOVE THIS COUNTRY FORWARD.THE KKS’ ,RBS’, CHIKWANDAS’.MWAANGAS’,BA MAYO INONGE ETC HAD THEIR TIME.
Dear Ichinshinka, Mutati has never had ethics. Remember that he was asked to resign by Robinson Mwansa at Zesco due to some dubious financial activities. That is how he is. And a lot will be revealed on Mutati now that he has thrown himself in the boxing ring..
Pastor Mumba is a slap in the face of MMD and Zambia. MMD constitution requires the party to hold a national convention where all positions are elective, this was suppose to be done before 11 August general elections. Please read the MMD constitution then you will not blame Felix Mutati on this one but Nevers Mumba and the group.
Ba Truth I have been following your debate but you seem to be a very vengeful and bitter person who is not balanced at all in your reasoning. Sober up and never wish death for the president. In case your preferred president wins I don’t know how cruel you will treat citizens of this country. I am beginning to fear now because you may de-campaign HH especially if he belongs to your group/ tribe.
NEVERS IS A DOG. IT APPEARS SATAN F*CKED HIM ANALLY BEHIND THE PULPIT!
PF really hurt MMD in so many ways when they came to power, grabbing MMD vehicles, deregistering the party, appointing MMD members into the government to weaken them, stopping Dr Mumba from visiting areas and even arresting him in Lufwanyama for visiting a chief, when the man was trying to organise the party.In Lundazi, he was teargassed. When all this was going on, Mutati, was busy waiting to pounce. The guy never rendered any support, only to wait for election time and mount an embarrassing take over
They never supported Nevers Mumba only to say Nevers has failed. I am not a fan of Nevers Mumba but I have a duty to be truthful. How do you say the man has failed when you abandoned him with a view to project yourselves as capable leaders
Mr Peter Phiri, what embarsssment? The president of MMD that we all know is that which has been registered by the Registrar of Societies i.e. Mr Felix Mutati. Do you have have any other registered officials?
Iwe chi Peter Phiri u are just an ***** and i know myself that this statement was written by NEVERS MUMBA’s Concubine JEZABERO IRENE MUSONDA who claims to be part spokesperson who elected her this foolish woman who dont even belong to MMD because she has no party card. Dot annoy us iwe chi phiri chipuba. NEVERS MUMBA is a stoke borer and that is the reason he is still crying for MMD Presidency. He is worried how he is going to pay the rentals of his house which going is at K35,000 per month. Phiri u should know that NEVERS he is not doing what he is for love MMD but for his selfish reasons. If PHIRI you are normal why cant you ask NEVERS MUMBA how MANY Parliamentary seats his group filed for this coming elections? those are questions which come from pipo who loves MMD, not…
NEVERS MUMBA should stop using innocent souls who are ignorant of what they are doing to fight his desperate battles. He has used us for long time my fellow comrades be aware of this fake pastor he does not mean well in Zambian politics he is just there for fund-raising. Am calling upon those donors who are still giving money to this pastor to stop if indeed their money is genuine and not blood money because it does not make any political sense to fund NEVERS MUMBA whom they should have known by now that he is just making money out of them.
The hour is gone period…