A Copperbelt based political Sage has called on political parties intending to float presidential candidates next year not to go for upstarts because time for political experiments was long gone.
Mr. Humphrey Ngulube told ZANIS in Ndola yesterday that the 2011 presidential elections should not be peddled by political upstarts because leadership must always have a track record.
He said 2011 was a crucial year as the country will be going to the polls to elect a leadership cadre that should steer the developmental agenda of Zambia from its current stage to a higher one.
Mr. Ngulube said Zambians should be careful with the choice of leaders that will be parading before them for votes and should critically scrutinize each candidate with care.
He said even if Zambians should not be looking for perfection in the human beings that political parties will offer for presidency, they should be looking at a political leadership track record of honesty, integrity, accountability, tolerance, humility, openness and passion to see the country moving forward in unity.
He said leadership was about offering a service to the people and any leader who wanted a position in order to amass wealth; take advantage of the privileges of the position of leadership for personal aggrandizement was seeking a position for wrong reasons.
He said Zambia needed tried and tested political leadership that was driven by the passion and conviction rooted in the spirit of patriotism and national building.
Mr. Ngulube added that there was need to promote unity, respect and the underlying values of “one Zambia one Nation” because time for tribal politics and regional isolation was over.
He also appealed to the Church to pray for the right leadership which should emerge as a result of prayer and much seeking of God about the direction of the nation after 2011.
He said the Church had a critical role to play through preaching love and unity for the nation and praying for God’s direction for the leaders that would be chosen.
ZANIS
There is a desparative between the news being reported by the Post and Times of Zambia on the pact. Who is telling the truth Also in Ireland we use Euros what the curreny of 100 Euros to Kwacha please
Mr Ngulube, Your words are full of wisdom and love for Zambia. I support you 100%.
The criteria according to Mr. Ngulube is: track record of honesty, integrity, accountability, tolerance, humility, openness and passion to see the country moving forward in unity.
Of the 7 conditions above, 2 of the leading contenders for presidency can hardly score 1 out of 7.
please Lord let Brigadier General Miyanda not stand for this election. He has embarrased himself far too much , Amen
Miyanda could do very well using above criteria. But Mr Ngulube why are you blocking people from standing, there are many reasons for standing including simply trying ones luck. I particularly also want to stand to include the ‘activity’ on my CV. look at inonge she now works at the UN with beefed up CV.
What on Earth is a “Copperbelt-based political Sage”? For Christ’s sake
Who is this “Mr Ngulube” anyone please?
It had be to a “Ngulube” issuing disguised statements for Rupiah Banda. We will not allow MMD to rule the country for more than 20 years. Only weird minded people will allow it.
Iyee mwe bantu, please vote wisely……let us not keep on having recycled
politicians from UNIP(republicans), MMD(republicans) all in different
skins and names. Honestly it is heart wrenching that we allow ourselves
to be taken for a foolish ride by them. No upstarts, my foot!!!!!!! he wants
a kapoto, he is such a danderhead!!!!!!!Get a life
“Ngulube” indeed 😕