The three day Patriotic Front (PF) general conference has closed with the endorsement of 43 central committee members.
The 43 had applied for various posts in the central committee in line with the party constitution.
Bruce Mwale reports from Mulungushi University that the PF conference delegates did not oppose the list of applicants therefore its endorsement.
Party Vice President, Guy Scott has since been re-appointed while Wynter Kabimba has been retained as Secretary General.
Party President, Michael Sata went through unopposed and Inonge Wina retained her position as National Chairperson.
Meanwhile, seven central committee positions have remained vacant however appointments will be made later.
[ MUVI ]
This was a sham of a convention. Honestly with all the people who went there nobody voted, OMG. Lawyers, doctors, patients, etc all went there only to exhibit their total political blindness. Whatever change people are talking about seems to be an insult to democracy. Sata is a dictator. RB allowed elections to go ahead although he had a prefered list but for Sata, not even one vote was cast. Why bringing thousands of people together for nothing, may they were there to eat free food. At the end he tells the people that he will not disappoint them, what a lie. No wonder UPND resolved not to work with the manipulator.Shame malume. Make a mistake of voting for this man and you will cry very soon, you be shocked how he will change. A leopard never changes its spots, never.
RB had a preferred list but Sata did not have and the people at grassroot level chose their leaders.
Can I be enlightened please. Were there any elections at the General Conference?
Endorsements mwebantu endorsments… is that all.. uyu mudala ngaikata plot one taka fumepo.. beware, every five years bakala mu chita endorse
The 43 had applied for various posts in the central committee in line with the party constitution
This was a circus of a conference. If Zondwe is elected into office is this the kind of elections he wants Zambia to start conducting? Pathetic to say the least.
So produce the names now
ha ha ha ha thats PF for you zambians..a convention without a vote? they just went there to present themselves,,now we need justification from PF kaponyaz on this one. thats y sata will never taste plot 1 at all cost as he is not democratic at all.MMD is the best so far.lets vote wisely people.
i wanted to pass a comment on Deja vu, but then i remembered that earlier this morning on another posting a wise man advised us that it is a waste of time and to ignore this man. so i end here.
Do you have any problem with what Deja vu has posted @ 4? He only quoted the second line on the article, just check it out.
No Votes???!!!!!!!!!! hehehe so its true Sata can do things like this??? well lets face it between MMD and PF conventions the Blues were much more organised
Indosments, no vote, whatever, all zambians know is we want change. 20 yrs of MMD and look what they have to show. sparodic sprouts of building shopping malls and roads that lead to them coupled with temporal they things like mobile hospitals, 20 years of MMD and you have 2 bumper harvests and you want to blind us , no amount of bribery of the Zambian pipo will sway their desire for chhange, even the promise of solar geysers to house holds that do not have plumbing pipes in place will not work. The pipo are not that ignorant, they want change.
:-? What the hell was going on there????!!!!!!
its was a political joke of the year meant to hide self centredness, dictatorship and cruelity.
Now we know why pf barred state media. they didnt want mr satas dictatorial tendencies to be exposed. the convention has ended without any ballots being cast and mr satas list of being adopted. there is a word in english for this kind of leadership style, it starts with a D.
Do you mean to tell us that Sata’s so called dictatorial tendencies can only be seen by ZNBC, Times and Daily Mail? There were other media institutions accredited to the convention.
Dr. Mulwila was the electoral commision chairman for this election but for what? empty barotes but all the way back to Lusaka. what a shame. even the dignatories that were invited are pinching themselves. Mwanya tamwakatekepo. this is the democracy that the FAINTING SILVIA MASEBO HAS FOLLOWED TO THE PF. even ugly professors were there. at one time Sata said Silvia Masebo had no brains probably the brains have since resurfaced after fainting 3 times from the shock of mwanawasa’s death. DONT KUFYONO but keep blogging
These are pathetic chaps. why should you bus people all the to come and eat sickened beef bought from Soweto Market. Sata’ s popularity has plumeted to the abyss. …….. Gays, Lesbians,( sebians) , heart problem pace maker, endorsed 43 f.o.o.ls
10 witness..u are very much misinformed,,who told u that MMD have had only 2 bumper harvest? not just yapping get the facts,,MMD had bumper harvests during the Sikatan era and mwanawasa too so stop lying. i know u are PF but just admitt your party is undemocratic thats why it ll never rule Zambia as it consist of insane members with less education and full of dicator minded..what change are you talking about? change of a political party? to hell,MMD is winning again,i thought you guys in pf are used to loosing! change,change,change what change? ANC have been in power since time in memeorial and MMD ll copy that,,everything is settled.by the way.explain to us what happened at the convention,check above questions marks..no vote at convention? thats ubsurd.MMD all the way.
Aba pakaponya party, tabakatekepo, chalipwa. DICTATOR SATANA will neva be at plot 1.
and for those wu say change change, for wat? old wine into new glasses? Sata has bn in MMD even longer than RB, so wat change. Mulongoti? Masebo? Chitala? these are one and the same useless pipo wu have outlived usefuness.. Muletontokanya.
This is not Senegal. Change limbi HH we cn agree.
IF IT’S NOT BROKEN DON’T FIX IT, THAT’S WHAT HAPPENED.
You mmd cadres are amazing,every election has to have an opponent,but if one applies to stand and no opponent comes through,then he or she goes through unopposed,so,if all the people contesting or for NCC positions did not have opponents,it clearly shows that democracy transpired without casting a vote,voting is no definition of democracy people,it can exist even without casting a single vote as in this case.The Democrats here in the US have already settled for OBAMA without any election,its not about votes its about transparency.
Can you please point out which position was contested where at least two people stood? That is a simple question sir/madam!
The point you are missing is that not only the president but all other positions were not voted on. sata submitted a list of his prefered candidates and no one dared to challenge him.
Can somebody authoritative enough explain why no single central committee seat was competed for?In the history of Political Party Conventions,PF have become the first party ever not to have voted even for ONE POSITION.And all this was happening in the presence of father Bwalya.As for the Post Newspaper,these are warning signs as to what is to come if PF comes into power.
Kaponyaz will always be Kaponyaz, those that will wake up will change their lives, the stubbon ones will cry foul again after the elections.
Don’t ask for ‘change’, rather, ask for the ‘full amount’
# 16 Sata is Sick
no amounts of bribes by RB will change what the pipo feel for..change. Only foreignres are feeling RBs development and the unskilled 20pin/day workers. 80% of Zambias Graduates are unempolyed in Zambia yet we have all the so called developemt with lebanses chinses and indian recent graduates leading building sites . The only jobs are unkilled jobs, yet you boost of development. Only foreign skilled pipo are feeling your deveopment. You bunch of con-men.
Malabishi akantu aya, sharing the coins they got from the Taiwanese was the reason for the meeting. It is for this reason that they did not want media.
I fear for my country. No democracy at all in PF. What change are we talking about? From a frying pan to the fire? Endorsement…is it the way forward? Allow me then to endorse RB for the next 5 years.
ZK and Observer,
I line up behind you on the PF kaponya “change” hallucinations. What change? A bunch of recycled failed CAREER politicians? No thank you. This is not even about MMD, but here is a lost opportunity for Mr. Sata and his puppets to have shown the nation some mettle. That they stand for democracy.
With regards to Masebo, for example, her critics are now vindicated.
God have mercy on Zambia!
Sadder even is the lack of any formidable opposition to MMD. Perhaps there is hope with UPND.
PF supporters, please explain how all this makes sense to you. Yes, the country has issues. Which country hasn’t, but your favoured party is proving to worry any sensible Zambian.
Hay Guys,
I am shocked that you expected any better from MCS. Are you sure you do not know Mr Sata’s behavior. By the way, he promised to pass the freedom of information bill once he becomes president.
This reminds me of a cartoon I read long time ago in which during a board meeting the Managing Director in his openning remarks said ” ladies and gentlemen on this sheet of paper Iam distributing, are the resolution for this meeting and I will accept the resignation of anyone who does not agree with me”. Everybody applauded and that was the end of the meeting.
Only a fool can expect good things to cum from Sata and PF. Expect even worse things if Sata becomes presdo in Zambia. Why waste cash to go to Kabwe and only to endorse a list prepared by Sata and Kabimba. Is this democracy pipo? I feel soory for my country. To Mmembe this is alrite but if the same were to hapen to MMD, it could have been headlines in his TISUE POST.
I was insulted last week by PF kaponyaz on LT when I said this ‘con’ ferenece will be a circus.Even a 2 year old kid knew this would be a total circus.
By the way, 7 positions are still vacant!!!!!!!!!!!! These are reserved for imaginary MPs who mighty defect from mmd. If no one comes, well, Mpombo, Masebo, Mike, Mbita, Patrick, plus the 2 i have forgotten. This is the change Zambians want. Real change!
They say charity begins at home. The PF missed the opportunity to conduct PVT
today is not a good day for pf cadres, you can hear their hushed sobs. in the bottom of their hearts, they just wonder what has hit them, is it the pf “erections” or is it the lubinda email? come on guys, cheer up, we are ready to embrace you as our brothers who were lost and have now found the way, if you repent.
the problem MMD has is pointing out to us what they done in 20 yrs of power becasue all we see in shops is made in South africa and graduates walking the streets. Ohh yes they will point at manda hill and Arcades as development and say at least you can buy made in SA goods.
Zambians ware not fools to want change. Change will happen, come what may.
Witness ule umfwako insoni, dont defend the indefensible somemtimes strength lies in admitting mistakes. Do you surely want to defend democracy with no elections just endosement of a list of names from one person. Do not pretend to be dull, you sound like you can think…atleats to avearge levels.
mule is the word missing above
DO YOU KNOW WHY A DOCTOR PRESCRIBES DOSAGE AS 2,3 OR 4 TIMES DAILY? BECAUSE TIME ITSELF IS MEDICINE! LAPSE OF TIME CAN ALSO EXPOSE HIDDEN THOUGHTS AND PLANS IN A PERSON. CONVENTION TIME FOR PF HAS EXPOSED WHAT HAD BEEN HIDDEN FOR 10 YEARS. GOD WILL EXPOSE ALL OF THEM WITHIN THE LIMITED “TIME” REMAINING SO THAT A LEAST A MORE CREDIBLE LEADER IS ELECTED TO LEAD GOD’S PEOPLE FOR THE NEXT 5 YEARS. GOD HIMSELF HAS ALREADY SET APART HIS CHOICE BUT IS NOW HELPING PEOPLE TO SEE FOR THEMSELVES THE LEADERS LINED UP SO THAT THEY MAY SIDE WITH GOD’S CHOICE ON VOTING DAY. MAY GOD OPEN THE EYES OF ZAMBIANS AND SCRUTINIZE THESE CANDIDATES. ALL OF THEM HAVE THE DESIRE TO LEAD BUT DO ALL OF THEM QUALIFY?
YOU DIMWITS. THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS WERE VOTED FOR AND THEN APPIONTMENTS MADE FROM THAT LIST. DIG THAT?
Sata was the foremost supporter of Wamuyaya KK when he was District Governor for Lusaka. Those who opposed Kaunda were beaten up (ask those who were close to Kapwepwe and Robert Chiluwe); Sata was the foremost supporter for the Third Term bid of Chiluba (those who opposed him were hacked (ask the victims in Kanyama and those beaten up at Kulima Tower bus station in Lusaka); Sata went to Mulungushi Rock of Authority where Wamuyaya KK was repeatedly elected by acclaimation (those who opposed KK were barred from the conference site, ask Nkumbula, Mundia,Kavindele and now ZNBC, Times and Daily Mail)…that is the Change sata wants to bring to Zambia: Back to the by-gone days of UNIP and KK. The man and his supporters miss the past!
I am an ardent supporter of change but I will not go with what happened at the PF congress in the absence of a convincing explanation why things were done like that. As some people have asked, who is in the PF central committee? Can someone provide the names please.
Don’t kubeba that the PF convention closed without voting. Where is democracy?