Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) President Dr. Alex Ng’oma has refuted a story attributed to him in today’s Zambia Daily Mail Newspapers as having described the opposition Patriotic Front as dictatorial.

Dr. Ng’oma has since written to the Zambia Daily Mail management demanding an apology and the retraction of the article in question in the next edition of the newspaper as the article contains views he did not express.

In a letter dated 7th July, 2011, addressed to the Daily mail News editor and made available to QFM, Dr. Ng’oma states that the article in question is malicious and intended to injure him and to destroy the non partisanship reputation of FODEP.

He has further threatened to commence legal proceedings against the state owned newspaper should they fail to heed to his demands.

Dr. Ng’oma has also explained that earlier today he had a phone conversation with the author of the story Caroline Kalombe who confirmed that he did not express the views contained in the article but that other people at Daily Mail distorted the story.

He has since stated that as a result of this incidence, his future interviews with the Zambia Daily Mail will strictly be in writing.

[QFM]

24 COMMENTS

Ine ndiwansele July 8, 2011 At 7:51 am

Naumfwa insoni.
YES July 8, 2011 At 7:58 am

What’s happening kanshi?
Don Lee July 8, 2011 At 8:11 am

fi zambia dead mail!!!!!
Sir G July 8, 2011 At 8:22 am

this country has really gone to the DOGs ! Recycled Bin (RB) must go.. the chap is very hopeless and he has no brains in his head ! and all tuma editors at znbc,daily mail and times mwapya after elections we shall castrate you !
3RqU July 8, 2011 At 8:24 am

This lot are worse than KK.

To think there are people who are going to vote for them is unbelievable.
nyololo July 8, 2011 At 8:28 am

But why distort the information ba Dead Mail..report what the person has said period! i hope he succeed with his legal action..
3RqU July 8, 2011 At 8:30 am

Zambians are mugs really. Until we free ourselves from being told what they want us to hear

We are as bad as pre independence.
Zurich July 8, 2011 At 9:11 am

A lot of people have had their interviews distorted by these f.o.o.l.s including ZNBC and Times of Zambia
CB resident July 8, 2011 At 9:20 am

Dailt mail are real vuvuzelas. Fi dead mail
Afraid M Membeee July 8, 2011 At 9:26 am

I was actually surprised that a PF cadre could utter such words! Mr Ng’oma is a pure-bred PF cadre and there is absolutely no way he could have castigated his masters. Apa peve anaitaya Daily Mail.
Dont Ask, Dont Tell, Dont Kubeba July 8, 2011 At 10:33 am

Kaili Dele molo yakopela kuli ba post ka
Pulamasaka July 8, 2011 At 10:36 am

iwe..pf is dictatorial yes we know..
RUIN POLICE (RUPO) July 8, 2011 At 11:24 am

Zambia twasebana! Rupiah has brought all this desperation in the nation and everyone has thrown their professionalism down the drain.
VJ Rigger July 8, 2011 At 12:03 pm

But is’nt PF dictatorial?NO vote was cast at its sham convention and all posts were distributed by cobra.
Kapilipili wambaba July 8, 2011 At 12:25 pm

God help this christian nation!!!ubufi bwafula sana mu Chalo!
Keen Mpombo Supporter July 8, 2011 At 12:31 pm

The article in Daily Mail has nothing to do with RB.Why on earth drag him into it yu PF kaponyas.So No.4 you are clearly offside.As for PF convention,it is a fact that Michael Sata submitted his list of preferred members of Central Committee and thereafter there was no single vote cast as every one on that list was unopposed! Dr Mulwila and Father Bwalya ended up without any task to perform.DEMOCRACY IN PF.
ubupuba bwachilamo July 8, 2011 At 1:21 pm

All those who will supporting the crap from Zambia daily mail should be shamed and apologize on this blog and NO 16 shame on you
Bachamwenso July 8, 2011 At 1:32 pm

State owned media are ashame and only shows how intoralant MMD government is. Is democracy all about praising Rb and mmd? Pls learn from Pf on how to treat these chaps.
Donkey July 8, 2011 At 2:37 pm

These underpaid journalists from state media have no shame or may be their style of reporting targets only kids in preschools, house dogs and cats.They are a total embarassment to the proffession and i believe there work is an insult to the lecturers of journalism in zambia.
Madoda July 8, 2011 At 2:54 pm

Zambia Daily Mafi, I can only buy this paper to give my granny to use in smoking tobacco or alternatively it can be used as tissue not for reading
Madoda July 8, 2011 At 2:58 pm

In case No 16 does not know RB is the news editor at ZNBC,Times of Zambia and Daily mail, Ronnie is the proof reader we know all these things. We will get our K3,000s back soon
Jury July 8, 2011 At 8:00 pm

And we bring Sata as president, some worms in our heads?
Don't Read Zambian Newspapers July 9, 2011 At 5:12 pm

KK didn’t control the media the way)Lupiya does! the media in KK’s time could even refuse instructions from State House. Nowadays Editors carry out threats from State House as if they came from the Editor’s office
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