A Patriotic Front (PF) councillor on the Copperbelt has issued a stark warning that the ongoing divisions among senior party members will lead to electoral doom.
The former ruling party, currently described as “leaderless,” has been engulfed in public infighting, with senior figures exchanging fierce accusations through the media. This has resulted in a series of daily press briefings where rival factions denounce one another.
Commenting on the situation, Chembe Ward Councillor in Kalulushi, Nivel Musukwa, appealed to the party’s leadership to stop prioritizing personal interests over the national interest. In a press statement, Musukwa expressed disappointment that the PF is mired in confusion and internal conflict just five months before the 2026 presidential nominations.
“There is no sign of unity among our top leadership despite all the provincial, district, constituency, ward leadership and general membership of PF being intact,” Musukwa observed.
The local government leader urged the feuding leadership to accept that not everyone can become President. “Learn to give chances to each other and support each other,” he advised.
He further cautioned that the opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) won the 2021 elections not because it was the preferred party, but because it was the most organized and disciplined at the time. “But with these divisions in the party [PF] we can’t go anywhere,” Musukwa observed, adding, “Let’s avoid hatred. Let’s avoid utterances which can bring divisions in the party. Let’s learn to forgive each other. Let’s love each other.”
Go for your little convention, you are enjoying temporal unity. PF is literally like an expired cake about to disintegrate. Sampa, Lubinda, Makebi, Mudolo and all else cannot be servants of each other. What’s even worse is that Kalaba and Fred will be on the ballot regardless, at that rate HH wins even if he scores just 40% in his non strongholds, besides, that 40% is still an improvement on prior numbers.