MMD President Nevers Mumba has accused the ruling Patriotic Front (PF) of using certain individuals in the party to destabilize the former ruling party.
Speaking during a media briefing in Lusaka this morning, Dr. Mumba said he is aware of meetings at State House that have been constantly held in the last seven days to craft a plan to derail the MMD.
Dr.Mumba said the statements by certain individuals being quoted in the media are all part of a scheme to destroy the party.
He added that he has information that a certain amount of money has been released by State house for this project, just as the case was in January 2013.
Dr Mumba further stated that the government controlled media has also been ordered to give the perceived divisions in the former ruling party maximum coverage.
Dr Mumba has since stated that from now onwards, no official will be allowed to use the media to try to resolve the administrative matters in the party.
He has since appealed to MMD members not to pre-occupy themselves with actions that will disadvantage the Zambian people in whose interest the MMD was founded.
Dr Mumba has since directed Acting National Secretary, Chembe Nyangu,to stop the issuance of media statements by officials countrywide.
Meanwhile MMD acting National Secretary Chembe Nyangu has warned MMD Die-Hard youth Coordinator Bowman Lusambo that he risks being reported to the Police for impersonating as one of the recognized affiliated bodies of the former ruling party.
In his letter to Lusambo and Given Ziba dated 19th March, 2014 ,Mr Nyangu reminded them that impersonation is a criminal offence under the Laws of Zambia.
Mr Nyangu has warned Lusambo and Ziba to stop abusing the name of the MMD for their personal attacks against senior and bonafide MMD members on the pretext that their organization is an affiliate of the MMD as per MMD Constitution requirement.
He said the duo’s use of the MMD name to disparage senior members in the media is causing divisions in the MMD.
And Mr Nyangu has given MMD Lusaka province youth Chairman Scorpion Kadobi and Lusaka district youth Chairman Nathan Mwanza ten days in which to exculpate themselves for conduct likely to bring the party into contempt, ridicule or disrepute.
This is in relation to allegations the duo made that some named senior party officials were plotting to oust party president Nevers Mumba from his position.
Mr Nyangu said the duo’s message to party members through their press statement frustrates the spirit of reconciliation and reconstruction in the party.
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Mr. Mumba the other day you were refusing that you are in good terms with your 2 vice-predidents. Now you admit that there is a problem.
Sata knows that PF is getting finished. So he is now trying to destroy MMD to recruit MMD MPs and MMD members.
Too bad for Nevers and MMD. I really feel sorry for them.
MMD yapwile akale sana. It all skeletons now. The Pastor has no following. Not even from Victory ministries. Lusambo has given up on him after realising that he was just used to beat KACHINGA.
The honourable thing the” renown” pastor can do is to leave. It is not yet his time to “save Zambia” and neither will his time come.
Let them fight while UPND gains ground. MMD and PF will soon be in the same boat so they better start forming alliances now.
Wisdom
MUTATI! MUTATI! MUTATI! MUTATI!MUTATI! EO TULEFWAYA! OUT MUMBA!!
Get a life yo Mutati lost in a clean game
Mutati is such a poor choice!! He can’t accept that he lost CLEAN!!. He is one of the people fanning trouble. He is Mmembe sponsored because Mmembe knows he can control Mutati f he ever got to power.
Mutati is PF. MMD would have been swallowed by PF if Mutati had won the election.
Just come back to the the Republican party. We are still waiting for you.
There is no need to blame plot one for this. We just dont want you in MMD. Zwaaa! zwaaa! zwaaa!
MMD should not fall in the trap of UNIP. UNIP died when they removed the elected Kebby Musokotwane. Removing Mumba is a big nail on whatever is left. Stick to the race Mumba because we know that you are a DELIVERER and Zambia needs you come 2016 or before.
That is true! TRUE MMD members always go by the ballot. It is PF and UPND who shout to choose a leader. In MMD, we go for elections, vote, and allow the leader to run his course! That is true democracy
“What is happening is a true reflection of the saying that ‘a fish rots from the head” – Dora Siliya.
Nevers tell that to your own senior party members!
This will just consolidate UPND’s position as the leading opposition – I doubt any sensible MMD senior members would want to board the sinking canoe!
MMD find a good, honest and humble man to lead you.
Not thugs who beat people! Remember Kachingwe……..
UPND needs to be on high alert because it seems this is a pattern and it has happened before we all saw this a few months ago where it started with MMD and UPND was very confident that there was discipline in the party but we all saw what happened.
Imwe ba MMD get serious please we need strong oposition to provide checks and balances to the rulling part,this is not health to our democracy.You elected your leader yourselves why fighting now let?Give chance to Nevers Mumba to lead.You are just weakening your party by creating un called for confusion.Iam not a political analyst but from the look of things PF is facing difficult times in short they have failed us, but they also weighing themselves against weak opposition Remember King cobra a seasoned politician.
We elected ba Nevers, we did not hand pick him and even if we to cnvention today, Dr. Mumba would still win the elections.
We elected ba Nevers, we did not hand pick him and even if we to go to convention today, Dr. Mumba would still win the elections.