Youths of the Opposition Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD have called upon Zambia Police to Arrest Geoffrey Mulenga for impersonation and trying to get money by false pretense.

in a statement released to the media by Gregory Mofu, the MMD National Youth Secretary, the youths said that Geoffrey Mulenga is not and has never been the National Youth Chairperson of MMD as evidenced by the records at the Register of Societies. What Mr.

The Youths said that what Mr. Mulenga did, by alleging that he is the Party Youth Chairperson, is impersonation and him being a law student knows that that is a criminal offense.

Early this week Mr. Mulenga called on youths in the country to gear themselves for a convention which he predicted that it will be held in May 2020. According to Mr Mulenga, the MMD structures across the country had refused to accept the Court ruling which installed Nevers Mumba as party president saying the leadership of the party is not won through the Court and that Nevers Mumba mandated ended in 2016.

Mulenga who accompanied faction National Secretary Raphael Nakacinda on a fact-finding and sensitization tour in Eastern Province said the structures want an early convention and that youths should prepare themselves.

He said after a thorough analysis and interaction with structures it’s quite clear that the convention is a matter that is exciting members and that structures want the convention to be held in May as that is the best time to hold a convention that will determine the future of the party in view of 2021.

“Based on the evidence collected we are fully convinced that this convention will be held in May. And owing to the general elections to be held next year 2021, any sane political party worth it’s sort requires atleast a year to reorganize itself in terms of resource and logistics in order to face a national election. So it’s indeed folly for anyone to hold a convention in 2021. Or months later than May due to weather and economic activities coupled with the hightened political mood and tempreture associated with the fourth quarter of the year.

“We are happy to have heard other major political parties declare their intention to hold thier conventions and general conferences this year. As mothers of democracy we will go first and lead the way by May and then we shall wait for our colleagues to hold theirs too. We presume we are all targeting the same venue with our alliance partners PF which is the Rock of Authority at Mulungushi University so we shall go first,” he said.

He encouraged youths in the party not to lose hope as all logistical arrangments where being put in place for the convention.

“This is self explanatory, we want to challenge anyone to ask any senior party member the VJs the Kavindeles, the Akshambatwas, they will tell you that we are not far from the truth in terms of the facts and dates for the mammoth convention ahead of 2021.

“For those in doubt, we want to encourage them that this convention will go ahead with or without the so called big names being discussed. With or without Nevers, Mutati, Nakacinda we shall all sacrifice and go to vote. Except that all are invited. We can’t fail to organise a convention we have done it before as members.

He further announced that the youths will soon open a national account for the said convention.

“And finally I want to inform the nation that, we as card carrying youths in the party shall soon open an account with a reputable and accessible bank for our members and well-wishers to make donations,” he said.

However, MMD released the statement below

NEC HAS ALREADY GIVEN SIGNAL ON CONVENTION

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For Immediate Press Release

We as the Youths of the Opposition Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) are dismayed by a statement from a Mr. Geoffrey Mulenga who alleged that he was the MMD Youth Chairperson, in it he alleged that the Youths of the party will organize a Convention and called for well wishers to fund them.

In the first place, Geoffrey Mulenga is not and has never been the National Youth Chairperson of our Party. The Register of Societies can attest to this fact. What Mr. Mulenga did by alleging that he is the Party Youth Chairperson is impersonation and him being a law student knows that that is a criminal offense.

Secondly, the party membership around the Country especially the Youths have welcomed the November 5 Landmark Judgement and stand in solidarity with Party President Dr Nevers Sekwila Mumba.

The Party Constitution in Article 14 (2) mandates the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Party as the only organ mandated to call for a convention. Deriving powers from this article, the NEC of our Party announced the holding of a Convention in 2020 and mandated the party pa accross the Nation to take stock and start mobilizing the party on the 6th of November, 2019.

The audit of our membership and strictures is going on well and all our members are busy mobilizing the party. The Party President Dr. Nevers Mumba kicked off the Countrywide tour of the MMD Structures two weeks ago with his stop being Southern Province.

There are no factions in the MMD as they died on the 5th of November, 2019. Mr. Raphael Nakachinda is neither a National Secretary or a Faction one, He remains an expelled member of the Party. The MMD only has one National Secretary, who is Hon. Elizabeth Chitika. We urge the public especially the media to ignore Nakachinda as his impersonation is also contempt of Court.

Mr. Mulenga Is a paid stooge of Mr. Nakachinda and has been working with him since 2016 when he emerged as his supporter at the illegal convention that was nullified by the court.

The efforts by Nakachinda and his stooges have no impact on the MMD. They are dancing out of tune, long after the curtains are drawn. In 2016, they decieved themselves and held an illegal Convention. A number of them like Hon. Felix Mutati have awakened to the lies of Nakachinda and have chosen other decent paths after their lies were exposed by the High Court ruling.

The Youth Wing as alleged by Mr. Mulenga can never organize the MMD Convention because it is only the National Executive Committee (NEC), of the party that has authority to do that. At an adequate time, the NEC will announce the date of the Convention and it will not be in May as Mulenga as alleged.

Furthermore the Constitution only mandates the National Treasurer to organize funds for the Convention and no one else not even the Youths of the Party. There 2016 Convention was declared illegal because among others the MMD National Treasurer didn’t organize the resources for it or spend a ngwee on it.

We call upon the police to arrest Mr. Geoffrey Mulenga for impersonation and for trying to receive money by false pretence.

Issued by
Gregory Mofu
National Youth Secretary
MMD

President Edgar Lungu yesterday took some time off his four-day holiday to enhance relief support to flood victims in Eastern Province and toured some sites which have been flooded, and assured flood victims of quick response to their plight.

During his tour President Lungu went to Lumezi District where he advised flood victims to relocate to higher land away from river banks to avoid such calamities next year.

Later the Head of State paid a courtesy call on Chief Mukanya and Chief Jumbe of Mambwe district with the view of Government and Traditional Leaders working together to find lasting solutions towards natural calamities.

“So, as we provide relief, I think that we should put our heads together. My permanent secretaries are here so we can work together to find a lasting solution” President Lungu stated.

The President was accompanied by the Minister in the Office of the Vice President Hon.Olipa Phiri, Eastern Province Minister Hon.Makebi Zulu, Permanent Secretaries in the Ministries of Defence Mr. Stardy Mwale, the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) National Coordinator Mr. Chanda Kabwe, Infrastructure, Eng. Charles Mushota, and Local Government, Bishop Dr. Eddie Chomba.

Meanwhile President Lungu told flood victims at Mpata Primary school that he was in the Province to ensure that relief support was reaching the targeted beneficiaries.

“I simply came here to share solidarity with you after the tragedy you went through in December when there were flash floods in this district and ensure that the goods which were sent have reached you and also to encourage my team that you are not alone we are together,” said President Lungu.

He further encouraged the gathering at the school to heed to the advice that the technocrats give them to overcome challenges that come with natural calamities.

Meanwhile Minister in the Office of the Hon. Olipa Phiri said the President’s visit in the Province was an encouragement in efforts that are being made in mitigating natural disasters.

And Eastern Province Minister Hon. Makebi Zulu thanked the President for visiting his province and the relief food and material support to the flood victims.

The DMMU National Coordinator Mr. Chanda Kabwe said the total number of households affected in the Mambwe District was 300, while 60 were from the Chibande ward of Lumezi district.

He announced that President Lungu has distributed assorted items ranging from tents, food, blankets dignity kits mosquito nets and chlorine to all the affected households.

By Wamunyima Wamunyima.

For HH, to accept that the energy challenges we are facing as a country are as a result of the climate change, to him it would mean losing grounds for gaining political mileage and that is why he has religiously and deceitfully claimed that our energy challenges are due to poor leadership and mismanagement. Does he mean to tell us that the PF government has mismanaged the climate and now we have an energy problem? What a way to do politics.

For those that may not know, Climate change is a change in the statistical properties of the climate system that persists for several decades or longer—usually at least 30 years. These statistical properties include averages, variability and extremes. Climate change may be due to natural processes, such as changes in the Sun’s radiation, volcanoes or internal variability in the climate system, or due to human influences such as changes in the composition of the atmosphere or land use.

*Now, with his demonic possession to usurp power from PF, HH has in the recent past produced and propagated fake news with the sole intent of misleading the general public. His character portrays a person that is NOT a trustworthy political leader.*

A trustworthy political leader is a self actualized leader. Self actualization is the highest form of human growth, someone who is self actualized is a fully functioning human being.

As Zambians, we should scrutinize our leaders and compare them to the characteristics below as they are unwaveringly related to a good leader. It is worth to pay attention to these and take them into consideration when we’re making a choice as to whom we chose as a leader. Can HH even satisfy one of the following? Be the judge.

A good leader:

1. Is fair and objective. A good political leader does not take what is similar to his views as facts and base his decisions on that. He uses reliable and unfiltered information to make judgments and to come up with resolutions. In other words, he stands above his own believes to observe events objectively while the general public fails to do so. In addition, he does not suffer from a self serving bias.

2. Is not seeking fame and attention: A good leader should be able to move above and beyond any egoistic and primitive need for power, attention, or establishing his personal agendas and works with the intention of good-for-all and for the country.

3. Is not into hiding the truth for the sake of looking good. A good leader says it as it is even if it feels uncomfortable for many to hear it. He is not a people pleaser in a sense that he would say anything to please others even if that means manipulating or misguiding the public. It takes a lot of courage to do this and a good leader has that courage.

4. Encourages people to be accountable for their actions. A good leader helps people understand that they are accountable for their society and its outcome and teaches them to make compromises and responsible choices. He does not support a sense of self-serving entitlement that has gone too far and is counter-productive for the society as a whole.

5. Does not pay attention to being politically correct but ethically so. A good leader understands that in order for the whole society to be a functional and healthy one, some adjustments need to be made and people need to learn to give some in order to gain some.

6. Does not make idealistic promises but realistic ones. A good leader makes a sustainable promise and is a man of his words.

7. Is honest even if it does not get approval. People know where they are standing with an authentic leader. He does not hide bad news just because it is uncomfortable to the public’s ear.

8. Thinks globally and acts locally. He realizes that in order for us to live in prosperity as a blessed country, reasonable steps need to be taken to make sure others achieve the same goals. He is aware that with power comes responsibility.

9. Takes personal responsibility. A good leader is secure enough with himself to take personal responsibility when one is needed. In other words, a good political leader has an internal locus of control while he is aware of the effects of the external forces.

10. Does not make himself look good by assaulting others.  A leader that can be trusted does not take others down for himself to go up. He is more of a collaborator than a competitor. He tries to build bridges rather than destroy them. He is a natural mediator rather than one that creates conflict, tension, and separation.

That said and done, it is easy for us to conclude that HH does not even equal one of the 10 points noted above because he is blinded by his obsession for power, what a tragedy.

Lusaka Province Minister Bowman Lusambo has said that the Lusaka Provincial administration will not hesitate to demolish any structure built illegally in the province.

Speaking when he featured on Hot FM’s Hot Seat Programme Thursday morning, Mr Lusambo said this year, the people should expect to see a lot of arrests for individuals involved in illegal land allocation.

“I can assure you that the people involved in the Munali illegal land allocation will be arrested. I can’t demolish an illegal structure without dealing with the person who sold that land to the developer,” he said.

He said for as long as he remained Lusaka Province Minister he will not tolerate lawlessness in the management of land.

Mr Lusambo, who is also Kabushi Member of Parliament, said he will soon be moving in to demolish all illegal structures in Lusaka.

“I was just about to demolish a structure that is next to Football House, that structure has encroached, the one that is next to the Seventh Day Adventist Church (SDA). And I was telling the council (Lusaka City Council) that this building should be demolished,” said Hon Lusambo.

He added that for him, it is not about how much has been spent on constructing any structure but that if it was built illegally, it would be demolished.

Tony Perkins, one of Donald Trump’s Religious Freedom Commissioners, has said that the recalling of US ambassador to Zambia, Daniel Foote, for criticizing Zambia for sentencing two men to jail for 15 years for having gay sex was, is the right move when he has broken trust with his hosts and can no longer effectively serve as US representative overseas.

Writing in a blog post, Mr. Perkins said that this would also serve as an indicator of how the US Government will act elsewhere, adding that America respects everyone, but it won’t promote values that are inconsistent with what US President Donald Trump stands for.

Mr. Perkins wondered what exact mandate was Daniel Foote operating under when he insulted Zambia’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) policies and judicial system by calling the jailing of two men “horrifying,” and Zambians beliefs on LGBT “oppressive.”

Mr. Perkins accused the previous Obama administration of being more concerned with “cultural imperialism” than “diplomacy”, but that President Trump was slowly working his way through the bureaucrats dedicated to keeping the last administration’s legacy alive, adding that it was not easy to dismantle an army of international lobbyists for radical sexuality, abortion, and other extreme social policies and that President Trump’s White House is determined to keep trying.

Mr. Perkins further wrote that Barack Obama’s efforts to radicalize other nations were so offensive that citizens of other nations openly celebrated when Donald Trump was elected. Like dozens of other countries on the receiving end of the president’s extreme social agenda, people in the Caribbean were under enormous pressure from what he called the bullies at the US State Department to abandon ship on their traditional Christian beliefs.

Mr. Perkins went on to write that sometimes that harassment came in the form of financial blackmail — threatening foreign aid if the leaders didn’t comply. Other times, it came in the form of publicly degrading locals’ beliefs about the family. But no matter how it arrived, the result was always the same: outrage that the United States — of all countries — should be browbeating the world into submission on issues that are still fiercely controversial in most of the world.

Mr. Perkins gave an example that, in 2017, shortly after he took office, Donald Trump received a letter from hundreds of pastors and church leaders in the Caribbean urging him to chart a new course for U.S. relations — one that doesn’t include an obvious disrespect for other nations’ values.

It’s time, the Evangelical Association of the Caribbean wrote to President Trump, for the White House to stop using the US’s State Department to impose their LGBT agenda on other countries.

“‘Gay rights,'” they wrote, “are pre-empting human rights, such as freedom of religion, freedom of expression, and freedom of conscience. We implore you urgently to review this matter, to revoke relevant executive orders and policies, and to thus to restore to ‘The City upon a Hill’ the bright beam that once shone from it.”