Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) Chifubu Parliamentary aspiring Candidate has refuted allegations by the opposition Patriotic Front (PF) that he is campaigning for PF president Michael Sata in Chifubu constituency.

Mr Ngambi told ZANIS Ndola in a telephone interview that assertions by some opposition PF members that he is campaigning for Mr Sata were a ploy to de-campaign him and make him unpopular among the MMD.

He explained that PF cadres have assured him that they would vote for him as area MP adding that the cadres have fallen out of favour with their party adopted parliamentary candidate Susan Kawandami and have vowed to vote for him as MP.

He said reports that he is in agreement with them to campaign for him at MP level and Mr Sata at Presidential level were untrue.

“You have got it all wrong, those reports that I am in an agreement with them are not true, I am campaigning for President Rupiah Banda right there in Chifubu, I have all the blue campaign material all over in Chifubu, if I was de-campaigning the President would I have distributed the materials? I would have just left them at my house” he said.

Mr Ngambi added that he is confident that Chifubu will this time around vote for President Rupiah Banda.

“I can not de-campaign the President, in Chifubu I am his campaign manager, that information from PF is not true, they want to de-campaign me,” he said.

He further said the people of Chifubu had seen for themselves the developmental projects that the MMD government under the leadership of President Banda had embarked on.

And in a separate interview, MMD Ndola District acting Chairman Bruno Mukeya said no parliamentary candidate in Ndola was de-campaigning President Rupiah Banda.

Mr Mukeya said the allegations in Chifubu were not true and added that no MMD candidate in Ndola could go to the extent of de-campaigning their own president in order to win a parliamentary seat.

He said the district officials had gone flat out in wards and were vigorously campaigning for President Rupiah Banda.

Mr Mukeya said as a district executive, the MMD was confident that the party would scoop all the four parliamentary seats in the district and that the President Banda would also emerge victorious on September 20.

Meanwhile, some MMD officials have advised Chifubu parliamentary candidate Frank Ngambi to critically scrutinise the people in his campaign team.

The officials said Mr Ngambi’s campaign team comprises certain individuals that were not loyal to the MMD.

Some concerned MMD Chifubu residents last week complained that Mr Ngambi was reportedly to have agreed with PF cadres to campaign and vote for him as area MP and Mr Sata as President.

ZANIS

The Patriotic Front has vowed to ensure that Lusaka Province MMD chairman William Banda is tried at the International Criminal Court once it forms government.
Patriotic front Munali aspiring parliamentary candidate Prof Nkandu Luo says the PF government will not tolerate the violent behavior being exhibited by Mr. Banda.

She wonders why the MMD have continued to tolerate the behavior of its Lusaka province chairman when it is an open fact that he is behind the violence in the country.

Prof. Luo says the violent behavior of Mr Banda if allowed to continue has the potential of bringing war to the country.

She has indicated in an interview that days are numbered for Mr. Banda stating that PF will take action against him when it forms government.

QFM

Police have recorded a warn and caution statement from MMD Lusaka Province chairman William Banda in connection with the violence that took place in Chongwe last Saturday.

Lusaka province police commanding officer Mhlakeni Zulu told journalists in Lusaka this afternoon that Mr Banda has been warned and cautioned for proposing political violence contrary to section 91, Sub section 1A and C of the laws of Zambia.

Mr. Zulu has however said the MMD provincial chairman has denied the allegations adding that the police will continue with their investigations on the matter.

He has since reiterated his warning to political cadres against engaging in violence saying the police will not condone any act that has the potential to disturb the country’s peace.

And Mr. Banda who was in the company of his lawyers Sunday Nkonde, Obden Kabwe and Robson Malupenga appealed to Zambians to have confidence in the police service adding that violence should not be supported at all costs.

Mr. Banda’s legal representative Sunday Nkonde said it is unacceptable for the media to malign certain individuals without proof.

Meanwhile, opposition Patriotic Front cadres were seen passing by church road while chanting party slogans when Mr. Banda was being interviewed by the police.

The move angered the MMD provincial leadership who verbally confronted a plain clothed police officer over the same, while a cadre only identified as Tembo started communicating with an unknown person on phone calling for reinforcements of MMD cadres in ten buses to be sent to the police station to deal with the by PF cadres.

He was however stopped by a fellow MMD cadre.

QFM

Former MMD national secretary Katele Kalumba says the prediction by Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) tipping President Banda to win the September 20 election confirms his analysis that President Banda will win the forthcoming elections.

Dr Kalumba said in an interview from Chiengi on yesterday that his forecast that President Banda will win the poll is based on a computer assisted political mapping, developed by Harvard University Professor Michael Reich.

“I do in principle agree with the poll projection that Centre for Policy Dialogue executive director Dr Neo Simutanyi has released. It reflects by and large to some extent my own political mapping I have been sharing with some of the MMD party leaders, which is also quite broad-based,” Dr Kalumba said

He said according to his political mapping, the most significant variable affecting the performance of all political parties is the economy. Dr Kalumba said the MMD under President Banda’s leadership has been consistent and steadfast in maintaining positive economic indicators.

“On account of that, the general sentiments in the market, particularly rural markets have been positive. People are satisfied that they have food and disposable income after selling their produce,” Dr Kalumba said.

He also said President Banda’s administration has been consistent in its policy messages and has not been seen ‘flip flopping’ like Mr Sata. “The inconsistencies in PF policy have been quite remarkable. The United Party for National Development has been hurt in public perception by its misplaced faith in the PF and it did not have time to improve public confidence,” Dr Kalumba said.

He also said the lower and middle-income voters in both the rural and urban areas have not been hoodwinked by emotionally-charged statements about quick-fixes on policy issues, because they have seen the tangible developments under the MMD.

“The lower and middle-income voters have seen the improvements in road, education and health infrastructure including mobile hospitals which the MMD has effectively defended,” Dr Kalumba said.

He also said his political mapping indicates that the majority Zambians feel secure under President Banda’s leadership.

[pullquote] He also said there has been what he described as a ‘burnout’ in perceived PF strongholds of Lusaka, Copperbelt and Luapula provinces because the people feel that Mr Sata can only excite them but cannot win this year’s elections.[/pullquote]

“People feel that President Banda will be a more secure hand as President of the State because they can trust him with the instruments of force like the army, air force and other security wings, without causing catastrophic circumstances. But most people cannot say that about Mr Sata. They feel insecure with him and he has not shaken that perception at all.

“There is some sense that if Mr Sata came into power, he will create an environment of instability and not peace and reconciliation,” Dr Kalumba said. He also said there has been what he described as a ‘burnout’ in perceived PF strongholds of Lusaka, Copperbelt and Luapula provinces because the people feel that Mr Sata can only excite them but cannot win this year’s elections.

On UPND president Hakainde Hichilema, Dr Kalumba said Mr Hichilema is not yet ‘ripe’ for the challenge of leading the nation and needs to be tested a bit more.
He, however, said Mr Hichilema has potential to become President in the future, not this year.

[Zambia Daily Mail]

SHOULDERS

It doesn’t matter how big your chest and biceps are, if you have narrow shoulders you will appear to be weak and tiny.

For men, wide shoulders will make you look tall, broad, and powerful. google Dwight Howard , which man wouldn’t want shoulders like his?

For women, hard toned shoulders will help you appear sleek and sexy. No man wants their woman to have soft, squishy or flabby shoulders.

How to Get Strong Shoulders

Firstly, chest and back are two muscle groups that are important to train, when training for stronger shoulders. The chest, shoulders, and back form the core of your upper body strength.

No one developed great shoulders by focusing on dumbbell side raises or shoulder pressing on machines. The compound exercises that involve your whole body will be most effective at building big, strong shoulders. Isolation exercises will be necessary, but only for developing super strong rotator cuffs.

NOTE: As always , if you go not have access to gym equipment , be innovative and use everyday house hold items , such as water bottles filled with sand , or water.

BEST SHOULDER EXERCISE

STANDING OVERHEAD PRESS

The military press is in the same level with squats , dead lifts and bench presses , as one of the mandatory exercises for all serious body builders. If you are not overhead pressing you are not really lifting. This is the ultimate compound pressing exercise for your shoulders.

To set up: Lift the weight up to your shoulders to start the exercise. . Grip the bar 2-3 inches outside of shoulder width.

To press: starting with the weight resting on your upper chest and shoulders, press the bar up in front of your face, extending the elbows just short of lockout. Return the weight under control to your upper chest to complete the rep.

Precaution

Do not bounce, use your legs, or use your hips to get the weight up, as this would be a push press.

Variations: standing, seated, push press, dumbbell press.

Dumbbell Lateral Raise

How its done;

Seated Dumbbell Press

1. Grab a couple of dumbbells and sit on a flat bench or a bench that has back support on it as you place the dumbbells upright on top of your thighs.
2. Lift the dumbbells up one at a time by using your thighs to bring the dumbbells up to shoulder height at each side.
3. Rotate the wrists so that the palms of your hands are facing forward. This is your starting position.
4. As you exhale, push the dumbbells up until they touch at the top.
5. After a second pause, slowly come down back to the starting position as you inhale.
6. Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.

Variation:

• You can perform the exercise standing or sitting on a regular flat bench.
• You can also perform the exercise as Arnold Schwarzenegger used to do it, which is to start holding the dumbbells with a supinated grip (palms facing you) in front of your shoulders and then, as you start pushing up, you align the dumbbells in the starting position described on step 3 by rotating your wrists and touch the dumbbells at the top. As you come down, then you would go back to the starting position by rotating the wrist throughout the lowering portion until the palms of your hands are facing you. This variation is called the Arnold Press. However, it is not recommended if you have rotator cuff problems.

BY KAPA187