By Chewe Mubiana
This is what Rupiah Banda commonly known as RB said when he endorsed the candidature of President Chagwa.
The former head of state Mr. Rupiah Bwezani Banda said he could not support ANY candidate that would seek to eliminate or weaken the MMD.
He stated that the MMD had chosen to endorse a candidate who understood that the MMD should remain intact as an institution as opposed to poaching Members of Parliament like the UPND had done.
“After much deliberation I came to the conclusion that I could not support any candidate that would seek to eliminate or weaken the MMD. I count many friends among those in the United Party for National Development (UPND), however I cannot agree with the approach they have taken of poaching individual MMD members to defect to their camp, instead of negotiating openly with the whole party. This strategy by the UPND ignores the interests of the rank-and-file MMD membership across the country, and quite clearly does not serve our party’s interests and I fear that this approach is reminiscent of one party fiasco.”
The truth of the matter is that RB is now actively supporting MPs from the MMD to defect to the PF. If RB did not support the defection of Kapembwa Simbao; the MP would have stayed in the MMD.
If Bwezani did not support the defection of DORA “Soft Bums” Siliya; the defection could not have happened.
Who then is killing the MMD? This old shameless liar can be seen for what he is. He has killed the MMD and now his project is to kill off the PF. The sad reality is that Zambia needs the MMD; the PF and all the political parties to have a healthy democratic dispensation. But this old Bwezani is hell bent on destroying our hard-earned democracy!!!
The PF will have themselves to blame for allowing this BWEZANI near their party. For all that’s wrong with PF; Zambia needs the PF and the MMD to survive the wrath of BWEZANI.
Mr Banda’s speech delivered on January 4, 2015 where he endorsed the candidature of Edgar Lungu can be read by clicking here.