President Edgar Lungu says he has started engaging MMD leader, Nevers Mumba on a possible alliance ahead of the August 11 general elections.
President Lungu says he has already sent a message to Dr. MUMBA over the matter.
The President says he is optimistic that the Patriotic Front and MMD will work together to avoid a re-run.
President Lungu says he remains grateful to former President Rupiah Banda for supporting him in the January 20, 2015 election.
ZNBC’s Yotamu Mugara reports from Chipata that the President says he will be happy if Dr. Mumba and Mr. Banda make peace for the sake of unity of purpose in the opposition party.
President Lungu said if the two do not resolve their differences the PF will go ahead and work with MMD members who are willing.
The President has since called on unity in the party to ensure victory in the forthcoming elections.
President Lungu said this when he addressed scores of party officials and members in Chipata District – ZNBC
SATA MUST BE TURNING IN HIS GRAVE!
NEVERS SHUD BE CAREFUL WITH EL. HE HAS TO MAKE SURE THERE IS A LEGAL AGREEMNET BETWEEN THE TWO. OTHERWISE, HE WILL BE DUMPED ON THE 11TH HOUR AND HIS MEMBERS COLLUDED TO SUPPORT PF.
NEVERS SHUD BE MINDFUL THAT HE IS DEALING WITH TRICK STARS.THIS PUPPORTED MARRIAGE WILL END MMD AND BEEF UP PF.
LET US WATCH AND SEE. THE GAME IS ON.
I LIKE THIS SEASON IN ZAMBIA’S CALENDAR.
The 50 percent plus 1 is here and it is the high time Zambian political parties came to grips with this reality. It does not make sense therefore for parties such as MMD, FDD, Heritage, Narep, APC, Mulongotis party ( I am afraid I do not know its title), Rainbow, the newly formed DF, Sondashi’s, Magande’s etc should go it alone. They will never make it. And it will also not do for everyone of these leaders wanting all to be running mates. For PF, I hope whichever parties they go along with, leaders from those parties will not hold at ransom with this “ I am running mate or nothing”. The news therefore that PF is talking with MMD to go together is good news indeed. And we all hope Nevers will not demand to be running mate or nothing. We hear that’s how the RB candidature in the last elections fell through the cracks because Nevers wanted to be assured of the Vice President post. Such demands will only break this dialogue. I wish UPND would also go with UNIP and let them stand on the UNIP ticket. HH can stand as President but for a new look UNIP. People would look at HH in a different light and this UPND is a Tonga party tag would go away. After all the Tongas should not worry that they would be shallowed by UNIP because UNIP was actually started by Mainza Chona, a Tonga. I tell you this 50 percent plus 1 is here and if parties do not strategy they are done for. Can you imagine MMD + PF together and UPND + UNIP together too? The other parties should fall within these two great divide. Or if they want they can form the 3rd force with either Magande, Sondashi or even Miyanda as the President. This is worthy a thought. Kabimba and Sampa can choose where they can fall but if they want to go it alone then they will be forgotten or thrown in the political dustbin. This my friends is no laughing matter!
This will be a union of convenience merely to win power and abuse it the way MMD did for 20 years and PF has done in the last five. The unity of this country should be placed on the table for discussion!
Let me tell you the truth why HH cannot and he will never win any election. No.1 HH is very ridged that is why he can’t win. It was Pf that persecuted RB but when he was asked to support PF he did not refuse or say I can’t work with you because you re persecuting me via court cases instead he agreed because in politics their is no permanent enemies, in short one needs to be flrxable in order to make it in politics. HH is not flexible that is why he has over stayed in opposition. Tongas they are busy laughing at Mr Mumba and president Lungu in stead of joining hands with other political parties such as FDD, DF and Rainbow Party in order to win this elections. Don’t underrate Lungu and Mumba if they work together HH will lose this elections. Lungu is smart he can’t give 50plus 1 vote if he can’t win. Lungu knows to well that if MMD works with UPND they can win the elections that is why he has moved quick to offer Mumba veep position to ensure victory. On other hand Lungu in not both about rainbow fdd and df working wiht HH. Nevers stand a chance to become president than HH. Thanks
Let tell you the truth why HH cannot and he will never win any election. No.1 HH is very ridged that is why he can’t win. It was Pf that persecuted RB but when he was asked to support PF he did not refuse or say I can’t work with you because you re persecuting me via court cases instead he agreed because in politics their is no permanent enemies, in short one needs to be flrxable in order to make it in politics. HH is not flexible that is why he has over stayed in opposition. Tongas they are busy laughing at Mr Mumba and president Lungu in stead of joining hands with other political parties such as FDD, DF and Rainbow Party in order to win this elections. Don’t underrate Lungu and Mumba if they work together HH will lose this elections. Lungu is smart he can’t give 50plus 1 vote if he can’t win. Lungu knows to well that if MMD works with UPND they can win the elections that is why he has moved quick to offer Mumba veep position to ensure victory. On other hand Lungu in not both about rainbow fdd and df working wiht HH. Nevers stand a chance to become president than HH. Thanks
mumba think before you make this grave mistake is it not lungu who had blushed you off because of lupia, so now what has changed in mumba. dont agree to be fooled. let ecl partner with those small parties he has been associating with. has nevers become a god now. recently he tear gased you what was the meaning he signed that constitution alone under the influence of kambwili let him see consequences. nevers damand to be running mate and let it be written in white and black.
Mumbai , don’t support this drunkard, he tear gushed you. Let him rot
EL is not serious with Nevers naimwe. He just wants him to get exited and be seen by opposition supportters as a sellout. He wants to finish him the same way he has finished Felix Mutati by dangling a Veep carrot at him. Mutati is nothing now politically and yet he was to be UPND veep. He wants to finish them one by one by dangling the veep carrot.
Ba President please distance yourself from Mumba. The chap is cursed. Any party he goes to is destined to die. His CV tell it all. Christian coalition….gone. RP ….gone…..MMD gone……if he comes to PF that will be the end of PF.
The guy commands no one in MMD. Just work with BWEZANI’s MMD and PF will triumph. Mumba will bring nothing!!
We dont need MMD to come back , those guys were REJECTED in 2011 , PF is to follow in 2016 . So NO big deal for PF/MMD !