Monday 17 January 2011

PRESIDENT BANDA AND HIS GOVERNMENT ARE NOT TO BLAME SAYS MMD ON THE COPPERBELT PROVINCE AS OPPOSITION INSISTS ITS HIM TO BLAME FOR LACK OF GOOD LEADERSHIP STYLE

THE RULING MMD ON THE COPPERBELT PROVINCE HAS CONDEMNED CRITICS OF PRESIDENT RUPIAH BANDA’S STYLE OF LEADERSHIP AND STANCE HE HAS TAKEN ON THE BAROTSELAND AGREEMENT ISSUE.
THE PARTY SAYS THE CRITICISMS ARE BASELESS AND AIMED AT DISTURBING THE DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAMMES INITIATED BY PRESIDENT BANDA.
SPEAKING IN AN INTERVIEW WITH RADIO PHOENIX TODAY, MMD COPPERBELT INFORMATION AND PUBLICITY SECRETARY YOTAM MUTAYACHALO POINTED OUT THAT THE CRITICISMS LEVELED AGAINST PRESIDENT BANDA ARE RETROGRESSIVE AND SHOULD BE DISMISSED AND NOT TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION BY ANY WELL MEANING ZAMBIAN.
MR. MUTAYACHALO HAS CASTIGATED THE OPPOSITION POLITICAL PARTIES WHO ARE TRYING TO GAIN POLITICAL MILEAGE OUT OF THE ISSUE STATING THAT IF THE PEOPLE OF WESTERN PROVINCE HAD LISTENED TO ADVICE NOT TO DISOBEY THE LAW, THE UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT OF LOSS OF LIVES WOULD HAVE NOT HAPPENED.
MEANWHILE PATRIOTIC FRONT NATIONAL YOUTH CHAIRPERSON WHO IS ALSO ROAN AREA MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT CHISHIMBA KAMBWILI HAS LASHED OUT AT LUAPULA CENTRAL MP PETER MACHUNGWA IN WHAT HE HAS CALLED AS CHILDISH WAY OF ASKING TO BE ADOPTED BY PRESIDENT BANDA IN THE NEXT GENERAL ELECTION.
MR. KAMBWILI HAS ALSO TOLD OFF FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE DEFUNCT INTER AFRICAN NETWORK FOR HUMAN RIGHTS (AFRONET) NGANDE MWANAJITI FOR STATING THAT MR. SATA IS THE PERSON TO BLAME FOR THE DISTURBANCE THAT TOOK PLACE IN WESTERN PROVINCE LAST FRIDAY.
MR. KAMBWILI SAYS THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD HAVE LISTENED TO THE PEOPLE’S CRIES BY LETTING THEM HOLD THEIR MEETING.
HE HAS SAID THAT GOVERNMENT SHOULD HAVE ONLY REACTED IN THE MANNER IT DID IF PEOPLE GATHERED FOR WRONG INTENTIONS AND NOT SENDING THE POLICE TO SHOOT INNOCENT PEOPLE.


published by augustine m sichula

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