LUNGU IS MOVED BY THE WIND, HE CAN’T BE JUMPING FROM POINT A to B IN ALLIANCES – CHABINGA
PATRIOTIC Front (PF) acting president, Robert Chabinga says small political alliances are the ones that are supposed to be following former president, Edgar Lungu to gain momentum, unlike him being the one jumping in between insignificant alliances.
Chabinga said the actions of the former Head of State are only proving that he is being moved by the wind and has no purpose or direction of his own.
The leader of opposition said this when he held a press briefing in Lusaka on Sunday where in his capacity as acting PF president announced the expulsion of the former head of state, Given Lubinda and Miles Sampa among others from the party.
“It is even ironic that he is running around joining small political parties where as it should be the other way out. He is the one who is moving from point A to point B why should he be the one seeking alliances? It seems he is blown by wind.”
“Going from being the largest party to jumping between insignificant alliances. The best that he could have done, was to be the first person to unite us in the party,” Chabinga said.
Chabinga said most alliances are driven by hurt, bitterness and lack of foresight adding that the ‘New PF’ is open to alliances, but that it will engage with progressive individuals at an appropriate time as for now, it needs to put its house in order.
“The only problem is that my big man, Mr Lungu thinks he is the only one who can lead but the truth is, there are capable individuals like myself who can take leadership and others. But the selfishness of Lungu prevents such things from taking place,” Chabinga said.
He said Lungu betrayed the party members after he told them they could go for a convention and made them pay sums of money, knowing very well that he also desired to remain party leader.
“And later on he changed his mind that Alebwekelapo. That is not the situation, so my issue is that they should simply register a cooperative with President Lungu as the chairperson and apply for the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) and get funding so that they stop moving up and down,” Chabinga advised.
Chabinga further advised Lunguv onbhis associates, stating that the kind of people that surround him, only flock to his compound to beg for his money.
“Like the way people flock the residence of the former President, I pity my president, and I advised him time and again that the people that are surrounding him are just there to eat, nothing else. They are [for] politics of the belly,” said Chabinga.
Kalemba
LUNGU IS MOVED BY THE WIND, HE CAN’T BE JUMPING FROM POINT A to B IN ALLIANCES
