THOSE APPOINTED BY HICHILEMA HAVE GONE QUIET, THEY HAVE SENSED DEFEAT -HAPUNDA
Toonse Pamodzi Alliance member Brian Hapunda says people who were appointed to government positions by President Hakainde Hichilema have suddenly gone quiet because they have sensed defeat ahead of this year’s General Elections.
Hapunda says it is not surprising that President Hichilema appears to be campaigning largely on his own, arguing that those who previously stood behind him have now gone silent because they believe he is heading for defeat.
Posting on his Facebook page, Hapunda says President Hichilema has become so unpopular that even some of the people who benefited from appointments under his administration are no longer openly supporting his campaign.
He says the absence of former ministers and other senior government officials from Hichilema’s campaign activities is a clear indication that they already know the President is losing the elections.
Hapunda has further predicted that once Hichilema leaves office, the UPND will struggle to survive, arguing that the party and its leader have become inseparable.
“Have you noticed that those people that Hakainde Hichilema gave jobs to under his administration have all of a sudden gone quiet? There is no single former minister supporting or campaigning for him. They have sensed defeat, and that is why they are not campaigning for him. He is alone in these campaigns,” Hapunda observed.
He further stated: “Once Hakainde Hichilema is defeated in this year’s General Elections, that will be the end of UPND. UPND will be a dead party because Hakainde is UPND and UPND is Hakainde.”
© Zambian Watch News.
The people you are talking about Mr Hapunda are busy campaigning in the constituencies for themselves, councilors and president.The President cannot move with the aspiring candidates in all corners of the country,it does not make campaign sense.