The NRPUP you backed has now ‘surrendered’ to UPND by staying away from by-elections, CF tells Zambians
The Citizens First (CF) has told Zambians that they offered themselves as a stable alternative to the UPND in the August 13 general elections, but citizens decided to back the NRPUP, which they said has now chosen to ‘surrender’ to the UPND by staying away from the forthcoming by-elections.
In a statement, CF spokesperson Stanley Mhango stated that in the just ended elections, CF told Zambians the ‘truth’ that the Tonse Alliance was a fluke and a marriage of “convenience with no ideology, no constitution and no plan for Zambia.”
”Today, Zambians have seen it with their own eyes. The special purpose vehicle, NRUPU, has technically joined the UPND Government by refusing to contest the by-elections. When Zambians expected opposition, they stayed home. When Zambians expected a fight, they surrendered. That is not opposition, that is collusion. That is surrendering the opposition vote through the backdoor,” Mhango stated.
“We came to you and urged you to back us as a stable party. We assured you that a vote for Citizens First and our candidates would never be voluntarily surrendered. You would have the confidence that the MPs, Mayors and Councillors you elect on our ticket would be there from day one to represent your interests, rather than living with the uncertainty of having the people you voted for being surrendered to the ruling party under some silent pact or alliance, whatever you may call it.”
Mhango stated that Zambians were not sure today whether the opposition MPs they voted for under NRUPU would ever speak them as the leadership of the party…https://dailyrevelationzambia.com/the-nrpup-you-backed-has-now-surrendered-to-upnd-by-staying-away-from-by-elections-cf-tells-zambians/
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