A JOURNALIST ADOPTED AS UPND CANDIDATE IN THE MONGU MAYORAL ELECTION
Lusaka~20th March, 2022.
The UPND has adopted journalist turned businessman Nyambe Muyumbana as its candidate in the forthcoming Mongu Mayoral by-elections slated for 14th April, 2022.
The Mongu Mayoral seat fell vacant following the death Matakala Nyambe in a Road Traffic Accident in Mkushi.
Muyumbana,a journalist by profession who once served as News editor for Mongu’s first privately owned Lyambai radio station also served on the MISA ZAMBIA governing council after 2006 and represented the organisation on the National Constitution Conference,NCC during the reign of late President Levy Mwanawasa.
Muyumbana left active journalism and joined the UPND where he served as western province information and publicity secretary until after the 2016 General Elections.
The adopted mayoral candidate is currently engaged into fish farming and consultancy in mongu.
Making the announcement at the party secretariat in Lusaka this morning, UPND Elections Chairperson, Gary Nkombo expressed confidence that the Zambia Police and the Electoral Commission of Zambia will effectively carry out their mandate of policing and refereeing the process as he challenged other political players to maintain and promote a violent free campaign.
The UPND has also settled for Peter Chanda for Lubasenshi’s Lukutu Ward and Brian Chingula for Katimba Ward in Monze.
The ECZ has since prescribed March 22nd as the date for filing in of nominations for the forthcoming elections.
(C) THE FALCON NEWS
