DON’T BE DISMAYED BY THE INJUCTION ON HON. GIVEN LUBINDA, HON. NICKSON CHILANGWA – NAKACINDA
Lusaka… Friday, February 10, 2023
Patriotic Front (PF) National Chairperson for Information and Publicity Raphael Nakacinda has advised members of the party not to be dismayed by the injunction that court has issued on Hon Given Lubinda, the party Vice President and Hon Nickson Chilangwa who is the Deputy Secretary General.
Speaking when he addressed the media in Lusaka today, Hon Nakacinda explained to the general membership of the party that the legal action implies that the two will not be addressed as the acting party president and acting Secretary General respectively.
He stressed that the PF, being a law abiding party will abide by the injunction.
“We have heard and read through social media of an ex parte injunction that is alleged to have been issued yesterday. As a law abiding political party, even if it has not yet been served to us as a party, we respect orders of the court. In that way, we will abide by that injunction,” he said.
“I think it is important to have everyone understand, basically it is an injunction restrain the vice president of the party Hon Lubinda and the Deputy Secretary General of the party Hon Chilangwa from being called or saying to be acting in offices for example of President and Secretary General.”
Hon Nakacinda said PF is effectively functional under the leadership of the duo.
The MCC scorned the UPND for ignorantly celebrating what they do not even understand.
“I want to assure the members of Patriotic Front across the country and the Zambian people that Patriotic Front remains effectively functional under the able leadership of the vice president of the party, Hon Given Lubinda and the Deputy Secretary General Hon Nickson Chilangwa,” he said.
“Of course with these developments, a number of activities that were expected to be concluded and possibly get us progress on some milestone amongst ourselves, we may not be able to have that achieved until this matter is resolved. I want to reecho the resolution of the central committee, the last committee that we held that when it comes to campaigns for those who have expressed interest to vie for the position of the president, campaigns were stopped until such a time when all the processes are concluded, rules of engagement are approved, that is when the campaigns will be opened.”