FDD DISTANCES ITSELF FROM NUNDWE’S PRAISE FOR PRESIDENT HICHILEMA
By Justina Matandiko/Chamuka Shalubala
The Forum for Democracy and Development –FDD- has distanced itself from remarks made by its Chawama Member of Parliament, Bright Nundwe, in a video circulating on social media, where he praised President Hakainde Hichilema during the commissioning of a CDF-funded police post in the area.
FDD Spokesperson Anthony Chibuye says the party regrets the incident, claiming the newly elected Chawama lawmaker was caught up in the moment.
Mr. Chibuye has accused the ruling UPND of creating an environment that led to the development and maintained that the constituency development fund was not initiated by the current administration but dates back to the MMD era.
He has criticized attempts to credit President Hichilema for the initiative, describing such claims as misleading.
Mr. Chibuye has since urged all FDD members of parliament to remain vigilant and avoid what he termed political manipulation.
The video has sparked debate on social media, with some insinuating that Mr. Nundwe has defected to the UPND.
And when contacted for a comment, Mr. Nundwe said he has been advised not to speak to the media on the matter but emphasized that he cannot betray the people of Chawama.
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Sadly this is the nature of zambia politics….Politicking filled with Pull Him Down rethoric.
We fail to praise where praise is due and grow the mentality of citizens keep them focused on the negative…where do we expecr this to tale us as individuals. What does this teach us to teach our children? What will this then make us a people?
We stop being objective and productive after what good will hard work do….Ba FDD grow up…give credit where its due. It takes notjing away from you and enourages you to work hard…and earn the spot when the people choose….stop being…”the ugly bad hateful step mother”
What’s wrong with the statement by MP give thanks to where it is due.
This man is very open in approach to politics. FDD is gotten it wrong. Listen to his intelligent speech extract.
What sort of leaders do we have? Surely, is it wrong to praise someone who has done a good job? HH and UPND have never claimed to be the originators of the CDF, but it is the first time that it is having a meaningful impact on communities.
What his so called FDD spokesperson, Mr. Chibuye, should ask himself is why did it fail to impact the community from the time it was effected? The answer is simple, it has taken HH and the UPND to give it the clout that has been lacking all along. Mr. Nundwe was correct to acknowledge the role HH has played. He has not betrayed the people of Chawama or FDD. Neither is he about to defect. He is just being honest and mature about his politics.
Mr. Chibuye is being immature and insecure. We don’t need this kind of adversary politics.
I think opposition leaders are very confused, the chawama MP is just being reasonable by giving praise where it’s due. If they are not careful opposition will be losing intelligent members by their negative attitude. Nundwe is doing the right thing.
Hehehe. The man knows elections are near and he is doing what he needs to do to extend his new found political fame.
Is Zambia populated by individuals lacking intelligence and filled with jealousy, who fail to acknowledge that HH is making efforts? Are these individuals considered normal? We should strive to respect and commend those who are working, irrespective of their political party affiliation. This is how reasonable individuals conduct themselves. If these are the types of people aspiring to lead us, then Zambia has no promising future.
This is why independent MP candidates are more preferred now than sponsored MPs from political parties.
The behavior and reasoning of some of these political inclined owners have agendas that are not patriotic.
They only seek to satisfy their selfish agendas at the expense of the whole country. We need to start moving away from this old mentality of political institutions which is prone to compromise and manipuation.