INDISCIPLINE WHEREVER IT LAYS ITS UGLY FACE SHOULD NEVER BE TOLERATED IN THE PF.
16th September,2023
First and foremost it is disheartening to see scenes of violence and thuggery behavior which characterised the Patriotic Front party secretariat yesterday by alleged supporters of one of the party presidential candidates who is opposed to the appointment of Hon Raphael Nakacinda as Secretary General of the party.
The behavior which was displayed yesterday should be condemned in strongest possible terms by all well meaning members of the Patriotic Front and the general public because this conduct is unacceptable and misguided and therefore the party must take stern disciplinary action against instigators of lawlessness in the party because indiscipline and hooliganism has never built any organization.
Therefore if one is not happy with the appointment of Mr Nakacinda as Secretary General of the party I feel that there are orthodox ways of airing grievances instead of resorting to barbaric behavior which is iminical to the unity of the party.
Further, I have been compelled to issue this statement because I have seen a rise in cases of indiscipline in the party which threatens it’s existence and if radical measures are not immediately taken to restore order and discipline in the party the organization’s unity risks being seriously undermined and needless to say that it has now become fashionable for party members and leaders to go to the media and disparage their own political party or wash dirty linen in public without any sanctions.
It must also be realized that the main custodians of the party is the general membership and as such the party does not belong to selfish individuals with hidden or failed political agendas and neither is the Patriotic Front a monarch and as such I want to call upon the general membership to rise up to the occasion and defend their party jealously and vigorously because the demise of the major opposition party in Zambia which has 58 strong members of parliament, Mayors/Council Chairpersons and Councilors country wide will be a serious set back to Zambia’s democratic dispensation as it may lead to the ruling party having a field day or have an easy walk in the park and as such the end result is that the main losers will be Zambians themselves because they will not be a strong voice to speak on their behalf to offer effective checks and balances to the ruling party.
It is in light of the foregoing that the Zambia Police Service has been put on a litmus test over this matter whether these perpetrators of violence who caused serious malicious damage to party property will be brought to book and prosecuted.
However it is disappointing that even when it has been reported that the police were informed about the planned attack on the party secretariat they decided to take a laissez-faire approach in taking action which is a source of grave concerns.
Furthermore in a democratic system of governace the police is expected to be professional and protect private and public property therefore we expect action from the Zambia Police Service in regard to yesterday’s attack on party secretariat so as to serve as a detterent to others because unorthodox behavior has no room in the modern democratic society.
In conclusion I want to state categorically very clear that PF members from chama north constituency will not support any presidential candidate who is hell bent at undermining the strength and unity of the party for selfish motives and more importantly I want to also take this opportunity to call upon the Central Committee of the party to quickly call for a national convention because it is the only avenue which can resolve these leadership wrangles in order to preserve the unity of the party in readness for the decisive 2026 general elections.
Issued by;
Hon Yotam Mtayachalo
Member of Parliament for chama north