KICK OUT ANY MEMBER WORSHIPING HH, FORMER PF SG MWILA TELLS PARTY LEADERSHIP
Wednesday, February 1, 2023 – Lusaka
PF member Davies Mwila has urged his party to also act on members who “worship” President Hakainde Hichilema, citing Mafinga member of parliament Robert Chabinga as one of such people.
Commenting on Matero PF member of parliament Miles Sampa’s suspension, Mwila said the party should also chase away sell-outs.
“As we go on this short delay, it is exposing people. We are able to know who is who so that we make the right choice. As we are going on, people will expose themselves. Anyone that is worshiping Hakainde Hichilema, who has brought misery to the Zambian people must be kicked out. Not only Miles Sampa, I would appeal to the president also to deal with honourable Chabinga, you should not be segregative. That guy has been worshipping Hakainde Hichilema more than any other person. Something must be done on him, he is not special, if Miles Sampa can be suspended, what more Chabinga?” he asked.
“Miles came a long time ago, he came in the party around 2002, 2001 and who is Chabinga? So the secretariat must deal with Chabinga. Anyone that is worshiping, from now on, anyone worshiping Hakainde Hichilema must be dealt with by the party, whether it is me or any other person. Anthony Mumba has stopped, I think he has seen that UPND is not taking us anywhere. The issue of Chabinga must be dealt with as soon as possible. Anyone who is a sell-out must be kicked out. They will expose themselves as we go on and we will know their true colours. As we go to 2026, all those who are aligned to UPND we will know them. All those who are loyal to PF we will know them’’.
However, efforts to get to Chabinga on Mwila’s sentiments proved futile as his phone was unreachable by press time.
Meanwhile, Mwila said the former ruling party was not in a hurry to elect a new leader as it first wanted to amend its constitution.
“First and foremost, this is a process that the party has started. Whilst we want to elect a leader who can lead us to 2026, we need to amend the constitution. That is what the party is doing, it’s to correct or amend the constitution before going to the elective general conference. I think that is what we are doing. The Secretary General did announce that the central committee will give ourselves one month for the party to finish the process of auditing the structures as well as getting the views on the constitution amendment. After we have done that, then we go to the general conference. We are not in a hurry, we have nine people that want to stand as president and the party knows all these people. Each one of us I think we have already made a decision on which leader we want,” said Mwila.
“So there is no need for us to be in a hurry, 2026 is a long time and we are not delaying anyone. This is just a process and people have to be patient. The president immediately is elected, I think his job is to first put all the structures in place and mobilise the party. I think that is what is important. Moreover, acting president Given Lubinda has managed to unite the party. Under Given Lubinda, the party is united and we expect that whoever will be elected as president, he will continue with the unity that is existing. So there is no need for us to be in a hurry because you can [not] start campaigns now. Campaign will start in 2025, 2026. We are not late, we are delaying anyone. People have to be patient’’.
(credit: News Diggers)