SAMPA HAS EXHIBITED WORST KIND OF INDISCIPLINE, HE CAN’T BE TRUSTED – FORMER PF SG MWILA
FORMER PF secretary general Davies Mwila says Miles Sampa has exhibited the worst kind of indiscipline which has never been witnessed before in the party.
On Thursday, Sampa dragged Given Lubinda and Nickson Chilangwa to the Lusaka High Court, challenging his suspension as well as their positions as acting president and secretary general, respectively.
On the same day, Lusaka High Court Judge Timothy Katenekwa granted Sampa an ex-parte order of interim injunction, restraining Lubinda and Chilangwa from holding themselves out as acting president and secretary general of the PF, among other orders.
In an interview, Mwila said he had cautioned his party members to never trust a person who once left the party.
He argued that there was nothing illegal about the appointment of Lubinda and Chilangwa as acting president and secretary general, respectively.
“That is the worst indiscipline that we have never seen in the party. All those who are not loyal to the party will start exposing themselves. They are exposing themselves and more are going to expose themselves. When I left as secretary general, Edgar Lungu left and Mr Mukupa left and Inonge Wina left, you cannot leave a vacuum. So Edgar Lungu before going appointed honourable Lubinda to act as president and honourable Chilangwa to act as Secretary General. That is constitutional because the Secretary General is not there. If the SG is not there you have to appoint someone to act as president and someone to act as Secretary General,” he said.
“Unless I was there, the constitution says the vice-president can act or the Secretary General can act. So how do I act when I’m not in the position? It is just indiscipline in the party and something must be done. Moreover, he has finished himself politically. Who else is going to vote for him? I told members of the party, never trust a person who left the party and went and destroyed and insulted the party then come back. You cannot trust them, that is the behaviour. That is the result”.
Mwila said Lubinda was actually lenient to suspend Sampa for only six weeks given that he was worshiping their political opponent, President Hakainde Hichilema.
“The party was lenient. The offences that he committed, he was supposed to be suspended not less than six months. The acting president, honourable Lubinda was too lenient. So people must know that there are rules and regulations in the organisation. We have to maintain discipline. Without discipline, our party will not go anywhere. So honourable Lubinda going by the constitution, he was in order. Suspending you for six weeks and you were worshiping and praising Hakainde Hichilema our political opponent? Actually, in other political parties, he was supposed to be expelled but the party was too lenient,” he said.
Mwila argued that Sampa can’t be trusted to lead the party.
“I am not the one acting as president. Honourable Lubinda going by the constitution is the one acting as president because the four of us Mr Lungu, myself, mama Inonge and Mr Mukupa left those offices, we resigned. So you cannot leave a vacuum. So that matter I think the party will go to court because there must be an interparty hearing. That is just an injunction and it can be set aside. So the party will go to court. People must learn from what has happened from honourable Sampa that there are people who are not loyal to the party and they are exposing themselves,” said Mwila.
“If Mr Miles Sampa thinks that he can distabilise the party, he is wasting time because that is not a final judgement. The party will go to court so that that injunction is set aside and we proceed. The court has to hear the other party. It cannot be one-sided. But that will be set aside. The party has to go to court and challenge the decision that has been made. The message which has gone to the members is that they now know who is who as they go to the general conference. So they have to be careful on who they elect as president. They may elect someone then after two days, he will go to UPND. So you cannot trust Miles Sampa, you cannot vote for him. You vote for him, you risk the party”.
(Credit: News Diggers)