Miles Sampa has stated that he will remain president of his faction of the Patriotic Front (PF) until 2028 when the party is expected to hold a convention to elect its leader.
However, Sampa clarified that despite remaining party president, he will not contest as a presidential candidate in the 2026 general elections.
Speaking during the launch of the PF-Tiyende Alliance, Sampa announced that the alliance had been formed between his PF faction and Brian Mutale’s Development Freedom Party ahead of the August 13 polls.
“We have formed the PF-Tiyende Alliance and we will take time to formally accept any other political parties that want to join us,” Sampa said.
The former Lusaka Mayor further stressed that he had no intention of standing as president despite continuing to lead the PF faction.
“I’m president of PF until 2028 but I’m not a candidate,” he said.
Sampa did not reveal which presidential candidate the alliance would eventually support in the upcoming elections.
The formation of the alliance comes as opposition political parties continue intensifying efforts to form coalitions aimed at challenging the ruling United Party for National Development (UPND) in the next general election.
Several opposition alliances have recently emerged as parties seek to unite ahead of the polls.
How many alliances is this confused party going to be in????.
Wanting to be in the limelight just for noteirity is what some people seek.
Power for power’s sake is such a vain and frivolous attempt to stop the real reason for organisation are created to exist. Kilometer seeks to bask in the spot light. But for what? While people will suggest that those that fought him for the helm were bought….at least they served a more useful puropse than Kilometer…
First name: Ego
Surname: Kilometer
Mr. Sampa has caused grievous harm to PF but the whole unfortunate saga was facilitated by Mr. Given Lubinda and Mr. Edgar Chagwa Lungu when they decided in their infinite wisdom to play hide and seek with the PF convention in 2022.
If Mr. Lubinda had had the courage to go ahead and hold the convention, PF would have been redeemed. Unfortunately he chose to play games with Mr. Lungu and defer the convention to allow Mr. Lungu to claim back the PF presidency after telling the whole world that he had resigned from PF and politics.
In some respects, it is maybe God’s way of wiping PF off the political ecosystem after their mocking God and misusing his name to further their political agenda.