MP´s Expulsion is Subterfuge´—Dr Bwalya Ng´andu
07.07.24—LUSAKA
Dr. Bwalya Ng´andu, Zambia´s immediate former Minister of Finance has described as ´subterfuge´ junior speaker Moses Moyo´s announcement to expel some nine lawmakers from the main opposition party Patriotic Front.
Dr. Ng´andu said no one in his or her right mind would plunge a poor country like Zambia in a multi-million dollar by-election limbo when the economy is currently on ´life support´.
“What wanton hubris is this where you want to burn money you don’t have in the midst of a starvation crisis and load shedding caused by careless decisions such as exporting maize,” Dr. Ng´andu said.
“You cannot expel nine members of parliament and sink a $10 million black hole in a country that is reeling in debt and facing starvation President Hichilema must know this,” Dr. Ng´andu said.
The former Minister of Finance, an accomplished economist advised Mr. Hichilema to instead focus of job creation and poverty reduction instead of ´subterfuge´ and political retribution against perceived political foes.
“Mr. Hichilema must look at the bigger picture of economic development because at the end of his term coming soon people will want to judge him on reducing the cost of living not punishing his enemies,” Dr. Ng´andu said.
Last week, Moses Moyo a junior deputy speaker of parliament in Zambia announced that nine PF legislators were expressly expelled from the house, a decision that could cause a constitutional crisis in Zambia.
Sixth President Edgar Lungu said in response that he would do everything legal and political to reverse the announcement as 64 percent of Zambians wallow in abject critical poverty unseen in 60 years since Hichilema assumed office in 2021.
Subterfuge is the use of tricky actions to hide or get something done to punish your enemy.
How does President HH come into this? Is he responsible for the expulsion of the MPs from Parliament?
Bwalya, the constitution has not changed…elections must take place as mandated. Your boys and girls could still win and return to parliament.
Stop crying wolf, when the problem is actually caused by your party. You don’t mean well to the nation, when you choose to close your eyes to reality.
Such words attributed to Dr Ngandu, like he’s also a Matero Dr? The whole time when his pfools party are behaving like complete stupid pfidiots he’s zeeee it’s ok even now expects who to ignore the law? What rubbish! They expel their own MPs then turn around ati the economy is bad so there should be no by-elections atase!?!
Bwalya Ngandu is just a failure at almost everything he touches. He even had no idea about debt rescheduling which he failed miserably to do even with help from the Lizard he hired.
Now he finds Dutch courage and starts talking about subterfuge whose meaning he doesn’t even know.
Such a useless old fossil, on whose behalf was he even talking about his rubbish? He and Alexander Chikwanda are the principal architects of Zambia’s debt mountain.
Problem with old fossils like Bwalya Ngandu is that they have no shame. He left us in this total financial mess and today he wants to speak as if he played no part in it, how more stupid can one be? Useless old arsewhore.
What a pity!! Zambia is lumbered with people like Chilyata!!!
Observer there’s nothing wrong about Chilyata’s post, instead it is you failing to observe the reality correctly. The truth still stands that HH is not the one who expelled your irrelevant 9 PF MPs bwana. Who doesn’t know you that you are a PF loser protecting and championing unproductive PF project of Alebwelelapo? Aikona Man iwe open bafyebwino!!
It boggles one’s mind the sentiments from PF. On one hand, they advocate for early elections on the other, they grow cold feet to go into by-elections! How? I thought they would cherish this opportunity to prove to upnd that the ground has indeed shifted.
Cadre marketeers as usual. A reasonable comment to you is nonsense. This country require resources to improve the economy not numbers in parliament. Rubbish.
Iwe Muzo, iyo ule landa ni Ilya beba ATI ‘NATOLAFYE’ Mentality. Nelyo wishibe ATI ifyo ulelanda tafilepanga sense, ulesunkafye ka agenda kabu lazo.
Tekanya sana mune Ichichalo tufwile twaikatana sana, otherwise we have a lot to lose than gain by persuing unclear agendas.
Bwalya Ngandu graduated from Unza with a BA with distinction. Not bakapepala ba UPND praise-singer.
Please…having a distinction academically doesnt make you wise. Bwalya Ngandu just keeps proving this to this very day…
He has failed at every position he was placed and not earned. Dont give people credit were its not due…
A man is regarded as wise only up to the point where they keep their mouth shut especially over trivia!
Even if you don’t like the president, what has PF infighting got to do with the President?
Was it not Miles Sampa who wrote the Speaker about the expulsion of the 9?
From the time Sata died, PF has been a house divided against itself!
Too many bamukolwe trying to become presidents!
Democracy is expensive so let’s live with it!