MUMBI PHIRI ENDORSES DOLIKA FOR PF PRESIDENT
Former Patriotic Front (PF) Secretary General Mumbi Phiri has accused the current PF leadership of being selfish and failing to provide direction as the party heads towards the next elections.
Speaking in a live phone conversation streamed on Facebook, Phiri said she has lost confidence in the present PF leadership, describing them as individuals only interested in personal gain rather than the future of the party.
She expressed support for little-known politician Dorika Banda, who has declared her intention to contest the presidency.
Phiri said Banda’s bold decision gave her comfort, arguing that new leadership is necessary if Zambia is to move forward.
Phiri further criticised the PF’s record in government, claiming that years of disorganisation and poor governance left the country in crisis.
She pointed to cases where former leaders left office only to face jail while appearing to have amassed great personal wealth, which she described as evidence of selfishness and looting.
Political observers note that several former PF leaders, including Joseph Malanji and Bowman Lusambo, have been associated with immense personal wealth, with some described as billionaires after leaving office.
Despite this, their continued push to return to political power has raised concerns among critics who argue that their ambitions appear driven more by self-interest than by service to the public. Analysts warn that this persistence reflects a pattern where leaders, even after amassing great fortunes, still seek further opportunities to exploit state resources.
Phiri added that the decline of the PF has left some leaders attaching themselves to any presidential aspirant in order to remain politically relevant.
Her endorsement of Dorika Banda now raises questions about the positions of senior PF figures such as Raphael Nakachinda and Given Lubinda, who are seen as central to the party’s current leadership structure.
‘Mumbi Phiri further criticised the PF’s record in government, claiming that years of disorganisation and poor governance left the country in crisis. She pointed to cases where former leaders left office only to face jail while appearing to have amassed great personal wealth, which she described as evidence of selfishness and looting.’
Mumbi Phiri has finally come to terms with the stark reality about the criminality of her party PF. Unfortunately, it has taken her almost five years to admit this bitter truth. If Dorika Banda has any integrity to keep, she must avoid this party at all costs. She will be better off forming her own party. PF is going the way of UNIP.
@emc
I agree with you.
Let Madam Dolika Banda form her own party.
Am fed up with Mr Michael Sata ‘s project..
The people who converged around Mr Michael Sata are a disappointment.
If Dolika Banda dares to be with these people, the Sean Tembo, KBF , Brian Mundubile, Miles Sampa , the zeros, and the whole crop of PF unreasonables, she will be swallowed. Ubukopo bwachila..
The PF structures have been waiting for 4 years.
A party with over 50 Members of Parliament, 100 Councillors, Mayors and Council Chair persons, and structures through out the land, and Hakainde is manipulating you.
Dolika Banda, save Zambia.
The country is ready.
Factions now have started as expected. By the time elections come in 2026 this alliance would have disintegrated.
It’s clear she’s lost, not sure what to endorse
You forced Lungu to get out of retirement so he bring PF back into power so he could appoint you as a minister! You sent him to his early death and now you want to do the same to Dolika by wanting her to take over a disgruntled carcas of a party!! You retired after 2021 elections, what made you change your mind. Use your head! After escaping the imprisonment, why are you still fighting so that you can be imprisoned. Don’t act like Sampa who thinks being imprisoned is fun. We ca excuse because his reasoning is erratic.