THE opposition political alliance will soon crumble because of selfishness and appetite for the power of all the leaders involved, political activist Dante Saunders has predicted.
Recently, eight opposition political parties led by former republican president Edgar Lungu called for the formation of a broad alliance that would challenge the ruling UPND in 2026
Mr.Saunders told the Scoop that the opposition alliance as a marriage of convenience by power hungry politicians would not succeed.
He said any formation of political alliance in Zambia would not make any sense because everyone was fighting for top position.
“Days are long gone when political parties would come up with an alliance and recognize a leader of choice, but now people are forming them for selfish purposes,” he said.
He said there was no agenda nor grassroots for the opposition alliance except selfish motives to quench their thirst for power.
Mr Saunders also said that power belonged to people and nothing could work without their support.
“The only political alliance that worked was during the late Anderson Mazoka and Zambia Democratic party then, where its people had agreed on one leader who was seen to be capable and everyone supported him,” Mr Saunders said.
Mr Saunders has further cautioned politicians wanting to use the Barotseland issue in a bid to gain popularity to stop.
He said the issue should be put to rest by relevant authorities, adding that all the people in Zambia must be appreciated for promoting peace and unity.
Mr Saunders said the issues surrounding Barotseland had a lot more to offer than what could be seen, looking at the background.
“This issue needs maturity and not using force because we are one people and no one who would want to see a divided people to gain sympathy,” he said.-The Scoop Newspaper
Right about the Litunga problem,but prong about the prognosis of this new party to be. The HH / Sata alliance failed for the stated reasons. HH would have become the 6th President of Zambia but for his hunger to become president. Underestimate the new challenge at your peril. By the way, where have you been, given the state capture by the UPND? Courts etc are packed,no opposition party public rallies are permitted!!
What a political activist you are sir!!!
Monze Sec school 1st Alumnus you are a complete PF idiot not fit to.from Monze Sec school. Iwe Suntwe you wanted HH to dine with PF criminals who destroyed the economy. HH did well to snub PF criminal leadership. You are mentally sick PF loser iwe.
Argumentum ad hominem reasoning is crass,typical of subtentorial reasoning. Ignoring new opposing forces will cost you.
These so called opposition party presidents are they such whimps to allow someone who lost so badly to be the alliance president. LOL anyway empty vessels make the most noise.
Bwana Saunders you are right. I have never seen any organization which has two chair persons. There are only one and then vice chair person.
This is when seen critically, Akashambatwa is used as a rubber stamp to win favor to the Lozi as a too of favoritism to the so called Lozi who have sour sounding with the current State president HH but the reality is that Kateka is been placed as a Bemba tribalism who say ” tabatutungulula kumitundu yimbi – mean we are never lead by other tribes. This is pure tribalism at it’s par.