PF URGES ZAMBIA TO LEARN FROM MALAWI: PEOPLE WILL CHOOSE IDEAS OVER PROPAGANDA

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PF URGES ZAMBIA TO LEARN FROM MALAWI: PEOPLE WILL CHOOSE IDEAS OVER PROPAGANDA

PATRIOTIC FRONT SECRETARIAT
STATEMENT BY THE SECRETARY GENERAL, HON. RAPHAEL NAKACHINDA



The Patriotic Front congratulates His Excellency President Peter Mutharika on his emphatic return to office in Malawi. This victory is a testimony that democracy belongs to the people, and when the people see better ideas, they will bring back even a former ruling party to lead them again.



We also salute His Excellency President Lazarus Chakwera for the grace and dignity with which he conceded defeat. That humility has preserved peace and unity in Malawi and has inspired confidence in Africa’s democracy.



The Judiciary of Malawi deserves our applause for standing firm in defence of the will of the people. The Malawi Electoral Commission too must be congratulated for presiding over credible, transparent, and orderly elections. Above all, we celebrate the people of Malawi for proving to us all that democracy can deliver change, that ideas can triumph, and that it is possible.



This is a great lesson for us in Zambia. Politics is not about personalities or propaganda, it is about ideas. When ideas are clear, when vision is present, people will rally behind them. Malawi has shown us that if a former ruling party presents a better vision, the people can restore it to power.



Here in Zambia, the lines are also clear. On one side, there are those who believe that our mines must be owned and controlled by foreigners, and that these multinationals should pay no taxes, while the poor marketeer making K1,000 per month is squeezed by punitive taxes. On the other side stand the Patriotic Front and the opposition, who believe that Zambia’s resources must benefit Zambians, that small businesses must be given tax breaks, and that the big corporations must pay unavoidable and fair taxes.



There are those who believe that our maize should be exported before our families and children are fed, but we in the PF believe food security must come first at home, before maize is taken out of the country. There are those who believe electricity must be exported while Zambian homes are in darkness, while SMEs and industries are shutting down due to loadshedding. We in the PF believe electricity must power our households, our businesses, and our industries before it is exported.



There are those who believe politics is about persecuting and silencing the opposition. We in the PF believe politics is about fighting poverty, reducing hunger, creating jobs, and building opportunity for the ordinary citizen.



There are those who believe the Executive must capture the Judiciary, dominate the Legislature, and run institutions such as the Electoral Commission of Zambia and the Anti-Corruption Commission from State House. We in the PF believe in separation of powers, in independent institutions, and in the sanctity of democracy.



There are those who run an elitist party that serves the few at the expense of the many. We in the PF are a pro-poor movement. We stand with the farmer in Chinsali, the miner in Chingola, the marketeer in Kamwala, the bus driver in Matero, and the youth searching for opportunity in Kanyama.



The people of Malawi have reminded us that when given a choice between elitism and pro-poor policies, between oppression and democracy, between empty propaganda and concrete ideas, the people will always choose better ideas.



Therefore, we do not only congratulate President Peter Mutharika, President Lazarus Chakwera, the Judiciary, the Electoral Commission, and the people of Malawi – we say thank you for showing us that it is possible.



Here in Zambia, we are watching, we are learning, and we are preparing. We believe that the people of Zambia too will choose ideas over propaganda, food security over hunger, empowerment over punishment, and opportunity over poverty.

Issued by:
Hon. Raphael Nakachinda
Secretary General
Patriotic Front

9 COMMENTS

  1. The ZaYellow / Nakachinda faction is not a legally recognised entity. Chawinga is the legally documented head of PF.

    Therefore all these pronouncements are just noise. The reference to what happened in Malawi is just bitterness coming from a non-existent group with ZERO plans to better the lives of Zambians.

  2. Raphael should realize that PF of Zambia was riddled with corruption, thieving and brutality and people haven’t forgotten yet. Next year,’ s election will be based on the non performance of PF with their debt defaulting. PF has completely no record of success and one wonders what can attract voters to PF. The intended rebranding never took place so what magic can serve PF ? Conditions in Malawi may have been very different.

  3. Nakachinda and Zayellow are part and parcel of the chaff that PF needs to get rid of to rebrand. Chawinga, though a legally confirmed PF leader is just a small noisy insect which HH can crush any time he wants.

    Chitalu Chilufya is a coward and Mundubile is a useless trumpet. So there is no opposition in Zambia at the moment.

  4. Imagine getting advice from a bunch of people that rendered the country bankrupt and has most of its leadership in prison on crimes thqt they committed while in office or knowingly broke the law to divide Zambins.

  5. By His grace our Lord Jesus Christ. We will chose peace, unity, love, develipment and life against evil. PERIOD

    UPND has demostrated the ABOVE foundamentals and we, the peace loving Zambians through the hand of God President Hakainde Hichilema will be re-elected by the wise peaceful Zambians again.

    PF and their Lungu agwa changwa cadre leadership government was a brutal killer party and by His grace our LORD JESUS CHRIST saved us from this lucifer- the sstan snake government; will not allow the bloody sinful party to be anywhere near the corridors of power in the great name of our Lord JESUS Christ”s name. Never agsin. Not even one day will tbis happen NEVEEEEEEER!.

    1. PF killed people
    2. PF gassed Zambians and instilled fear in the lives of citizens for the sake of power.
    3. PF was a more corrupt government in the history of Zambia.
    4. PF brought the evil tribaliam, nepotism and regionalism.
    5. PF dostroyed the economy.

    Because of the above and many other evil things they did, salvation came to our Nation through HH and UPND as a partty and we the wise and the future generation is free. We will keep on going forward no more going backwards again, or what.

    If Malwai is happy with old 85 man, us we will go with the youthful generation under HH and other but not this corrupt empty PF propangadist of the likes of Emmanuell Mwamba, Nakachinda, Lubinda, Mutototo, and their dead in the morgue Lungu. Aikona!Aikona!Aikona.

    We are of the future not kunama zeroooooooo

  9. PF is not a factor. They will continue to make noise which will ripen the malicious belief that they will comeback.
    Check out the narrative, they have not rebranded and condemned their fellow incarcerated colleagues. They are corrupt to the core.

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