THERE IS NO REASON PF CAN FAIL TO UNITE AFTER CONVENTION
…it is the only party with strong structures, not even UPND can compare – Hon Lusambo
Lusaka, Friday, January 27, 2023 ( Smart Eagles )
Today if we went for elections, PF would win, former Lusaka Province Minister Hon. Bowman Chilosha Lusambo has said.
And Hon Lusambo said he does not see any reason why the PF should fail to unite after the convention which is scheduled to take place in March.
He said during the “State of the Nation” program on KBN TV yesterday that despite a big number of the PF presidency contenders, all those eying the position know that only one person will get the top job.
Hon Lusambo stressed the need for all the contenders to support whoever will scoop the party presidency at the convention.
“Coming to PF, I don’t see any reason why we should fail to unite. And the eight people who have shown interest to be considered, remember we only have one position of presidency. They are all ambitious but they just have to know that only one person will be allowed or will be elected to be president of the party,” he said.
“So the rest are supposed to support that particular individual. it is not all about the presidency. We have other positions in our political party which one can occupy and add value to the growth of the party and to the growth of development in our country.”
Hon Lusambo said PF is very united and strong.
Asked for his opinion regarding Hon Miles Sampa’s past experience with the party, Hon Lusambo said he knows that the contender learnt a lesson from his past decisions.
“So the party position of presidency, that is not the end of the world. We want to encourage them that at the end of the day we just need one. But I can assure you that PF is very united and strong actually. Today if you went for elections, PF will win,” he said.
“I know that Miles has learnt a lot of lessons because where he went, he came back and he wants to be considered as president of the party, if he wins, well and good. If he fails to manage to win, he just has to support the candidate who will be elected.”
Meanwhile, Hon Lusambo said the only political party in Zambia with strong structures is the PF.
He said the UPND beat PF in elections due to other factors but they don’t have structures.
“We have my elder brother Kambwili, he is there, I have my uncle GBM, I have my elder brother Chilufya Chitalu, my friend Mutotwe Kafwaya, a lot of them. The only political party in Zambia today with strong structures is PF, not even UPND. UPND doesn’t have structures,” he said.
“PF we have structures. They (UPND) beat us in an election because of other factors, not the structures. It is not true. we can move from here to Mpongwe, all the structures for PF are active and strong. We can go to Kabushi, Kalulushi, Chambeshi, you go to Chililabombwe, you go to Chingola…you just whistle, they will come, they will do the head count, you will know that okay the structures there are intact. So PF is the only party in Zambia with structures from the sections up to the Central Committee.”