This is what could be the main three reasons why UPND has delayed releasing the names of its adopted candidates:👇
✅Â Â Under the new electoral law, both the President and the Secretary General are required to sign all adoption certificates, from ward councillors to mayors and Members of Parliament. This is a huge administrative task that takes time.
✅. Most prominent aspiring candidates have applied through UPND, leaving the opposition without strong candidates. The opposition is now waiting to recruit those who may not be adopted by UPND to stand on their tickets. UPND is aware of this and does not want to give the opposition enough time to engage disappointed members.
✅. Most former MPs have been rejected by the grassroots, but they are still insisting on contesting. Some of them are already part of the management committee, making it difficult for the selection committee to balance the wishes of the primary party structures and loyal members who have stood with the President over the years.
– Chief Admin
Current Zambia
Why don’t you just ask them.It’s easier.
Who cares
Here is where it becomes tricky with adopting certain former PF members.
This could be a question of the Camel and the rider.
The political weather is unforgiving to the camel (opposition) outside the tent where the ruling party(Rider) is seating in comfort. The camel has asked the rider to just push the nose into the tent so it could breath some warm air. Next it is the head, next the neck, shoulder, stomach…. With every movement, the rider is being pushed further to the corner, until the rider is progressively ejected from the tent and the Camel fills up the tent space while the rider is pushed into the cold.
Now, what is the risk here?
When the former PF members make the numbers, decision making and voting patterns become risky. So, it is not every member from the opposition that can be attractive. If the voters decide to abandon the crossing members, the UPND will be pushed outside the tent and so scrutiny is very important.
If impeachment were to be proposed, PF would ride on the idea as their main aim is to remove HH by hook and crook.
Those that have performed well in their constituencies mean well for their people and can be adopted. But those that sabotaged the constituency development fund must be rejected outrightly.
Just saying.