UPND’S PAUL MOONGA URGES GIVEN LUBINDA TO JOIN UPND, SAYS PF IS POLITICALLY STRANDED
By: Sun FM TV Reporter
United Party for National Development (UPND) member Paul Moonga has invited Patriotic Front (PF) faction Acting President Given Lubinda to join the ruling party, arguing that the former Justice Minister is politically stranded within his PF faction.
Mr Moonga claimed that Mr Lubinda still has strong ties to the UPND, noting that he was the first Member of Parliament under the late Anderson Mazoka’s leadership to be elected on a UPND ticket.
Speaking in an interview with Sun FM TV News, the former PF Lusaka Province Chairperson attributed the ongoing confusion in the former ruling party to its failure to critically examine the reasons it lost power the situation he likened to Isambo lyamfwa.
He said the same Isambo lyamfwa trend previously affected the United National Independence Party (UNIP) and the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD) before spreading to the PF.
Mr Moonga has since invited PF members to defect to the UPND, citing the ruling party’s performance in good governance, economic management and adherence to the rule of law.
He further criticized Mr Lubinda for allegedly removing PF founding members from the central committee and expelling Members of Parliament who voted in favour of Bill 7, stating that leadership does not thrive on intimidation.
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It’s sad to see the kind of treatment Lubinda is receiving from his PF senior members. They don’t regard him as anybody, maybe because of his mixed-race parentage. I feel sorry for him, I really do. I hate to see another human being treated like that. On this account, I support Paul Moonga’s suggestion that Given should consider rejoining UPND. I know he has said a lot of bad things about the Party, but hey, who hasn’t? I have heard on the grapevine that Lubinda’s daughter is engaged to HH’s son. If that is the case, it will be interesting to see Lunda’s reaction as they walk down the aisle.
If UPND wants to go the way of MMD and PF, then they should heed Mr. Moonga’s “advice”. Mr. Moonga himself is a trojan horse from PF.
Beware the company you keep. Bad company corrupts good character. People like Mr. Moonga will ultimately dilute UPND.
Already, UPND is infested with the likes of Mr. Frank Bwalya and lately Mr. Kalimanshi. Sooner rather than later, UPND will be terminally ill.