PRELIMINARY STATEMENT ON THE “WITHDRAWAL” OF MR. FRANCIS M LIBANDA FROM THE KABWATA BY ELECTION
We, in the United Progressive People (UPP), have not received any official communication from Comrade Francis M. Libanda on the reported “withdrawal” from the Kabwata Parliamentary by election.
Noting that there is a letter which is purportedly submitted by him to the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ), we are expecting ECZ to officially communicate with us. This is predicted on the fact that we are 100% the sponsors of his candidature. Our patriotic and national interests in the matter must be noted.
Our efforts to reach him have failed. Our last contact with him was on Friday, 7 January, 2022 at a shopping mall where he was seen with the vehicle that the party gave him.
The party spokesperson will issue a comprehensive statement when we receive official communication from the ECZ.
Our nation is yearning for genuine saviours who will put national interests before self. It remains our genuine desire to be given the chance to work with the people of Kabwata for the transformation of the constituency into a model city within a city.
Saviour Chishimba
Leader
United Progressive People (UPP)
This opposition oeader usually makes sense. We need an opposition that will put national interest above self, not PF caliber yayi.
This is very strange indeed.
Saviour you sound good and better than other kawayawaya opposition parties with selfish interests. We proper issue based politics not personal attacks on our president.
This guys are not truthful. They know more about the circumstances of Libanda’s withdrawal from the elections and his whereabouts. By what means is he holding onto the party vehicle other than theft, in which case the matter should be reported to the police. Just shows this UPP is a kawayawaya party that has once again chickened out of an election. They talk too much without contesting elections.
You can’t mistake the activities of PF. They are the ones who know how to buy people at k500 000.00. They think that the fewer the opposition parties there are, the more chance they have to win the by election in kabwata. Never mind what Libanda said about the PF candidate. This is meant to hoodwink people. It is PF at its best. Old rabbits don’t die easy.