WE DID NOT COME TO THE UKA WITH ANY KIND OF PRETENSE – NAKACINDA
…without ECL on the ballot there would be no election in 2026
By Correspondent
PF Secretary General Raphael Nakacinda says there is absolutely nothing wrong for it’s members debating the United Kwacha Alliance (UKA) presidential flag bearer for 2026 elections.
Nakacinda says the ongoing debate about who should be the alliance’s presidential candidate in 2026 is timely and healthy.
He says nobody should be curtailed as the debate was within the UKA parameter.
“We never went into the United Kwacha Alliance (UKA) with pretense of what we were presenting to the alliance in terms of Human Resources and we shall not start now by shying away from suggesting ECL as our choice flag bearer for UKA in 2026, our intentions have always been pure,” Nakacinda said.
He said there was nothing wrong for any PF member to propose former president Edgar Chagwa Lungu to lead as he had vast experience.
“There is absolutely no harm in PF members suggesting that President Edgar Lungu with his vast experience should be the flag bearer of UKA in 2026 just as there would be no harm in members of the Citizens First, NDC, Golden Party, New Herritage Party or any other political party under the alliance suggesting their party leaders to fly the opposition flag.
We have been on a honeymoon as UKA getting to know each other as member parties and that honeymoon period has since ended and it is now time for us to begin having honest and healthy conversations such as the ongoing debate on who should fly our alliance flag in 2026,” he said.
Nakacinda has since reiterated that former president Lungu is eligible to contest any Presidential election in Zambia presently and the ruling UPND should desist from making maneuvers that seek to bar him from being on the ballot.
He said Zambians were resolved in their quest to ensure that President Edgar Chagwa Lungu is on the ballot in 2026 as is his democratic right as empowered by the republican constitution to contest elections as a presidential candidate.
“ I have said before and I will say it again, without Edgar C Lungu on the Ballot there will be NO ELECTION in 2026 and we are prepared to use all means at our disposal to fight any kind of illegality that the UPND may be cooking up to try and stop him from contesting the elections through the courts,” Nakacinda says.
He says if the UPND insist that former President Lungu was not illegible to contest the 2021 presidential elections then President Hakainde Hichilema should vacate State House and hand power back.
“ We will fight with everything we have, not just because President Lungu is our party leader but because Justice demands that he be allowed to contest any presidential election since he was allowed to contest the 2021 election that produced Hakainde and as President and should the UPND insist on this planned injustice by blackmailing judges to rule against the decision of the ECZ to allow ECL contest the 2021 elections then Hakainde Hichilema should immediately vacate the office of president, let President Edgar Lungu take back power and be able to arrange fresh elections were those that are illegible can contest since the 2021 elections would be deemed illegal,” Nakacinda concluded.
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Let Raphael Nakachinda continue dreaming. He’s surely a useful idyot to Edgar Lungu and that’s the way he survives. Without Lungu, Nakachinda won’t and cant survive.
Exactly. He has already discovered that there’s ease funds from the stolen money from Lungu who doesn’t know how he aquired his money. Ala cipesha amano
Im sorry Chilyanta. If your judges declare the candidacy of ECL invalid for the 2021 ballot, the whole election would be invalid.HH will have to hand back power to ECL for him conduct another vote.
After all your man has Ballyfixed the economy,so you will return to power!!
Monze Sec. School 1st Alumnus too much m*tuvi in your head in PF criminal. What you saying with Gunyu Masaka is PF jungle Law with no legal base. Stop being stupid Zambia simunda wa Edgar Lungu Mambala iwe.
Typical of PF mentality of forcing matters and using physicality instead of brains. Who do you think can buy the rags of talk from yr ugly mouth? You hv chances to speak to the media but you use it to expose how unfit you are to lead Zambians. How can you vow to say their will be no elections in 2026 without the Criminal, without the Plunderer, without the Lawless Character on the Ballot? You think we are so stupid that we can vote for such character as you. This is the very reason you are not the alternative govt, you PF pipo who know nothing but violence. Anyway You have decampaigned yourself enough and we know what to do going into 2026. Stupid Idiot.
This is what you get when you elect cowhands. No debating skills!!!
Monze Sec school 1st Alumnus you are just a PF criminal full of nonsense in your damaged head. Elections have been taking place in Zambia since Independence without your PF criminal Edgar Lungu. What’s so special about him now you idiot? C’mon take your seat now you PF idiot.
PF in fighting is spreading like cancer.We are now seeing it entering the so called mighty UKA.We are now visualizing it with our naked eyes no need for the scanner.The slogan “No ECL on the ballot no election in 2026” is very forceful.It means the constitution of Zambia which PF abused when they were in power is being threatened now in opposition.The PF are non repentant, this means the apologies they gave us and that they are rebranding is fake.The constitution of Zambia they signed for in the independence stadium is very clear on democracy.Political parties must demonstrate good signs of democracy but PF has failed tremendously because of one person.One head in PF and UKA how? This is a very serious warning to all Zambians why should these guys cry for power so much like this? We must be suspicious.There is something they have seen and they want it and we haven’t seen it.Watch out Zambians.The Lozi say “sa tundamezi muloyi esi a sitongole” meaning in direct translation, when a witch has targeted to kill a person he will do just that.Without further explanations we are destined to witness a big threat on our peace.
THIS NAKACHINDA IS VERY VERY BAD AND SHOULD NOT BE IN POLITICS AND SHOULD BE BANISHED. YOU CANNOT HAVE AN SG UTTER SUCH NONSENCE SUCH INCOMPETENCE HENCE HE DESTROYED MMD.
YOU CANNOT HOLD AND DICTATE ON WHO SHOULD CONTEST
ECL MATTER IS IN CONCOURT AS LEGAL MATTER AND IS TO BE DECIDED BY COURTS
WHAT SORT OF DEMOCRACY IS PF PRACTICING?
ECL RETIRED , LEAVE TO ENJOY HIS BENEFITS AS ELDER STATESMAN AND FATHER OF THE NATION.
For one to be a formidable force in any race, one must have a strong good performance history. It can be highly deceiving to see a lot of people appearing to be supportive in the agenda he has and yet he is just an intertainment point ( unless it is the case).Care must take the lead in the choice one makes and the agenda must be the torch bearer.
With or without ECL on the ballot elections will take place as scheduled whether Nakachinda likes it or not and there is nothing Mr Nakachinda can do to stop or prevent the elections.
Uyu mwaice Namuchende must be caged sooner than later. Who are you to impose ecl on the Zambians atase mwaice iwee? Zambians rejected you enmass. There will be no Lungu on the ballot, Zambians await to see what you and your ukwa bag will do. Wachepa sana mwaice iwee! Don’t take Zambians for granted iwee prisoner wamupamba.
Nakachinda, there is nothing you will do if the Constitutional Court rules against him. Otherwise you will rot in jail with your Lungu.
NAKACHINDA IS NOT PHYCOLOGICAL, EVEN IF YOU WANT TO IMPOSE ECL, YOU DONT DO IT LIKE THAT, WHAT YOU HAVE DONE IS NOW TO CAUSE RESENTMENT BECAUSE YOU WANT TO IMPOSE HIM BY FORCE AND THAT DOES NOT SALE.
Nawakwi, let me bring you to speed . . . . There are 2million more Zambians that voted for HH than Lungu. Meaning that are more Zambians aligned to HH.
When you rattle like this, do you really think you can win the battle?
The case of Lungu has gone back to the concourt. Why, because they did not conclusively rule that Lungu is eligible to stand for the third term.
My advise is for you, the ukwa people, to start looking for a suitable candidate.
Lest you go into elections without a presidential candidate
Mr. Nakachinda, we have heard that lofty pronouncement of “there will be no elections if so and so is not on the ballot”. The elections have always proceeded without any hitches. And so it will be if Mr. Lungu is not on the ballot.
Mr. Nakachinda’s concern is really his wellbeing which is closely tied to Mr. Lungu bouncing back to power. He misses the ministerial position he held for only three months before PF was shown the exit.
However, he is right about UKWA. Without PF, UKWA disappears into thin air. The other small parties should just face this stark reality. They are being used to launder PF.