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Sata accuses his MPs of receiving mmd money

Sata accuses his MPs of receiving mmd money
By Brighton Phiri
Friday August 10, 2007 [04:00]

OPPOSITION Patriotic Front (PF) president Michael Sata has accused some of his members of parliament of receiving money from ruling MMD to clear their car loans. In a letter dated July 31 2007 to former PF secretary general and Nchanga members of parliament Charles Chimumbwa, Sata stated that he was in possession of intelligence information that some PF members of parliament had received top-up money from MMD to clear their vehicles on a promise to deliver the opposition party to MMD.

"The party has in its possession actionable intelligence information that one or two members of parliament have received top-up money from MMD to clear their vehicles on a promise of delivering our party to MMD...we wish them good luck with their sponsors...we can assure them that we shall help them ukuloba ilyauma," read Sata's letter in part.

When contacted to disclose the names of some of his MPs, Sata who confirmed writing to Chimumbwa, said he could not expose the names because he did not want them to stop assisting in draining MMD’s financial resources.

“We know them...we will know when they enter State House because there are some PF members at State House...My fatherly advice to them is to ask them to learn from Gladys Nyirongo of Bwacha Constituency, Patrick Musonda of Kabwe Central, Nedson Nzowa of Kabushi and R. J. Banda of Petauke Central who left Heritage Party for MMD...where are they today?” he asked. “The only person who has survived is Sylvia Masebo because she belongs to the family tree.”

Sata said his party was aware that some PF members of parliament had been invited to State House to meet President Mwanawasa and some MMD officials. He said his party was aware that some MMD ministers were writing false letters to show that some PF members of parliament wanted to join MMD.

Sata said MMD had taken advantage of some PF members of parliament who had ordered vehicles without the finances to bridge the gap between the loan and the cost of the vehicles.

“So we are fully aware and we advise our MPs to chew MMD money as much as they can...only the foolish will do otherwise,” he said. “We know that some of our MPs want to buy that...Umuteba weshilu bakombola ilyo lipenene.”
And in his letter to Chimumbwa, Sata accused him of rushing to The Post to tell lies.

“Hon Chimumbwa, the cause of your failure in life has been that you overate yourself. Sometimes, I wonder although I appreciate that we all learnt English, it is not our mother’s language,” read Sata’s letter. “You are going around lying to those who care to listen to you that you have been accused of conducting a coup d’etat on the presidency. Coup d’etat means violent seizure of power from a government. Michael Sata is not a government, therefore, your misuse of English words tells all about who is Charles Mofu Chimumbwa.”

Sata reminded Chimumbwa that he was introduced to PF by Chishimba Kambwili and that all those that attempted to deliver PF to MMD had failed.

Sata informed Chimumbwa that he had instructed PF secretary general Edward Mumbi and members of the central committee to take all the party cadres he took to Zambia Centre for Interparty Dialogue (ZCID) to The Post and meet the reporter, whom he claimed was told lies by Chimumbwa.

“Please enjoy your benefits from your new discovered colleagues with honour,” Sata stated. “As a businessman, you are fully aware of specific performance. You undertook to deliver...please deliver, do not use me as a stumbling block. As a personal friend, I will do everything to protect and defend you, but remember that I do not own this party. I doubt if the central committee and the entire party shall continue tolerating your cantankerous behaviour. We are always with you wherever you are...we attend all your meetings regardless of whom you are meeting. Please keep it up...it is wrong to defend a person who does not need any defence.”

Labels: MPs, PF, SATA

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