LETTERS - Elections
At plunderers' mercyBy Concerned citizen
Tuesday September 09, 2008 [04:00]
I feel for our beloved country because the options we have for the next president appear quite tricky. Most of those aspiring for the presidency have held political office before and we know what they did. Their track record in both regimes in which they served is not good.
If they could do what they did when they were not occupying the topmost position, what would happen if we gave them a chance at it? I thought the ruling party could give us a better candidate.
But what do we get instead? Someone supporting the move to give Cabinet ministers hefty salary increments when many Zambians can’t afford three meals a day. How can such a person claim to have the interest of the country at heart. one appears to have no proven record at all except his wealth.
How can we entrust the country in his hands?
Fellow Zambians, let’s pray hard to God to help us.
If we make a mistake, our country may head backwards.
http://www.postzambia.com/post-read_article.php?articleId=45917
Recycled politicians
By Sam Mwanza
Tuesday September 09, 2008 [04:00]
It is amazing to see what is happening on the political scene after the death of president Levy Mwanawasa. The me-first-and-country-last mob has resurfaced and thrown its weight behind Rupiah Banda. These people seem unstoppable and want to succeed in the forthcoming presidential elections. This is very dangerous for our country because we need a new generation of leaders to take over and move the country forward.
We are going back to the politics of glorifying individuals at the expense of real issues that affect poor Zambians. We need a forward-looking economic business manager to run this country and a man who will respect the rule of law. I do not think Rupiah is the best man for the job.
The worrying thing is that if you take stock of politicians in opposition, they are all fast asleep. HH seems to be in reverse gear. He needs to be propped up but of course, not by Sata. This only leaves us with old recycled intolerant politicians. These old politicians pretend they want to serve the people and yet they just want to serve their pockets. They don’t even understand what we mean when we say we should uphold Levy’s legacy.
I now appreciate Levy because he was man enough to have survived these kinds of people hovering around him. It was not easy for him.
Zambians, let's wake up!
http://www.postzambia.com/post-read_article.php?articleId=45918
Zambia's future in balance
By Ernest Hamwenzu
Tuesday September 09, 2008 [04:00]
Our country's future really hangs in the balance.
With the politicians from the past era gathering to reposition themselves to take hold of power after the demise of our beloved president, it scares me.
In the past, before Levy, whoever dared differ with the powers that be would have the government machinery descend and strangle his business interests. Now we are seeing signs of the same even before the mourning period is over.
I now see why most people were mourning our late president so much. Partly, it was for the uncertainity of our future, because the defender of the poor has left.
I suspect that most of MMD party leadership was not in harmony with our late president’s vision and mission. To most of them, he was a stumbling block to their own selfish interests and most of them are now happy that they will be able to fulfill their ambition of squeezing the national coffers for their own gain and bringing chaos again to the governance of government institutions so that their schemes go undetected.
I hope that our civil society institutions will now be vigilant and play the watchdog role to watch closely the emergence of any such schemes. I hope also that the incoming president will have a heart for the suffering masses and not appease cadres with short-term handouts. God help us.
http://www.postzambia.com/post-read_article.php?articleId=45919
Leaders, servanthood
By Buumba Halwindi, Chipata
Tuesday September 09, 2008 [04:00]
It is a fact that late president Levy Mwanawasa established a standard for Zambians to use as a yardstick of continuity. But this, good as it may be, was not the best.
There is still a standard and legacy, better yet to be achieved. There are men in this country, who given the privilege to ascend to the presidency, would prove better than ever was known to us. This is what we must believe. There is a saying that "the beautiful ones are not yet born".
Mwanawasa employed a rule-of-law approach as a ladder to economic strides. This is now a tested and proven lesson that if we can achieve much, we must have a leader and a people whose characters are respectful to the collectively agreed path of governance and conduct. There is a danger in being subjective when dealing with matters that are clearly stipulated by law.
We learn from the Bible that every time the children of Israel kept God’s precepts, they prospered but as soon as they diverted from this, they invited trouble upon themselves.
Political leaders who have not followed their party rules and regulations have failed themselves and cannot help our nation. They are a serious threat to governance. This is why we need a people-driven constitution.
The leaders should be willing to uphold by all means the people’s wishes. Those who want to change the constitution when it suits them are self-disqualifying. Even the mention of such a desire must be strictly scrutinised.
Leaders must be servants and not masters of the people whom God uses to place them in positions of authority.
http://www.postzambia.com/post-read_article.php?articleId=45920
Rupiah's caliber
By Justin Mbashila
Tuesday September 09, 2008 [04:00]
Allow me to make an observation over the adoption of Rupiah Banda as presidential candidate for the MMD given the description of his character in the editorial comment of the Saturday Post (06/09/08).
This clearly shows that the continuity being preached about will be the continuity of people's jobs, Cabinet ministers and payment of hefty salaries which seemingly is a fortune for RB, given the amount of yielding he showed while the late Levy was ill in Paris. In addition, the focus to take this nation forward has shifted from development to merely winning an election for the MMD.
I'm sure the rejection of Magande, Willa Mung'omba and Kopulande is based on the question of popularity and winning an election for MMD.
I can see the typical image of the person we want to lead this nation. I'm saying this because there is a very high likelihood that the MMD may win the forthcoming election given the porous electoral system we have. The editorial reminded me of the appointment of RB as vice-president.
The man almost knelt and staggered in desperate excitement. I wish that clip could be played so that people can see the kind of person NEC has held in such esteem as to make him the MMD candidate for the presidency.
RB also has no character to enable him to withstand the influence of people like Katele Kalumba and Vernon Mwaanga, who have offered to campaign for him.
I cannot stand the bouncing back of people like VJ into national leadership. I hope all well-meaning Zambians will unite so that these individuals ganging up can be stopped.
posted by MrK @ 4:35 AM
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