Kapita counsels UPND to focus on 2011 elections
Kapita counsels UPND to focus on 2011 electionsWritten by Gloria Siwisha and Masuzyo Chakwe
Saturday, December 27, 2008 1:36:30 PM
OPPOSITION UPND vice-president Richard Kapita has advised party members to direct their energies towards strengthening the party organs in readiness for the 2011 general elections as opposed to calling for a pact.
And former Milanzi member of parliament and UPND member Chimwala Phiri has supported calls for a pact between the UPND and PF.
Reacting to UPND Southern Province vice- chairperson John Chidyaka who called on the party’s National Management and Committee (NMC) to revive discussions for a pact with stronger political parties before the 2011 general elections, Kapita said such talks were not a priority at the moment.
He said the party’s top leadership was not afraid to revive talks for a possible pact with Patriotic Front (PF) but that now was a time for organising, mobilising and strengthening party organs in readiness for 2011.
“It is a policy matter and our members are entitled to their own opinion as we are a democratic party. We are not scared to talk to any stronger political party for possibilities of a pact but such talks are not a priority right now,” Kapita said.
He said the party had already started a membership recruitment exercise.
“UPND is a listening party and we will listen to everyone and if a pact is what people want, we will later sit down as National Executive Committee and NMC and table it,” Kapita said.
And Kapita expressed regret that President Rupiah Banda had gone to enjoy himself in Mfuwe while many Zambians had nothing to celebrate about during this festive season.
And supporting calls by Chidyaka, Phiri said the majority of UPND members in Eastern Province were in favour of UPND and PF coming together to form a pact.
Phiri, who was also the UPND candidate in the last Milanzi by election, said they felt Zambia needed a strong opposition to enhance democracy and this could only be done by the party coming with PF to form a strong alliance to strengthen the opposition.
Labels: CHIMWALI PHIRI, RICHARD KAPITA, UPND
posted by MrK @ 1:37 PM
1 Comments:
Why is it that the POST, Sata's Image-builders are busy trying to demean the UPND by asking UPND members to comment on the possibility to institute a pact with so-called stronger political parties. Is the Stronger political parties refeeeing to both MMD and PF or just PF. Why are we failing to use English words properly? If you are writing about one strong oppostion political party, you dont have to write "revive discussions for a pact with stronger political parties before the 2011 general elections" because there is only one opposition stronger party in Parliament compared to the UPND.
In fact, the same PF is disorganised as it does not have members unless now their are membership cards. To make matters worse, the PF has never had a convention since its inception. So, what stronger oppositon political parties are being written about? Is it MC Sata as a party? Or is it PF as a party? Let us be serious!
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