I won’t allow Teta’s stupidity of attacking Katele - chief Puta
I won’t allow Teta’s stupidity of attacking Katele - chief PutaWritten by Patson Chilemba
Saturday, May 02, 2009 4:54:30 PM
SENIOR chief Puta of the Bwile people of Luapula Province yesterday said he will not allow Benny Tetamashimba's stupidity of attacking Katele Kalumba anymore. Commenting on MMD spokesperson Tetamashimba's statement that party national secretary Kalumba should step aside after being put on his defence to answer corruption charges, chief Puta said he was the protector of his subjects and did not want anyone to tamper with them.
He said he was a friend of President Rupiah Banda but Tetamashimba would risk that friendship if he continued attacking Kalumba.
Chief Puta said MMD risked losing the support base in Luapula Province if people like Tetamashimba continued their assault on Kalumba.
He said he had been quiet for a long time but that time had now come to defend his subjects from unwarranted attacks. Chief Puta said President Banda was the acting president of MMD and should not allow Tetamashimba to be insulting senior party members like Kalumba.
"I think Tetamashimba is a power hungry person. Tetamashimba came from the opposition UPND and in his sense he had what we call power hungry. He's a member of UPND, so let him go back to UPND where he will issue instructions. Katele Kalumba is not guilty and his case is still in court. If he [Tetamashimba] continues, I will disappoint him because I have been so quiet. Every time he is always in the paper insulting a respected person from this house," chief Puta said.
"I am warning him. This is the first time I am commenting, if he continues he will face the consequences. I am ready enough. Let Tetamashimba not interfere with the court cases, otherwise akaletelela no ulemutunka [he will bring trouble to those who are sending him]."
Chief Puta said he had asked Kalumba not to react to Tetamashimba's assertions, saying he would handle that himself.
He said Tetamashimba was being sent by some people who were scared of Kalumba's popularity in the party.
"Umwaiche tanya ichisushi pabakulu, ninshi kunuma kuli ulemusunkilisha, meaning if you are a young boy trying to insult old people, there is someone who is pushing him. They are so scared about Katele, so they are trying to block him because the convention is near," chief Puta said.
"There is someone who is sending him. We don't allow stupidity. I won't allow Tetamashimba's stupidity anymore. Let him go and tell those who are sending him that we won't allow any more stupidity."
Chief Puta urged MMD members not to listen to Tetamashimba, saying the MMD spokesperson would destroy President Banda's name.
He said there would be division in MMD should they get rid of Kalumba.
Chief Puta said Tetamashimba was attacking Kalumba because he was eyeing the position of national secretary at the MMD convention.
He also said Tetamashimba and those sending him were trying to influence the court process by commenting on Kalumba's cases.
"I am advising President Rupiah Banda to tell Tetamashimba to shut up. He [Kalumba] cannot function as national secretary because they are always attacking him. They are trying to push him behind the back to work but they are attacking him," said chief Puta.
Chief Puta said he had earlier advised Kalumba to take a rest because of the unwarranted attacks but would now ask him to contest for party positions including the presidency at the MMD convention.
Last week, Tetamashimba asked Kalumba to step aside after being put on his defence by the courts of law to answer to corruption charges. Tetamashimba said the MMD would not allow a person who had been put on his defence to continue administering party matters and later on contest the MMD presidency.
Labels: BENNY TETAMASHIMBA, CHIEF PUTA
posted by MrK @ 3:56 PM
1 Comments:
Chief Puta is dragging himself into a muddy political landscape in which he will very soon regret to enter. Tetamashimba is order to call for Katele Kalumba to step down on account of being found with a case(s) to answer in the court of law. It is clearly long overdue and it is amazing that Katele has been allowed all this while to remain in active politics. As a matter of fact, it is folly for all the discredited politicians to hang to their political positions like grim death when they know all too well they stole from the pot that fed them. Therefore, Chief Puta must be ashamed of himself for claiming to be the custodian of someone alleged to have plundered tax payers money while he was a public servant. However, if the Chief has a desire to be soiled, then him get soiled in the mud.
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