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MMD NEC is under siege, says Mpombo

MMD NEC is under siege, says Mpombo
Written by Patson Chilemba
Saturday, October 17, 2009 12:44:27 AM

FORMER defence minister George Mpombo has charged that the MMD national executive committee (NEC) cannot make the right decision over the convention because it is under siege from President Rupiah Banda.

Mpombo, who is also Kafulafuta MMD member of parliament, said arguments that the NEC would make a decision on whether or not to forego the convention could not be relied upon because several committee members were President Banda's appointees.

“Because you see, the NEC now is something that is under siege of Mr Banda because most of the people in the NEC are appointed. So these are people that will dance to his whims. So we will have to be very careful not to allow this business to continue,” Mpombo said.

“These people, if they force their way, their end will be very bad; will be very shameful because no one can fight the machinery of the party, the power of the people is greater than individuals.”

Mpombo charged that President Banda and his colleagues were trying to liquidate the party through unpopular statements that would only serve to divide the MMD.

“We will not allow anyone to liquidate the party through his irresponsible activities. Because these are people, they don't love the party. They want to harvest from the party but at the same time, they are not watering the roots of the party,” he said.

Mpombo said he supported former foreign affairs minister Mundia Sikatana's statement that President Banda should resign from the MMD for trying hard to break the rules and regulations the party had stood on for a long time.

He said President Banda and his colleagues had chosen to waste time over simple issues that could have been avoided.

Mpombo said it was President Banda who even chaired the meeting where the issue of endorsing him as sole candidate was discussed.

He said people like President Banda who were creating confusion in the party should be the ones to resign.

“It was not even necessary for them to have made those resolutions which are totally unacceptable. So these are the ones who are trying to destroy the MMD party which they found,” Mpombo said.

“Mr Sikatana is correct. It's Mr Banda and his colleagues who should resign and leave MMD in peace, because we can't afford to have dictatorial tendencies in the party. We can't allow anybody to destroy or hijack the party constitution.”

Mpombo said he was not being sponsored to say what he was saying and those who had doubts should check his political record and see what stuff he was made of.

Labels: GEORGE MPOMBO, MMD, NEC

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