Choma MMD chairman admits some members belong to opposition

Choma MMD chairman admits some members belong to opposition
By Sandra Lombe
Sun 28 Mar. 2010, 04:00 CAT

MMD Choma district chairman Christopher Lungu yesterday maintained that some party members in the province belonged to opposition parties too. Lungu on Friday said some MMD members were hindering the party's progress in the province.

"I maintain that... it's the truth what I said. Some provincial leaders are not telling the truth. They have one leg here and another leg there. Some even went to Charles Milupi (former Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairperson). They are money seekers even the DC knows that there are MMD members who are not genuine," he said.

"They are shielding the truth. Not all are good. There are many members here that are bringing the name of the President into ridicule."

However, Lungu said the people in the district loved MMD.

"People here love MMD. But I am telling the truth, some provincial members are hindering progress here. That is why they are not allowing the president to come here," Lungu said.

"When the President came for the funeral (of Daniel Munkombwe's wife) I wanted to talk to him, but Mike Mulongoti said the President was not feeling ok and he said he will come back after two weeks, up to now he hasn't come."

Lungu said people were still waiting to hear from Mulongoti.

And Lungu said it was also difficult for him to go round the other areas in the district due to lack of transport.

He said they tried asking for transport from the time Munkombwe was provincial chairman but nothing came forth.

Lungu said people in Choma were demanding to see President Rupiah Banda so that he could address them.

Lungu said the people in the district were concerned that President Banda had not visited and addressed them since he came into power.

"The president should come so that we take him to Pemba, Macha and other areas. The people want to see him facially. Our people don't know him. It's very much important for people to see him. He has only come once," he said.

He said the people in the district mostly saw him in newspapers and on television.

"He should come here even if he just says three words. If he came here he can hear a lot from the district. They can't allow me to meet him because they know Mr Lungu tells the truth," he said.