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Kitwe MMD members bemoan endorsement of Chilambwe

Kitwe MMD members bemoan endorsement of Chilambwe
By Kabanda Chulu in Kitwe
Mon 13 Dec. 2010, 04:01 CAT

SOME MMD Kitwe district executive committee members are unhappy with the endorsement of Joseph Chilambwe as the candidate at the forthcoming provincial convention. But district chairman George Lungu said the matter was discussed and the majority showed continued support for Chilambwe.

The members, who preferred anonymity, said interim provincial party chairperson Chilambwe and his entire executive had failed and the party was not performing well in the province.

“At the province the party is sleeping and why should we endorse people who have failed to organise the party? If anything, the provincial committee only becomes active when the President is in the region and this approach is wrong especially that we are entering an election year,” one of the members said.

“Even some ordinary members like task force chairperson Joe Malanji are able to organise the party through holding campaign rallies but we don’t see this coming from the provincial committee.”

But Lungu, who was flanked by his deputy Simon Kunda, said the decision to endorse Chilambwe was democratic.

“We are 24 in the executive and this matter was put to a vote and the majority won so it is not true that we bulldozed this decision and we understand people have diverse views but in this case it is a collective decision whether one likes it or not and we shall support Chilambwe,” said Lungu.

Information and publicity secretary William Nyirenda described Chilambwe as a hardworking member who was loyal to the party and President Rupiah Banda.

Labels: GEORGE LUNGU, KITWE, MMD YOUTH LEAGUE

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