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Namwala MMD rejects Chizhyuka

Namwala MMD rejects Chizhyuka
By Edwin Mbulo
Mon 20 June 2011, 09:30 CAT

NAMWALA MMD has rejected the application by UPND area member of parliament Major Robbie Chizhyuka who is a preferred candidate for President Rupiah Banda. According to MMD source, the constituency results for Saturday might be overturned by the provincial committee which is being pressured to have Major Chizhyuka adopted on the MMD ticket.

"There are a lot of underhand methods here and after he Major Chizhyuka lost to our district chairman, the provincial executive has been receiving a lot of phone calls from State House over the adoption," said the source.

The source said if the MMD went ahead to adopt Maj Chizhyuka against the will of the people of Namwala, the MMD would lose the elections.

?We are likely to lose, unless they allow the process to be transparent and conform to the will of the people,? the source said.

And Namwala district chairman Nelson Mawani confirmed the results of the constituency adoption process saying he polled 11 votes against Maj Chizhyuka?s 4.

"As I told you earlier, I have been preparing for these elections for the last four years. I polled 11, Major Chizhyuka got 4 together with Kelvin Chikwata," Mawani said.

And in Livingstone former minister of home affairs Edwin Hatembo was rejected in preference for a Livingstone businessman Liamba Katombora when he got no vote in his favour.

According to MMD sources, Katombora polled 14 while former Livingstone mayor Grace Shafik polled 5 with another former mayor Jorum Mwiinda polling one vote.
In Mbabala, former Choma district commissioner Laiven Apuleni is unopposed. Apuleni is said to be UPND Mbabala member of parliament Emmanuel Hachipuka?s nephew.

Meanwhile, Bank of Zambia Governor Caleb Fundanga?s wife, Rosaria, has won primary elections in Chilubi for adoption on the MMD ticket after polling 17 votes against former parliamentarian Juliana Chisupa Chipwende?s four votes.

Labels: CALEB FUNDANGA, MMD, ROBBIE CHIZHYUKA

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