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PF aware of MMD, UPND collusion - Sakeni

PF aware of MMD, UPND collusion - Sakeni
By George Chellah
Fri 02 Sep. 2011, 14:00 CAT

PF is aware of the collusion between MMD and UPND and is determined to defeat them simultaneously, says Kennedy Sakeni. In an interview yesterday, Sakeni, who is a retired senior intelligence officer, said his party was fully aware of the plot against PF by the MMD and UPND.

"What the UPND and the MMD don't realise is that we are miles ahead of them. We know that the MMD and UPND are colluding against PF ahead of the September 20 general elections," said Sakeni, who is also former home affairs deputy minister.

"We know that this is a highly-guarded operation, From front page
which unfortunately couldn't be hidden from our eyes because as PF, we are everywhere hence we captured it."

Sakeni said the MMD is assisting the UPND to campaign in certain areas.

"For instance, we know for a fact that the UPND has joined hands with the MMD to abuse state resources because GRZ vehicles are being used to transport UPND campaign materials," Sakeni said.

"Where in Africa have you seen an opposition political party using government transport to carry its campaign materials? I challenge both the MMD and UPND to deny if this is not happening."

Sakeni, who is PF Luapula Province chairperson and Mansa- Central parliamentary candidate, said the main aim of this operation is to reduce the PF vote margins in specific areas.

"The MMD and UPND have decided to work together or team up in areas like Luapula, Northern and many other provinces where the MMD is weaker. This alliance has also extended to media coverage and publicity. If you have noticed the UPND has of late been receiving very favourable coverage from our extremely biased and anti-opposition public media," Sakeni said.

"UPND is currently the most covered opposition political party on state television and in state newspapers. Only yesterday Wednesday, you saw what the Zambia Daily Mail wrote about Hakainde's secret campaign trail of Northern Province, which to my knowledge was a flop. All this is part of the grand scheme against PF and Michael Sata in particular."

Sakeni said the MMD's alliance with the UPND was destined for doom.

"The UPND's desire to sleep with the enemy will not in any way improve or advance their political fortunes. Instead, it will only obliterate them from the Zambian political scene. The best UPND can do now is to dissolve and merge with MMD so that we can crush them simultaneously," Sakeni said.

"They are just wasting their time because in Luapula and Northern Province and many other areas; the UPND presence is almost zero and they both MMD and UPND know it. This also goes to show the UPND's poor political judegment and treachery, which we luckily spotted early enough.

"Let them continue cheating each other because as PF we are determined to defeat them both, come September 20, 2011. The MMD and UPND will not manage to sink us; we will simply walk over them because we have already done our homework."

Labels: KENNEDY SAKENI, MMD, NEOLIBERALISM, PF, UPND

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