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William Banda accepts responsibility

William Banda accepts responsibility
By Ernest Chanda
Wed 07 Sep. 2011, 13:58 CAT

LUSAKA Province MMD chairman William Banda says President Rupiah Banda is at the centre of violence in the country. In an interview with Radio Phoenix yesterday William further admitted his involvement in the MMD orchestrated violence that has rocked Lusaka.

Banda and a group of MMD cadres physically attacked and injured PF supporters in Chongwe's Waterfalls area last Saturday over their party candidates' campaign posters stuck on some of their buildings.

William told them that they could not have such posters when President Rupiah Banda who was scheduled to address a rally in the district the same day was going to pass through that road.

When asked if he was at the centre of the violence by a Radio Phoenix reporter, William said: "Yes I'm at the centre, President Rupiah Banda is on the centre of everything, whether you are not there, whether… You see these things you also people you must vary them which friend, which paper which person is talking against Radio Phoenix. For example if I talk about Radio Phoenix which I know I always hate, whatever Radio Phoenix do I'll never say you have done the right thing. So, I'll exaggerate issues, I'll create issues in order to impress others; so it depends which people are talking. I want to avoid talking to you people on the phone because I know what tricks is going on now, people are phoning they are saying I'm from Radio Phoenix tomorrow you hear a different thing."

Earlier when contacted by The Post, Banda said, "You The Post newspaper, you are just calling me for nonsense," and hang up.

Labels: MMD, POLITICAL VIOLENCE, RUPIAH BANDA, WILLIAM BANDA

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