RB RETIRES From Active Politics As MMD Declares The Position Of President VACANT

EMBATTLED Former republican president and now opposition Movement for Multi Party Democracy (MMD) Supremo Rupiah Bwezani Banda has officially retired from active Politics.
The Position of MMD President has since been declared vacant and are scouting for an interim president to take over in run up to the convention for fresh elections.
The Movement for Multi Party Democracy (MMD) has since set November 30 as closing date for submissions of applications for MMD presidency.
James Lukuku, Felix Mutati and Moses Muteteka have all expressed interest and have been tipped for the top job and surprising, ‘some’ inner circles of the MMD are planning to flout in embattled Lusaka province MMD chairman William ‘Tekere’ Banda.

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77 Responses to RB RETIRES From Active Politics As MMD Declares The Position Of President VACANT

The furious

November 4, 2011 at 10:21 am

Chiluba to turn in his grave..MMD iz finished?
Bad meets evil

November 4, 2011 at 10:26 am

Who giv a damn he can quit there a lot of people who r willin 2 take over his post
ang c

November 4, 2011 at 10:28 am

hi
ang c

November 4, 2011 at 10:31 am

abena zed mulibwanji nonse tuli kabotu
kakonkonte

November 4, 2011 at 10:41 am

wish u well grand pa-cherish your gd moments and forget not yo blanders for it is in our weakness that we find strength. but we all rip from wat we plant or sow………RB 2011???????????
neat licker

November 4, 2011 at 10:47 am

rb the cobra wont spare u as long as you misused public fund the cobra will strike.lol
SIKABURARI

November 4, 2011 at 10:57 am

Mr. Presido, Go back to your farm, in towns, you have done more injustice to human’s justice.
Sesengwe Super Cop

November 4, 2011 at 11:07 am

Its a pity that MMD,a party that came with a view of saving the masses is slowly but surely sinking into oblivion.The reason is vey simple: It was hijacked by people who did not know its original vision and these people only meant to enrich themselves.

The main culprit is no other than RB.This is an old man who inherited a very good government from Levy and people voted for him because they were hopeful that he would continue with Levys plans but he completely took a different bearing.He became arrogant, insensitive, stuffed his ears with cotton wool, started partying, garavanting around the globe,selling goverment assets with impunity,contracting loans from china for useless projects such as Mobile Hospitals! the list is endless
C-jay

November 4, 2011 at 11:15 am

Presidency vacant????? Spare us this, we are waiting for the party to be declared bankrupt, which it is!!!
The Jackal

November 4, 2011 at 11:21 am

MMD lost its vision the moment they gave the leadership to newcomers who did not fully understand the philosophy MMD stood for when it was formed. It is really long overdue for RB to leave. He should have left long time ago, maybe before the election. Now he has left behind a more dead MMD than he had found it. The worst part is to even think of making William Band MMD president, how foolish that idea sounds. Muteteka is the best character to lead the party with Mutati. The rest are just pathetic, how I wish even Mr CDF could resign from active politics!
THE SAINT

November 4, 2011 at 11:21 am

It’s a great pity that the people who have the wherewithal to publish news in Zambia are bad at writing English. This article is a classical example.
‘Embattled President” How is he embattled. What battle is he arrayed to fight? Is he subject to attack?
‘Flout in’ since when did the word flout take a preposition?
The Internet is an international space, please don’t embarrass us!
chazya

November 4, 2011 at 11:42 am

The only problem with the MMD is that they never cease to amaze me,this is the second time there are having this problem.the answer is very, very simple!have a VICE PARTY PRESIDENT,Period!so some people were myopic thinking that that they will have it forever,here you are again.
syd

November 4, 2011 at 11:48 am

let de oldman rest.
Feli Muta

November 4, 2011 at 12:00 pm

Im ready to take up the position of MMD party president. I will bring new and credible leadership to MMD and uproot all the corruption that RB and FTJ have brought. I will also ensure that all those who will be found wanting by the law to have committed corrupt activities are prosecuted.
BASHI LJ

November 4, 2011 at 12:08 pm

WE AS ZAMBINS ON THE 20TH SEPTEMBER 2011, WE TERMINATED YO CONTRACT AS REPULICAN PRESIDENT OF ZAMBIA AFTER WE SPOTTED FLAWS AND FOUL MOVES U MADE DURING YO TERM IN OFFICE ,YOU LOOTED ,PLUNDER AND FOR YO ON SELFISH REASONS DECIDED TO SHUN ADVISE FROM THE PIPO AND YOU WENT ON TO BUY TWO EXPENSIVE LUXURY POSHI CARS WORTH 3.6BILLION WHEN THE OWNERS OF THE MONIES ARE SLEEPING IN TORN TENTS IN MAZIYOPA . YOU ARE SUCH RUTHLESS ,HEARTLESS AND USELESS PRESIDENT.THANKS FOR ONCE FOR FINALLY COMING TO YO SENSES AND RETIRING YOSELF FROM ACTIVE POLITICS BECOZ ITS NOLONGER A SECRETE THAT U ARE ON YO WAY TO CHIMBOKAILA 2 B PRESIDENT FOR FELLOW ROGUES .WE WILL SEE U WHERE U WILL DRIVE THOSE POSHI CARS FRM . REAP WAT U U SOW
Feli Mutat

November 4, 2011 at 12:10 pm

Im ready to take up the position of MMD party president. I will bring new and credible leadership to MMD and uproot all the corruption that RB and FTJ have brought. I will also ensure that all those who will be found wanting by the law to have committed corrupt activities are prosecuted. Trust me
THE CRYING FREE MAN

November 4, 2011 at 12:49 pm

Did he go unopposed when resigning as well?anyway i thought GK was going to take over as party president!!hehe akamwendo munjila apita soti!? anywa Rest in peace Abwezani and to MMD MYSRIP!!!!
former MMD member

November 4, 2011 at 1:57 pm

I just hope that no one shall be fired from the party for trying to become president of MMD. What about the party Vice Presidendy? Will it be re-introduced?
Zambian

November 4, 2011 at 2:14 pm

NOT TO WORRY BOIZIE,THREE YEAR HOLIDAY PLUS RETIREMENT PACKAGE,YOU ARE THE MAN, THE REAL DEAL NUFF RESPECT,and you pulled it of in your seventies.ENJOY THE LOOT MY MAN.
Blessedness

November 4, 2011 at 3:11 pm

RB has no vision for his life, he’s just a chancer, a scavenger like a hyena who takes advantage of the swift but weak cheeta’s meat. RB was elected MMD president in April this year, did he believe in running the MMD or it was just opportunism? How do u retire just 7 months after assuming a new office? He’s a shame and a dangerous opportunist.

Do u think he had an agenda for Zambia? What if he won the elections, do u think he was going to be working? We know that even the 3 yrs were spent sleeping and travelling. Even the retirement package shouldnt be given to a lazy and useless man like him. Anyway let him disappear from our eyes, I got so tired of even just seeing him with his pomp as though he had any values to stand on. Well done Zambians for ensuring that this man disappears from our eyes
damati

November 4, 2011 at 3:29 pm

Abwezani michael amubweza bwelelani kufamu
christian soldier

November 4, 2011 at 4:06 pm

lets have youngsters to contest this position, the likes of solomon musonda can be vibrant to lead the MMD to the 2016 elections. Done properly, MMD can surely bounce back.
David Siame Katambalile

November 4, 2011 at 4:12 pm

Until Zambia learns to respect and forgive others including those who have abused Zambia this country will achieve nothing remember vengeance belows to God. Until we achieve that no one will forgive you until you forgive others for whatever cause.
embattled reader

November 4, 2011 at 4:39 pm

this embattled site keeps using embattled words.. whats up? limited vocab or what? embattled rupiah supremo of the MMD has retired from his embattled party.. his embattled son has arrested for assault of some embattled chap..
Pio

November 4, 2011 at 4:40 pm

MPOMBO AND MULONGOTI HAVE BEEN VINDICATED;PEOPLE OF ZAMBIA THESE TWO PEOPLE SAID RB HAS NO INTEREST IN RUNNING MMD AS A PARTY BUT HAS IS OWN INTEREST!AND THEY CONTINUED TO SAY IF MMD LOOSES THEN RB WILL GO BACK TO THE FARM AND WONT BOTHER ABOUT THE PARTY’S AFFAIR………..UYO WAENDA KU FARM!!!!!
Chulula Chakopo

November 4, 2011 at 5:11 pm

I think time has come to close MMD down. You guys mwaipana sana. If I am not wrong, MMD has lost more people than UNIP did during the fight for independence. Just count since Arthur Wina. Then can any one say what happened to the founder members of MMD. Who will counsel whom
TOP CAT

November 5, 2011 at 1:14 pm

RB is selfish.thank GOD his time is up.this man nearly brought war in this beautiful country.he has no heart for the common man.there is a lot that this man wanted to do.