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Mulongoti Says ‘I Want To Be President, Not Minister’
MIKE Mulongoti says his ultimate ambition is to become Republican president.
And Mulongoti says he sees the abuse of office clause as a double-edged sword.
Featuring on a ZNBC Radio 4 programme yesterday, Mulongoti, who is former works and supply minister in Rupiah Banda’s regime, said he was surprised that that they were assertions that he wanted a job as a Cabinet minister from President Michael Sata after campaigning for him in 2011.
Mulongoti
“Let me say this; when I left MMD, I was fighting to become vice-president and ultimately president. I was not fighting to become Cabinet minister. I already had that job, I have been a minister since 1996,” he said.
Mulongoti said there was nothing wrong with having the presidential dream because it was his constitutional entitlement.
“This discomforted people in MMD who were in office…,” he said.
“Like always in Africa, people want to believe that when they are there, the others can’t be there but surely it is an entitlement enshrined in the Constitution.”
Mulongoti said he wanted to become president through a normal channels.
“The Constitution provides that every after a while, there will be change of leadership and new people are free to embark on that journey. This is my position,” he said.
But when asked if he was insinuating he would become leader of the PF at some point, Mulongoti responded; “How could I be because I am not a member of the Patriotic Front.”
“You can’t aspire to be in that position if you are not one of them. If they extend a privilege to you, it’s one thing but you can’t demand for it,” he said.
Mulongoti observed that there were some activities and events pointing to the fact that there was intolerance on the part of the government and lack of creation of space for other political players to operate.
“The right to belong to any party was and should not be at the benevolence of any individual but the Constitution,” he said.
“So when you begin to use muscles like state apparatus, like the police to inhibit these free arrangements, it’s not right,” he said.
Mulongoti said any government must be cognizant of the fact that it was like a punching bag or a rubbish pit where all manner of litter was being thrown.
“So you (government) must develop a thick skin and defend your programmes. A chief government spokesperson must speak every day, pick questions and answer patiently with a lot of confidence,” he said.
And Mulongoti said the abuse of office clause defeated the whole purpose and concept of the constitutional provision that provided that one was innocent until proven guilty.
“I can tell you why they courted the Constitution in that manner, where you are assumed to be innocent until proven guilty, was that there is this belief that the state is stronger than you. The state has got all the facilities, they can invest,” he explained.
“They can call witnesses. When you are accused and they say, you are guilty until proven innocent, it’s a tall order. For instance you are in the cells, where do you get people and witnesses to come and support you? As soon as you are incarcerated, people run away from you. The framers of the Constitution in their wisdom realised the state, with the capacity must be the one to hunt for the fault.”
Mulongoti said he had welcomed it with reservations as it would backfire adding that “let us watch and see as we go, whether that sword is intended to spear others and unspear the one who brings it.”
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shax
September 19, 2012 at 4:43 pm
pliz sir,jst go and rest
Bigben
September 19, 2012 at 4:47 pm
What a laugh mulongoti!! which country are you going to be President to????This very funny!! in your dreams Sir!!!
anonymus
September 19, 2012 at 5:03 pm
day dreamer Mr mulongoti,what have you seen in this position,the $758000000,
Smigo
September 19, 2012 at 5:15 pm
Well, let him alone. You do not become simply by wishing that you were one. If that were the case, then so many people would have ascended to that position. He just has a dream. Question is; Will the people be willing to cooperate with you to make your dream come true? Should that stop you from having that dream? Why?
David
September 19, 2012 at 5:18 pm
People used to say the same about sata… But now who had the last laugh?
Mwanamfumu
September 19, 2012 at 5:28 pm
Loest of the day… Mulongoti you are Joke Mudala.
Cheese
September 19, 2012 at 5:36 pm
This one also, kuteka which zambia and zambians,ala. this reminds me of dany pedoz song ichiloto, everything is possible in dreams bane so dream on sir!!
CNP
September 19, 2012 at 5:37 pm
I honestly like the way Mr Mulongoti aticulates issues. He may nt be anybodies favorite person bt he is a good public speaker
exotic juice
September 19, 2012 at 5:55 pm
Dream on kamulongoti.
Eyes that see
September 19, 2012 at 6:25 pm
Smigo lets leave him alone. I also dream of having 20 million US dollars. Just leave me alone
Patriot
September 19, 2012 at 7:05 pm
All of us want presidency.
Narrant
September 19, 2012 at 7:28 pm
From ZCBC, Ndola, to Zambia’s president? Anyway, anything is possible under the sun!
King Musula Wenu
September 19, 2012 at 8:10 pm
I am also dreaming of becoming GOD the Creator one day and I will create HH Human Beings of the same sex and age. No reproduction system.
On the 9th day, I will then create more William Tekere Beings and lastly a last born Diffikoti on the 10th day.
What a world will be!!.
From the rib of HH beings, here come Liato beings with a lot of money being harvested from the Garden of Earth.
Kekekekeke, continue dreaming Mr. Mulongoti and employ Danny Peddle as your special advisor.
jack
September 19, 2012 at 8:55 pm
Power of attraction,wat u think is wat u attract,he can be ,who new ruphia banda cud be.they are all the same .selfish individuals
The one
September 19, 2012 at 9:09 pm
This man doesn’t know his size he can not even make it at branch level!
AKASHAMBATWA
September 19, 2012 at 10:16 pm
BA MULONGOTI WHAT A DREAM.
I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT YOU WILL NEVER BE PRESIDENT OF ZAMBIA.
YOU MESSED UP WITH RB, NOW YOU HAVE MESSED UP WITH H.E. SATA.
FOR ONCE SHUT YOUR BIG MOUTH, WE HAVE HEARD TOO MUCH RUBBISH FROM YOU.
Suntwe
September 20, 2012 at 1:07 am
You have the right to be president like any other person but remember how you spoke ill of Magande?
kakolwe
September 20, 2012 at 6:37 am
True, we all have dreams. To achieve them, we start from where we are. & this is where the picture becomes grim. Abiola & HH thought they could start from Million $. HH progressed to tribe, wrong. mulongoti & Nevers thought of challenging incumbent? Wrong
kaps
September 20, 2012 at 8:52 am
bwana mulongoti, tell one thing. whose vote are u going to get? yo wife,dougther, son or who? i can asure bwana u can’t see main,
GJJ
September 20, 2012 at 9:08 am
Who is going to vote for him?the man is totally useless,a political prostitute!
VEN
September 20, 2012 at 9:10 am
“VOTE MULONGOTI FOR PRESIDENT”
2090 POST HEADLINES.
bexx
September 20, 2012 at 9:36 am
Dreanming is believing….but then again ba mulongoti,u being the prezzo of zambia..thats a far fetched dream..it can neva kam true…and when will that be really,2090?
duncan
September 20, 2012 at 9:57 am
Iyo bamambala naba tudelela,ninshi pa z naipwalala ssana?Mike stop it you are insulting our intelligence.SHUT UP!
kanyenga c
September 20, 2012 at 10:45 am
bwana mulongoti,muleichindika.president 4 which country?mweshilu mwe
CM
September 20, 2012 at 12:29 pm
WITH GOD ALMIGHTY ALL THINGS ARE POSIBLE. E.G DAVID A SHEPHERD BOY WAS ANOINTED AS KING WHILE HIS GIANT BROTHERS WERE NOT. MR. MILONGOTI, IF YOUR DREAM IS IN GOD’S PLAN YOU WILL SURELY BECOME PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA ONE DAY.
drew
September 23, 2012 at 7:11 am
THIS WORLD IS REALLY COMING TO AN END.