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Nevers Mumba is a Burden, says MMD Leaders
THE move to remove Nevers Mumba as MMD leader is very strong and may lead to a convention, says one of the senior party leaders that summoned him a week ago.
The source disclosed yesterday that Mumba had also become a financial burden to the MMD.
“The move is strong, very strong. Maybe we will end up at a convention,” the source said. “There are complaints. We had questioned him as your newspaper said. He has failed. We were in the forefront giving him support but we have seen that it is a futile exercise. It is like generally he is not liked. The comments from the people are not healthy. What scared us most was the resignation of Maxwell Mwale. He has resigned, and to those who discussed with him, he said he had lost confidence Nevers Mumba is not inspiring.”
The sources said the party leadership had no prblem with the departure of individuals like Dr Canisius Banda, who lacked political substance, but not strong politicians like Mwale, whose Malambo parliamentary seat was recently nullified by the Supreme Court.
“Mwale is a strong person. A person who has a constituency, you are dislocated in a way when they leave,” the source said.
The sources further said the MMD’s performance on the ground was appalling.
“Like in Feira, we got 600 votes like a ward, yet people said Nevers Mumba is marshalling resources and he is spending them alone and even the members of parliament’s contributions he is also getting that,” the source said. “He is too flamboyant. When he goes somewhere he has to go with security people, motor vehicles for hire. You can’t be so extravagant. We used to see how President Michael Sata was campaigning. He was interactive. Now someone in opposition starts behaving like a state president! In opposition you require sacrifice.”
The sources said for Mumba, it was always endless press briefings.
“People want MMD but the top leadership is not inspiring,” the source said.
The source said for Mumba, it seems the MMD presidency was the only thing that was giving him some form of identity currently.
The sources said more meetings would be held soon so that the objective of restoring confidence in the MMD leadership is attained.
When asked to comment on assertions that he had resigned because of Mumba’s uninspiring leadership, Mwale, the party’s chairperson for mines, could neither deny nor confirm.
Mwale, who asked to be called later as he was driving, also asked if The Post had heard him issue any statement over the resignation.
But he disclosed recently that he was not going to re-contest the Malambo parliamentary seat as his family had advised him to stay away from politics for now.
He said he was available for public office but not political office.
And in an interview on Friday, MMD national chairperson Kabinga Pande said wrangling in MMD would not stop members from keeping the PF on its toes.
Pande, who is also Kasempa MMD member of parliament, said the party would continue to provide effective checks and balances to the government.
“We will deal with it in accordance with the established channels in the party if at all there are any wrangles. But as it is now, we haven’t seen any wrangles about senior members in the party. Maybe perceived, they are not there. There are no wrangles in the party at the senior level,” he said. “We are providing checks and balances to the government. There are a number of issues that we are bringing to the attention of the government.”
Pande said the fact that the party was contributing to motions in Parliament meant that MMD was still intact.
“Our members of parliament are always contributing to the motions; contributing to the questions and everything that is bringing the government on its toes,” he said.
Asked on the summoning of party president Nevers Mumba to a meeting where four party senior members asked him to resign, Pande responded: “It is a report which I saw in The Post, but I think The Post must have the source and that source should provide that information. As for now, I would say I have no comments on that. He Mumba was elected, wasn’t he? It is not a question of being comfortable.”
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isaac
July 22, 2013 at 2:45 pm
We cannot have an opposition leader who wants to live like a sitting president, a flamboyant life style,a huge motorcade where he goes. Always wants to be surrounded by a lot of pipo like a republican president. It doesn’t work that way. A good example is Michael Sata who in most cases than not used to cross streams on foot together with Dr Guy Scot and they used to drink water which the locals drink no mineral water which we see these other leaders do carry wherever they go. Having Nevers Mumba as a republican president, he would be the most pompous persident ever seen in this country. Fortunately enough these pipo will see the coridrs of power.
Mundia M
July 22, 2013 at 3:16 pm
Nevers Mumba would actually be a catastrophe as republican president. He would spend more than FTJ Chiluba (MHSRIEP) did. Mumba loves power for the sake of it. Even his joining of tele-evangelism through the “Zambia shall be saved” series was for power and money.
He has always been shaky as far as having any leadership skills go.
Nevers is a never-go-area for Zambia as a republican president.
SLEEPIN DOG
July 22, 2013 at 3:22 pm
with due respect i have for my fellow human being
i think the man should go so he can be saved from futher embrassments.
Munyelo Pwete!
July 22, 2013 at 3:38 pm
Abena Nevers Mumbwe in deep shiki polomya! Very soon he will miss the offerings and praises he used to receive when he was at the pulpit! Ask this former catholic priest Bwalya! He used to chew credo, ichisumino chandi money, elo nomutulo waba Naza for free! This time aletifye uko apitila aponoka, apitile uku bamwitila chibuku, apitane uku apokelela imbama! Awe kanshi bwafya kuli bashifwe ba Frank Bwalya! Lesa mukulu help this lost pig! Kwishina lyakwa tata, namwana na mweo mutakatifu, amen!
Anthropologist
July 22, 2013 at 3:55 pm
Awe wasosa Pwete,thats so true,these people depart from God’s calling to pursue politics for selfish gain,tukalamitila fy chibuku pantu eishakwata umuchinshi elo nokula misansa amapi time time
Mundia M
July 22, 2013 at 4:41 pm
Iyoo, Frank Bwalya ali muchibe kanshi after shake shake, mapi? Yangu tafilibwino.
frederick
July 22, 2013 at 3:39 pm
am MMD az in full tym,n I lov dis party I think de man az failed,lets jst go 4 convention coz I wudn’nt wnt 2 c de Big oposition party lyk MMD die jst lyk dat coz of one man no,alot of pipo stil in lov wth de MMD bt coz of him pipo r fosed 2 Join dis other useless partyz,MMD memberz loved Dr chiluba,Dr mwanawasa,n RB bt 4 Nevers I dnt think so,pliz u Leaderz Advise dis man 2 Quit pliz b4 de party bcamz History lyk UNIP pliz do dat 4 pipo who lovz dis wnderful big party in dis Nation called zambia,pliz do it 4 us coz we stil lov MMD az de party thnk u.
man mule
July 22, 2013 at 5:23 pm
nayo nayo tiyen nayo mmd masipa
rinex
July 22, 2013 at 6:03 pm
Dr mumba,shud truely resign and go back to church.
tomo
July 22, 2013 at 8:07 pm
Hon Namugala warned those MMD big wigs along time ago. They saw this coming but alas Nevers has now tasted sweet power and it will take a bulldozer to dislodge him…kekeke
Dora Siliya
July 22, 2013 at 10:03 pm
To all of you calling for President Mumba to go! F**k all of you. I love the guy. I’m about to F**k him.
Hallelujah
July 22, 2013 at 10:05 pm
Wa mona aka new waposa akakale!!!!Leave Dr Mumba alone!!He has a future!!!When he becomes president you are the same pipo who will be congratulating him!!!This is what you were doing to Michael King Serpent.Todau he is on the throne and you are saying mwaume!!!If you have problems with Nevers please kindly Join PF so that tomorrow we burry you!!!Viva Nevers!!!Go Nevers!!!Zambia shall be saved and very soon!!!
Tabs
July 23, 2013 at 5:36 am
Banaitaya kudala baMumba. He shud not even go bak to resume preaching as
zambian
July 23, 2013 at 10:20 am
Ba nevers bena cimo na ‘never’ tabakatekepo baibepafye!
Nawa. M
July 23, 2013 at 2:01 pm
Mumba is not inspiring for sure he better leave politics for something else
made to love
July 24, 2013 at 8:53 am
mwebantu ngafweniko-ba mumba claims he heard from God to join politics and leave the church,so which God was he listening to?i say this because even his church members cant vote for him.
it makes think-these pastors we have nowadays, they cant perceive the mind of God for their own lives what more ama followers?
in these difficult days when some of us could do anything just to hear what God is saying about my future-where can we go sure?if these men of God are completely not synchronised to the holy spirit’s frequency.
so sad
NEMULANDA
July 24, 2013 at 10:10 am
let him start the car dealing business. he can be driving our cars from dar to lusaka and we will pay him good money after which he can continue with his flamboyant life.
Dimma
July 24, 2013 at 3:36 pm
Money makes man fall.. as always
wagon
July 25, 2013 at 12:37 am
Whats so bad about NEVERS MUMBA?
If you people could vote for Ba Sata, what could you possibly see wrong in NEVERS? This is blind mimicry!