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Frank Bwalya: SATA’s Directive to Cancel GBM’s FRA Contract Is Typical of a Tin-Pot Dictator
STATEMENT BY ALLIANCE FOR BETTER ZAMBIA (ABZ)
DECEMBER 30, 2013.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
President Michael Sata’s directive to terminate the business contracts that former defence minister Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba’s company had with the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) is a dangerous abuse of power and intolerance typical of tin pot dictators and it raises serious concerns about the role Mr Sata has been playing in awarding government contracts.
Mr Sata has no power to direct the termination of a dully awarded contract because of personal or political differences. The public is aware that the differences that have emerged between Mr Sata and Mr Mwamba have nothing to do with Mr Mwamba’s businesses.
Fr Bwalya
The action of Mr Sata is also a form of corruption and confirms his involvement in the awarding of government contracts. The simple logic here is that if the president can order the cancellation of a dully awarded contract then he must also be involved in awarding contracts to those aligned to him and his party. Furthermore, if President Sata was not involved in the awarding of FRA business to Mr Mwamba popularly known as GBM, how can he be involved in terminating such business?
Against this background, Zambians must be very worried about what is happening at Road Development Agency (RDA) which Mr Sata has grabbed and put under his armpit. Hence, we challenge Mr Sata to explain his involvement in awarding of road contracts to companies that are aligned to PF.
Moreover, one message that is very clear is that for a business person to get and maintain business with government and state enterprises they need to align themselves to the ruling party and the republican president in particular. This is against the spirit of entrepreneurship in a civilized society. It is also against the spirit of multi-party democracy let alone intraparty democracy.
In the case of GBM, he is still a member of the ruling Patriotic Front party, hence targeting his businesses in the manner Mr Sata has done shows a dangerous type of intolerance that has potential to kill intraparty democracy as well as business initiative.
What Mr Sata has done to GBM speaks volumes about what those of us in the opposition and those with dissent views go through at the hands of primitive governments such as the PF government. This primitive behaviour is negatively affecting our economy and entrenchment of democracy. It is breeding fear and promoting the big man syndrome.
Finally, we think that such reckless behavior of Mr Sata will cost the government a lot of money through litigation for breach of contractual obligations. People like GBM will go to court and get favourable judgments that may make government pay them huge sums of taxpayer’s money. At the end of the day it is the poor Zambian who can’t even afford to buy a bag of mealie meal who will pay for the primitive and irresponsible behavior of President Sata.
Zambians should rise and condemn this costly abuse of power by Mr Sata.
Fr Frank Bwalya
ABZ PRESIDENT
Posted by
HARRISON HB MWILA
December 31, 2013 at 8:06 am
Fr Bwalya u wer busy mekin noise 4 sata u wer evn killin chicken n public n kitwe bcoz sata btrayd u h neva gav u the position u wantd u turned against the dictator if he had gavn u de position u wud hv kept quirt,bonse ur useless
Zedi
December 31, 2013 at 8:09 am
Where are we going? Is this the government we want to govern the affairs of the nation? This is why I have said and am still saying that let us look at the poor widow and an orphan out there, how will they make ends meet? You politicians you have almost everything free, but that poor woman, child,has to pay for everything and they really straggling. Think about it, do you have the heart for the poor?
The cancellation of that contract, for Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba (GBM)does not help me, because GBM employed people who have families and they will not have the job. How will these people survive? Please have mercy on the poor in some place somewhere.
May God help this country by delivering and giving wisdom to our leaders in the blessed name of our Lord Jesus Christ the Son of the Living Jehovah God Almighty.
Lundu
December 31, 2013 at 8:13 am
Very right! One wonders when African politicians will ever come to a realization that politics of patronage is pure corruption. Mr. Sata cannot claim to fight corruption while he is, at the same time fighting his “opponents” using government institutions. The two must totally be separated if the fight is to be seen as credible. Otherwise we will even question the awarding of contracts in the first place…Maybe contracts are given to those who support government, specifically because they support or are friends with govt officials, and in this case, with the president!
Accumen
December 31, 2013 at 8:34 am
This rubbish mr president
kabalyefye
December 31, 2013 at 8:36 am
you can get a headache over nothing,politics must be clean
WinterKabimba
December 31, 2013 at 8:44 am
Frank you are right, I want also to resign, just pray for me not to.
Shibobo
December 31, 2013 at 8:49 am
Politics of vindictiveness.Sata has always been a cobra.Can you honestly challenge a cobra my friend like the way GBM came out.I think Sata has been advised that GBM may form an army of militias to fight him,hence the decision to squiz his wealth.Its unfortunate.
mabi
December 31, 2013 at 1:13 pm
But that is a breach of contract isn’t? won’t the goverment not be sued by GBM? plz educate me on this one, may be I understand the word “Contract” differently.
Angoni
December 31, 2013 at 8:51 am
I blame myself for wastng my vote votng 4 a dictator like HE. How I wish I had listened to Chanda Chimba. Da man clearly warned us but we went ahead votng for a cobra now it has started biting us. God free us frm dis demon.
Mosquito
December 31, 2013 at 9:01 am
Fwebantu tulalaba bwangu sana, thogh we voted for sata he is too emotional for nothing. Do you remember what he used to do when he was mmd secretary general, he expelled a lot of mmd members and all he wanted was to remain alone so that he could be alone, nomba ifwe twati savior naisa twashana bushiku bonse ukwabula ukwishiba ati tuleshanina amachushi. GBM ukulu undapa umulwele eko akupantilako, tepapa.
Mukombe Wamano
December 31, 2013 at 9:50 am
Sata is a typical liberation struggle dictator Zambians had it all wrong when the voted for this President he is the wrong man at the helm. Today as i write the technical committee has their tails properly tacked behind their back side in fear of Sata. Who knows the may have been paid out to do what they are doing. Mother Zambia what a shame.
skipper
December 31, 2013 at 10:12 am
@ mosquito u ve made my day. Gorvernment of satana
Tito
December 31, 2013 at 10:32 am
Many have had their contracts terminated nit by government by other companies and not even Bwalya has commented. What is so spoecial about GBM? Please do not make polical mileage out of this subject. Talk for the poor and not GBM who recebtly said not even one of trucks was involved in FRA contract. What has changed? Can he apologise to the nation when he said niot even one of his Arizona truck was in the FRA transport business. Give us a break and talk about progress in this country.
Isaac
December 31, 2013 at 11:40 am
What so special really?
id!ots!
December 31, 2013 at 3:15 pm
Know what Tito, you are so spot on! It never ceases to amaze me how some blogers have such short memories! Or is it choice of not wanting to read? I am sure they have picked out a lot sense in your blog!…total rubbish from their so called father atase!
chimutengo
December 31, 2013 at 10:35 am
He’s wondering desparately,like a beast. looking for someone to devour!
mutembo nchito
December 31, 2013 at 10:52 am
Gvt of fools!!!
church woman
December 31, 2013 at 10:52 am
I believe thus wy fr bwala not supotn snake enmore he did no he sot sata is a good man he neary lost he’s life in police custad fo pf snak leader Pop must cm in to curse this devo frm state house
matcox
December 31, 2013 at 10:55 am
But GBM is on record denying that his company Arizona was never awarded any contract by FRA, so has Sata (if there is any element of truth) directed a cancellation of the non existent contract? Fimo ifintu kuti waseka mwe!
guy scott
December 31, 2013 at 12:01 pm
mwandi i also want to resign
Chalo Bantu
December 31, 2013 at 12:45 pm
ba frank!! today he is a dictator?? u were killing innocent chickens in public in support of him! finshi fyabipa kanshi? u started with him and u should finish with him!!
chanda chimba
December 31, 2013 at 3:20 pm
I warned you people against voting for KING COBRA.
just pity families of ARIZONA DRIVERS
chimps
December 31, 2013 at 3:43 pm
This is too bad to be true ! Anyway, GBM will gain at the end of the day ! PF Must know that they have lost many supporters as a result of this intolerance of one big Mr President ! I was a Sec and i have left with my family ! Many more are gone . ./ .
nylon
December 31, 2013 at 8:37 pm
I knew it! I knew when this man was sworn in that he was going to be a dictator. We are heading in the same direction as Zimbabwe and D.R. Congo. Watch out Zambians. He is a MAD man, kaponya.
My Own
January 1, 2014 at 12:02 am
Acts of desperation should be avoided by all leaders and not only Sata! His behavior is uncalled fore especially bearing in mind his position. He should have been to school first just like our two sister boxers i.e Esther and Catherine Phiri. This honestly have no taste both in intellectual and political life.
kalufyanya
January 1, 2014 at 6:48 am
I just regret giving him my vote he is a very corrupt leader lesa twafweni from this devil twalafwa please twapatata
kennedy
January 1, 2014 at 12:38 pm
From the look of things,if we hard a strong oppostion in Zambia, Sata is going to loose his popularity in 2016
Deja Vu
January 1, 2014 at 12:44 pm
Sorry, to say this but wasnt GBM called the most corrupt minister? How has become an angel? This is case of eating the cakE and?
peace
January 1, 2014 at 1:01 pm
Fr.bwalya kalwishanya ulesongelekeshe gbm. pameso look at your forehead its designed in a special way no wonder you can’t marry.
chile1
January 1, 2014 at 4:56 pm
Ba Bwalya fimo ifintu muleyibwelamofye,2day u want 2 condemn sata bt its only y/day when u were wining and dining wit him.wat has changed?is it bkoz he refused 2 giv u dat vice president position u so much wanted?