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MMD Writes to ECZ to Complain Against PF
The opposition Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) has written to the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) to complain over alleged premature campaigns and misuse of government vehicles by the ruling Patriotic Front (PF) ahead of the Katuba Parliamentary by-election slated for February 28.
In a letter dated January 29, 2014 addressed to ECZ Director Priscilla Isaacs and disclosed to Qfm news, MMD Deputy National Secretary Cheembe Nyangu says his party’s compliant is view of the fact that the ruling PF has allegedly not stopped engaging in unfair practices in the electoral process.
Mr. Nyangu notes that so far his party’s leadership in Katuba constituency has already reported to the party’s secretariat in Lusaka that vice president Guy Scott flew to the constituency to allegedly meet the area Chieftainess for political reasons.
Mr. Nyangu says Ministers that include Defense Minister Edgar Lungu, Commerce Minister Emmanuel Chenda and Central province Minister Obvious Mwaliteta also went to Katuba to allegedly conduct political campaigns ahead of the nominations.
The MMD Deputy National Secretary further notes that on the nomination day itself a Zambia Air Force (ZAF) helicopter flew to Mwanjuni School where it was packed for alleged political reasons because the vice president Dr. Scott is also said to have not even used it.
He has charged that for this incident the Air commander of the said ZAF helicopter must explain to the MMD through the ECZ as to why he authorized the chopper to go to Mwanjuni School on the nomination day of the by-election.
He adds that many government vehicles were also seen and identified at Mwanjuni School and that for this too the MMD requests that the ECZ finds out what the vehicles identified as GRZ 101 CE and GRZ 551 CE were doing at the nomination center on Tuesday the 28th of January 2014.
And Mr. Nyangu has charged that the foregoing are malpractices in the electoral process which his party the MMD cannot stomach and tolerate.
He says the PF violated the electoral rules and laws which his party worked so hard to put in place, rules which says all stakeholders and political players are expected to follow and that this duty of obedience is more-so on the leadership of the ruling party.
Posted by
icinshikululwa
January 30, 2014 at 12:37 pm
Iz this MMD complainig?! Zambianz; let us change our mindset for the sek of Country. Lelo pali iwe, mailo pamunobe. Pliz, we can do better; this iz our only country. You politcianz; STOP MISS LEADING AND COMFUZING US.
Mulenga and Jelita
January 30, 2014 at 12:59 pm
Chawamina galu………………….
Me
January 30, 2014 at 1:52 pm
OUR ****** MMD HOW IS NYAMA SOYA!
john the baptist
January 30, 2014 at 3:28 pm
Lelo lelo uko!
Charles
January 30, 2014 at 4:43 pm
Why should MMD complain when they were masters at abusing govt resources. go go forward pf.
Winter June Kabimba
January 30, 2014 at 7:56 pm
The PF government made countless commitments to Zambians that they will govern this country in a glorified and holistic manner in comparison to MMD government. Why should they perpetuate a wrong electoral act now after abhorring it? A wrong is a wrong!
Accumen
January 30, 2014 at 9:47 pm
Kuti waseka mwe.Is MMD serously complaining.Awe mwe limbi the one complaining just joined MMD after 2011.You better consult bwezani before you make such complains because aka kukalipila bwezani ayo amacomplaints.
Elvis
January 31, 2014 at 9:01 am
So Bembas cant you see this is a wrong act by the ruling part lets learn to be realistic.
ak75
January 31, 2014 at 9:10 am
does it mean that MMD is bemba . nay, if they have have the facts as they have indicated , let them say them . They are justified go do that as themselves they understand better after a decade of manipulating zambian voters . For Pf , its better worse since they promised us not to entertain the abuse . why are they acting like chameleon in every thing ? why havin two faces on the subject matter in almost all the promises they made . are they serious . constitution ?? job creation ??? NGO act ??? yangu eeee , awe tachiweme .
leon
January 31, 2014 at 9:06 am
priscillar isaacs,for the fi$t time,now that a complaint has reached u,can u bar pf from contesting before the court nulification thus wasting money,if you can’t bar pf,then u are a wrong person on the job and kindly step down please