MMD Adopts Nevers Mumba For Upcoming Presidential By-election

The Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) has unanimously adopted MMD President Dr Nevers Sekwila Mumba as its candidate for the upcoming presidential by-election. After a lengthy meeting that started in the late afternoon on Sunday the 16th of November 2014 and ended almost at midnight, the MMD National Executive Committee (NEC) resolved that Dr Mumba was the duly elected MMD president and as such is the automatic candidate for any presidential election.

The NEC had met to consider this matter among other items that included the MMD’s participation in the upcoming by-election, resource mobilization and the possibility of making alliances with other opposition political parties. The NEC has given a full mandate to the president to investigate possible election alliances and to consider what role former president Rupiah Banda would be best suited for in the run up to the by-election.

The MMD constitution does not provide for another election during the time there is a sitting president, nor does it allow the NEC to overturn the decision of the MMD National Convention which was last held in May 2012 and saw Dr Mumba elected by 70% of the vote in the second round of an election that used the 50%+1 system.

Posted by Kunda on November 17, 2014. Filed under POLITICS. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

16 Responses to MMD Adopts Nevers Mumba For Upcoming Presidential By-election

circuit

November 17, 2014 at 8:19 am

Congratulations Mr Mumba and the MMD.
afcon phiri

November 17, 2014 at 8:26 am

VIVA NEVERS,

NEVERS IS A BETTER OPTION THAN LUNGU.

IF LUNGU IS PUSHED TO BE PRESUDENT, BY PF MPS, HE WILL NOT FIRE THEM WHEN THEY STEAL.

THE EURO BOND WILL BE STOLEN. PF MPS ARE UP TO NO GOOD. THEY WANT TO PLUNDER.
circuit

November 17, 2014 at 8:56 am

Afcon,you just convince the pipo on wat your MMD will do for the pipo of Zambia once he is in power and leave us with our Lungu and he is also not yet be adopted.Why are you so scared of Edgar Lungu.
triple k

November 17, 2014 at 9:07 am

Dr nevers mumba is the only suitable candidate for both MMD and Zambia,he has all the presidential qualities and the heart for this country.
afcon phiri

November 17, 2014 at 9:45 am

IAM ACTUALLY PF CHAIRMAN, WHO IS VERY DISSAPPOINTED BY PF MPS.

DEMOCRACY IS NOT CHEAP, THE REFEREE OF ANY ORGANISATION IS THE CONSTITUTION. IF WE CANT FOLLOW THE CONSTITUTION WE ARE DOOMED.

MILES, LUBINDA, KAMBWILI,ALL THESE WANT TO EXPRESS THEIR PARTY RIGHTS TO BE PF PRESIDENT. WHY ARE MPS STACK ON LUNGU, WHO IS NOT IN GOOD HEALTH, CREDIBLE AND RECENTLY CONFESSED HAD NO PRESIDENTIAL AMBITIONS. THEY WANT TO PLUNDER NATIONAL COFFERS, EURO BOND.
james bond

November 17, 2014 at 9:47 am

Dr..Nevers mumba your time to be President has come…zambia needs a man like you..
arsene wenger

November 17, 2014 at 9:49 am

Truly Nevers mumba has a heart for this Nation..zambia shall be saved.
mila

November 17, 2014 at 10:28 am

we re yet to gauge yo popularity Mr President especially with allegations of u having failed to manage the party.
Young president

November 17, 2014 at 10:46 am

Surely Mumba!
paul kwenda

November 17, 2014 at 11:53 am

try him and see how he will disappear like he did to his church zambia shall be saved. i bet the young man can do it HH.period
Sikiza

November 17, 2014 at 12:30 pm

Let him go and preach in kanyama before he can b punished by God
young african

November 17, 2014 at 1:01 pm

That is a lot of hope for Mr Mumba.
but to remove PF from government at the moment is not easy but also not impossible.
in PF there is no confusion there is just a lot of leaders who want to express their right to contest presidency.
and coz of that you call it confusion.people should be given a chance to express their democratic rights and free opinion of speech.
Mzee Hekima

November 17, 2014 at 1:09 pm

I will not vote for Rupiah Banda if he decides to stand.
IF NOT

November 17, 2014 at 2:48 pm

RB bena malabishi
critique

November 17, 2014 at 6:16 pm

Nevers is Not the right candidate. He has run away from Nineveh. He needs 2 be swallowed by the fish and be taken back 2 Nineveh(kitwe) to go and complete the work of God. He was called by God.
syms

November 18, 2014 at 1:16 am

NEVERS HAS THE HEARTY 4 ZAMBIA, HE IS A GUD OPTION WHEN THE PF MAKES A MISTAKE 2 CHOOSE A PRESIDENT,