Shun Sata, voters urged

April 25, 2011

 

By ALEX NJOVU

PRINCE Robert Mushili, the son of senior chief Mushili of the Lamba people in Masaiti, says Zambia risks losing the economic gains recorded under President Banda if an opposition leader is voted into office during the 2011 tripartite elections.

He urged Zambians to rally behind Mr Banda in his efforts to eradicate poverty in the country.

Prince Mushili said in an interview in Kitwe yesterday that the MMD is the only political party that has a real agenda for Zambians.

“Zambia will lose the economic gains it has recorded in all sectors of the economy if political parties like Patriotic Front (PF) are elected into office. The manifesto of the PF does not give hope to Zambians in any way,” he said.

The prince said the MMD government is receiving overwhelming support from traditional leaders and other Zambians because of President Banda’s good leadership.

He said opposition parties are only interested in their own welfare and called on Zambians to ignore them. Prince Mushili said time has come for Zambians to show the PF and its leader Michael Sata ‘another red card’ for allegedly promoting homosexuality which is unZambian.

“Mr Sata must be told that he will always come number two to the MMD while the United Party for National Development (UPND) leader HakaindeHichilema is not a factor in Zambian politics. Mr Hichilema is stubborn. A lot of people have advised him to work with the MMD but he has refused,” he said.

Prince Mushili described Mr Sata as a desperate man who has lost direction politically. He said Mr Sata is not a diplomat and his language does not suit someone vying for the highest office in the land.

“Mr Sata is a serious joker who cannot develop this country. His language is bad, he does not have any public relations in him and he will end up destroying everything the MMD government under Mr Banda has scored if he is elected into office. Zambians must shun him and give him the red card he always deserves,” Prince Mushili said.

Meanwhile, MMD Copperbelt task force chairman Joe Malanji has said Mr Sata is a failure who should not be entrusted with governance.

And Kitwe district MMD chairman George Lungu has challenged Roan PF parliamentarian Chishimba Kambwili to commend President Banda for empowering him with a house.

Addressing a mammoth rally in Chatete across the Kafue River yesterday, Mr Malanji described Mr Sata as a failure who has nothing to offer Zambians.

“Mr Sata is a failure. Don’t trust him because he will not do anything for you and his language is bad,” he said.

Mr Malanji said a lot of people who have worked with Mr Sata have confessed that the opposition leader is a dictator.

“Make sure you vote for President Banda in this year’s elections. Don’t waste time associating with political failures such as Mr Sata who is promoting homosexuality and other foreign activities,” he said.

Mr Malanji said he will soon facilitate the construction of a community school in Chatete.

“The PF member of Parliament you voted for in the last elections, LombeMulenga (Kwacha constituency), has never visited you. He has never implemented any development projects.

Don’t trust Mr Sata and his people. Make sure you continue working with President Banda and the MMD government because in President Banda we have a caring, mature and humble leader who is concerned about the welfare of his people,” Mr Malanji said.

He said the MMD under President Banda will continue to implement viable projects which are reducing poverty in various communities throughout the country.

And Mr Lungu has urged Mr Kambwili to commend President Banda for empowering him and many Zambians with houses.

“We know that Mr Kambwili has been issuing derogatory remarks against the government and its leadership. We also know that Mr Kambwili has benefited from the presidential directive on writing off balances on some houses on the Copperbelt. He must come out in the open and thank the President for the initiative,” he said.