— Central Committee has no mandate to suspend PF President – Kambwili

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Some Patriotic Front Central Committee members who include, three aspiring candidates  have maintained that  the Central Committee has no mandate to suspend or expel the party’s President.

 

 

And both Kasama Central MP Geoffrey Mwamba and his Chingola counterpart Wilbur Simuusa  have called on all the PF members to follow the party constitution in order to avoid confusions.

 

 

The three aspiring PF party Presidential candidate who include Roam Member of Parliament Chishimba Kambwili, Kasama Central MP Geoffrey Mwamba and Chingola MP Wilbur Simuusa said the purported Central Committee meeting which allegedly suspended Dr. Guy Scott this morning was convened illegally.

 

 

Mr. Kambwili in particular has categorically condemned the meeting that suspended Dr. Scott and described it as an illegal and a dark corner meeting convened by who he said were desperate individuals who wants to be appointed party president at all cost.

 

 

He said the members of the central committee who attended what he called an illegal meeting risks being suspended them for convening an illegal meeting.

 

 

Mr. Kambwili who is also Sports and Youth minister explained that the Central Committee meeting can only be called by the party President through the Secretary General who is supposed to notify all members.

 

 

The Roan MP and his counterparts expressed ignorance of the meeting saying they were not notified and wondered how the rest went on to assemble to suspend the party President.

 

 

He said as far as he is concerned Dr. Scott is still the party President of the PF. He for this reason appealed to the other members of the central committee who convened today to unite with the rest of the party members so that a presidential candidate is elected through the general conference.

 

 

And both Kasama Central MP Geoffrey Mwamba and his Chingola counterpart Wilbur Simuusa  have called on all the PF members to follow the party constitution in order to avoid confusions.

 

 

Mr. Mwamba stated that aspiring candidates should not cause Confusion or show desperation for Presidency as doing so would cause people who trusted in the party lose confidence.

 

 

Mr. Simuusa  on his part also maintained that the constitution does not mandate any other person apart from the President to call for a central committee meeting describing the meeting that suspended Dr. Scott as an illegal one.

 

 

Meanwhile Dr. Scott has encouraged members of the party  who gathered at government house in his solidarity  to remain calm as the party will follow the constitution on the election of the party President.

 

 

“You have the rights to be governed by the people you want. You are not just ordinary people who can be stolen from.

 

“ You must stand up for your rights and your rights are embedded in the Zambian constitution and the PF constitution.

 

 

“ We are going to follow the constitutional procedures. If anybody wants to make trouble outside it’s at their own cost. And they will be the ones to answer, “ they said.

 

 

He said the party has a constitution which should be followed saying people who are causing trouble will be ones to answer.

 

 

 

PF Secretary General Bridget Atanga and her deputy Anthony Kasolo attended the media briefing while a crowd of PF supporters assembled at Government house with banners in support of Guy Scott.

 

 

The Central Committee Meeting this morning convened and announced the suspension of their party President Dr. Guy Scott from the party.

In a statement read on behalf of Central Committee members, Isoka MP Maloza Sichone Dr Scott has been suspended for unconstitutional conduct and usurpation of the Powers of the Central Committee.

He said, “As Acting President of the Party and the Republic of Zambia, Dr Scott’s first act was to ban meetings of the Central Committee and the Cabinet and thereby begun to rule by decree without any authority whatsoever. Dr Scott has also engaged in manipulation of state owned media institutions presenting even falsehoods as facts and quoting his own version of the constitution of the PF.”

Mr Sichone said Zambia has been a Republic for 50 years now and has a well-established democratic institutions and culture such that even during the reign of the One Party State, Dr Kaunda never made unilateral decisions whatsoever.

And  Bridget Atanga, appointed PF Secretary General yesterday, has said that Guy Scott is still the Acting President of the Party.

Reacting to reports of Dr Scott’s suspension Ms Atanga said that the purported suspension of Dr Scott by the 25 Members of the Central Committee is not only illegal, but is also null and void.

Ms. Atanga said that only the President of the party is mandated by its constitution to convene meetings of the central committee and not anyone else.

 

8 COMMENTS

  1. Am very disappointed with this obese call kambwili,I really had trust in him to maintain peace in the party…if no EL inshi sweebo nipajanza

  2. Am very disappointed with this obese call kambwili,I really had trust in him to maintain peace in the party…if no EL inshi sweebo nipajanza

  3. Sometimes u can mistake obesity for courageousness alas but it’s totally different,poeple we thought would defend and uphold the truth are the one swimming in manipulation in order to satisfy their bellies!Who can vote for them?

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