Lusaka MMD Executive Presents Machungwa, Mwape to Their Constituencies

22 July 2011

• The Lusaka MMD provincial executive has introduced the adopted candidate for Kabwata Peter Machungwa and Marjorie Mwape for Munali to their respective constituencies.

Provincial secretary Samson Mkandawire introduced Dr Machungwa to the constituency at Chilenje MMD constituency office and called for unity among the members while Lusaka Province chairperson William Banda introduced Ms Mwape at a place called Abel, near Chelston residential area.

Dr Machungwa said he was confident of scooping the Kabwata seat and called for team work.

“We need to work together and find out what has really been causing MMD to lose this seat. Where has the party gone wrong? These are the issues that we need to study even as we start campaigns in the constituency now,” he said.

Introducing Ms Mwape, Mr Banda urged party members to support and ensure she wins the Munali seat.

Some applicants who were not adopted accompanied Mr Banda and pledged their support for Ms Mwape.

The members from all the five wards in the constituency said they would support Ms Mwape.

And Information and Broadcasting Services Minister Ronnie Shikapwasha has said Zambians should expect more economic benefits from the adopted candidates.

Lieutenant General Shikapwasha, who is the aspiring candidate for Keembe Constituency on the MMD ticket, said Zambians should expect more benefits from the MMD Government because the people that had been adopted were good performers who would bring more results if elected into office.

Gen Shikapwasha said he was happy that the adoption process was democratic and transparent and that the candidates went through the normal and fair process of adoption.

And a University of Zambia lecturer, Phineas Bbaala said the blending of old and new candidates gave the ruling party the necessary balance it needed to win the 2011 elections.

Mr Bbaala, a lecturer in the school of political science and administrative studies, said the bringing in of new members would strengthen the party.

He said the old members with experience in the party would help groom the new members on how to go about with politics, while the new members would bring in new ideas.And adopted candidate for Lusaka Central Muhabi Lungu thanked the national executive committee (NEC) for showing confidence in him.

Mr Lungu said he was optimistic he would win the seat as he was a committed candidate who would ensure he worked hard for the benefit of the people of Lusaka Central Constituency.

A former MMD parliamentary aspirant in Kapiri Mposhi Simon Longwani commended President Rupiah Banda and the ruling party for successfully unveiling the 148 candidates ahead of this year’s elections.

Mr Longwani of Lusaka’s Makeni Township said in an interview yesterday he was happy with the manner in which the adoption process was carried out and that he was impressed with all the selected candidates.

He hailed former opposition Members of Parliament (MPs) for leaving their respective parties to join the MMD and for deciding to contest various seats on the ruling party’s platform.

And Chawama MP Sampa Bredt said she would continue supporting President Banda and the adopted candidate for Chawama Constituency despite having been left out of the list of those who applied to contest on the MMD ticket.

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