Sun, 04 Jun 2017 12:44:37 +0000 THE seething rancour on President Edgar Lungu’s sole candidacy for 2021 general elections within the governing Patriotic Front (PF) is neither here nor there. We observe that the statement by PF secretary general Davis Mwila urging those with ambitions for the party presidency to shelve them until 2026 as the party already had a candidate for 2021 in President Edgar Lungu, opened a Pandora’s Box. This mainly, the rank and file who feel the debate is sterile and therefore, distractive and ultimately destructive to party unity. On the other hand, Mr Mwila’s declaration has drawn sharp reactions from PF party members like the Roan Constituency lawmaker Chishimba Kambwili who has for a long time expressed interest to contest the party presidency. It is public knowledge that Mr Kambwili overtly launched his presidential bid in December 2014 as the party was in the process of finding a suitable candidate […]
