By JACKSON MAPAPAYIABOUT 66 United Party for National Development (UPND) members in Solwezi have defected to the ruling Patriotic Front (PF).The members mainly traders from the Solwezi main market resigned from the opposition party to join the ruling party during a mobilisation meeting addressed by PF Solwezi Central aspiring candidate Jackson Kungo yesterday.Leading the defectors, Ms Getrude Ntambo who is a trader in Solwezi main market, said the members have decided to join PF because the opposition party has nothing to offer.Ms Ntambo said the marketeers have for a long time suffered at the hands of the UPND opposition leaders who run the Solwezi Municipal Council and parliamentary seat.“On behalf of my fellow marketeers, today, we wish to announce that we have decided to leave UPND and join PF because the UPND has failed us,” she said. The defectors have resolved to support the PF and President Edgar Lungu in the August 12 general elections.She said […]
UPND IN SOLWEZI CRUMBLES
