Mpombo urges parties to raise bar…or become political scrap yards.By ADRIAN MWANZAVETERAN politician George Mpombo says the August 12 general elections has raised the bar for political parties because of the high-level of political awareness and expectations among Zambians.Mr Mpombo, who was Defence Minister in the MMD administration, in an interview said opposition political parties should rebrand or else they would become political scrap yards.He said that the MMD was now at the same league with UNIP which was another floundering former ruling party.“The tragic inevitability of maintaining the present status quo is that the party will remain a political empty shell, it’s really flabbergasting that the former ruling party could even fail to win a single seat at council level, furthermore the perpetual squabbles have left the party on a life threatening drip,” he said.Mr Mpombo said if it were in advanced democracies like UK, the dismal performance of some political parties in the […]
Mpombo urges parties to raise bar…or become political scrap yards.
