By EDWIN LIFWEKELOWHY didn’t they defect when the United Party for National Development (UPND) was in the opposition? This is the million dollar question boggling the minds of watchers of Zambia’s politics as the fledgling New Dawn government struggles to take full control of state machinery and governance systems while welcoming defectors from the opposition.The Patriotic Front (PF) party does not have any problem with its members defecting to other parties because it is their democratic right under the current republican Constitution. However, it is important for the UPND to be careful with the people it is receiving as defectors. It is difficult to know the true motive of the defectors.The party is aware of a few members and officials who may defect.These defections, which are being choreographed at the UPND secretariate in Lusaka, could be a sign that the UPND is under pressure emanating from the growing public anger at its failure to adhere […]
BEWARE OF THOSE DEFECTORS
…They could be there to spy on and weaken you, PF warns UPND
