NDC Youths Choose to stand with their Expelled Leader Chishimba Kambwili
Channel: Kay Felix Inspire
Date: 2021-02-27

Opposition NDC Youths Choose to stand with their Expelled Leader of NDC Dr Chishimba Kambwili.

CHISHIMBA Kambwili says he is not against the opposition alliance but was against the idea of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) being swallowed by its alliance partner UPND.

On Wednesday, the Alliance Chairman Charles Milupi announced UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema as the presidential candidate saying he would also use his discretion to choose his running mate.

Milupi also said the alliance would be called the UPND alliance.

NDC leaders including vice-president Joseph Akafumba, secretary general Bridget Attanga and presidential spokesperson Edward Mumbi attended the presser.

But Attanga announced the expulsion of Kambwili from the party saying he was working against the alliance.

In reacting to the expulsion, Kambwili who is strongly rumoured to be crawling back to the ruling party rubbished his expulsion branding it illegal and unconstitutional.

In a briefing at his residence in Lusaka, Kambwili said Akafumba had no powers to convene a press briefing or party meeting without the permission of the party president.

"First and foremost that press briefing was illegal because the vice-president has no powers, even the secretary general to convene a meeting or press briefing of the party without the knowledge of the president, who is me," Kambwili said.

He said the NDC constitution was clear on the procedure of expelling a president pointing out that he needed to be charged, presented before the central committee which had the power to eject him.

"Now I want to ask my colleagues with due respect, where did they hold a central committee meeting," Kambwili asked.

"I want to appeal to our members to be calm, no president has been expelled," he added.

Kambwili urged Akafumba to assess the risks before starting a "war".

"You cannot be a fluffy dog wanting to bite a lion, there must be something wrong with you," he said.

"We have refused to be in alliance where the NDC is going to be swallowed. they want the alliance to be called the UPND alliance," he said.

Kambwili wondered why the alliance could not find a neutral name.

"We have no problems with UPND in an alliance but to tell us that all of you come and stand on UPND and the alliance shall be called UPND Alliance, that is an insult - that is not respecting NDC," Kambwili charged.

He said the party would give a comprehensive statement on the way forward after a central committee meeting which will be convened in Luanshya.

Kambwili urged all NDC members to remain calm insisting he had not been expelled.

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