MMD dismisses as not true MPs have suspended contribution

MMD has dismissed as false online media reports suggesting that 34 MMD Members of Parliament have resolved to suspend their monthly contributions until the party leadership agrees to hold an extra-ordinary party convention.

MMD Spokesperson Raphael Nakachinda says the story is the complete opposite to the true picture which is that many of the MMD MPs who supported other political parties in the recent presidential election have already appeared before a Disciplinary Committee led by Dr Peter Machungwa that was appointed at a National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting on 31st January 2015.

Mr Nakachinda says the MPs have expressed remorse to the Committee for their actions and have pledged to come back into the fold and support the party going forward as most of them were misled by some of the former leaders such as expelled former National Chairman Kabinga Pande and former National Secretary Muhabi Lungu.

He says if there is any MMD MP that feels they can hold the party to ransom using their monthly contributions, they are sadly mistaken and the party shall not hesitate to take appropriate action against them.

Mr Nakachinda says the party is ready for any MP who wishes to withdraw their monthly support because it also reserves the right to withdraw the membership of such an MP.

He states that the New Hope MMD has sufficient funding to run the administration of the party for the next two years.

Mr Nakachinda says if some MPs wish to manipulate democracy by withholding the K2,000 monthly contributions, they will fail.

He explains that the contributions of the Members of Parliament make up a small fraction of the total monthly budget of the MMD and that the party receives the bulk of its money from other MMD members that include the party leadership.