FDD vows aggressive retaliation

The opposition Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) has resolved to retaliate aggressively whenever they are attacked by PF cadres during their ongoing party mobilization.

And the opposition political party has refuted claims by the ruling PF that the cadres who attacked FDD Leader Edith Nawakwi’s meeting in Mtendere were demanding to be paid their dues as poling agents during the 2015 Presidential by-election.

FDD Spokesperson Antonio Mwanza has observed that the failure by the PF Leadership to take responsibility of violent acts by their cadres is in fact motivating them to engage in such negative vices.

Mr. Mwanza says it is disappointing that the PF leadership has refused to accept the responsibility of the Mtendere Mosque attack by their cadres on Tuesday.

Mr. Mwanza says the cadres who attacked Ms Nawakwi were hired by the PF as opposed to claims by the PF Deputy Secretary General Mumbi Phiri that those who attacked her were unpaid election agents.

He says all FDD polling agents were paid just after the elections.

But PF Deputy Secretary General Mumbi Phiri has maintained that the people who attacked a meeting of Muslim women addressed by FDD leader Edith Nawakwi were FDD polling agents seeking payment.

She says the FDD leader should pay all the poling agents instead of accusing the PF of being behind the attack on the Mtendere mosque.

Ms. Phiri says it is sad that the opposition political parties are insulting the president on petty issues instead of engaging the pf leadership.
She says such uncultured behavior is unacceptable.

Ms. Phiri states that opposition leaders should respect the president and accept that he is their president until the next elections.

She says it is unfortunate that opposition parties in Zambia have reduced themselves to mere groupings of alarmists and propaganda bearers.

Ms. Phiri states that the language of opposition leaders has become not only disgusting but inciting too.

She says the opposition have abandoned democracy and embraced the culture of insulting the President.