Press Statement by MMD President, Nevers Sekwila Mumba *

Dr Nevers Sekwila Mumba

By Communications Director in the Office of the MMD President, Irene Chiwala Musonda

Communications Director in the Office of the MMD President, Irene Chiwala Musonda

* Following the ruling of the Supreme Court on August 3rd 2016, I would
like to make the following statement: We salute the esteemed  Lordships and
Her Ladyship judges of the Supreme Court bench for upholding the rule of
law by insisting that justice must be dispensed equitably at all times. The
setting aside of Judge Sikazwe’s questionable ruling, stabilizes the MMD
and reverts to the status quo which existed before Judge Sikazwe became
part of this process.

The MMD remains squarely in the hands of the Nevers
Mumba led National Executive Committee. In view of this, I wish to re-state
the decision of the MMD NEC which sat at Ibis Gardens on 14-15 May, 2016
and the consequent resolution reached by a 95% vote, for the MMD to enter
into an alliance with the UPND, which subsequently led to the signing of
the Memorandum of Understanding on May 25th 2016, which culminated into the
current Alliance between MMD and the UPND towards this year’s election.*

* I therefore call upon all our party members, particularly those currently
held captive and engulfed  in the current confusion raging between the PF
and the Mutati led clique countrywide, to come home and vote in numbers in
support of  our Alliance Presidential Candidate Hakainde Hichilema. This is
time to be on the right side of history. Secondly, I wish to announce that
the National Executive Committee of MMD shall meet on or about September
24th to review the events of the past few months including the outcome of
the August 11th General Elections and chart the way forward. Additionally,
the NEC shall set dates for the holding of the Party’s National Convention
as originally planned and will be open to all in order to set a new agenda
for the next five years for the MMD. I am confident that these events will
outline a new and progressive political future for our great party. In the
meantime, I urge all our members nationwide to do their best in the
remaining days, to ensure that together with our Alliance partners, the
UPND, we form a new, credible government that shall salvage our country
from the current greasy downward slide.*

High Court of Zambia

* I thank you*NEVERS SEKWILA MUMBA*
*Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) PRESIDENT*