2 MORE MINISTERS DROPPED AS 7 NEW FACES ANNOUNCED IN NORTHERN PROVINCE ADOPTIONS

By OLIVER SAMBOKO

TWO more ministers have been left out of the Patriotic Front adoptions along with  five other incumbent Members of Parliament for the Northern Province.

PF Secretary General, Davies Mwila announced last evening that the Central Committee chaired by President Edgar Lungu resolved to bring in seven new faces in the province as contestants on the party ticket in this year’s general elections and dropped provincial minister Lazarous Chungu Bwalya and Commerce minister  Christopher Yaluma.

Last week, two ministers Silvia Chalikosa and  Malozo Sichone along with the second Deputy Speaker, Dr Mwimba Malama were also left out of the adoptions in Muchinga.

Yesterday’s approval lists includes Presidential Affairs minister Freedom Sikaswe for MPF Northern ,  Brian Mundubile for Mporokoso and Transport minister Mutowe Kafwaya  for Lunte constituency.

PF Youth chairman, Kelvin Sampa has been replaced with Sibongile Mwamba for Kasama Central, while lawyer, George Chisanga, who has served less than a year, has been maintained for Lukashya.

Others adopted are   Chilubi Constituency – Mulenga Francis Fube (maintained), Lupososhi Constituency has gone back to PF’s first member of parliament,  Emmanuel Musonda Mpakata.

Others are Kolala Mulenga for  Lubansenshi Constituency,  Elias Musonda for Chimbamilonga,

Mr Chikontwe   (Kaputa) , Senga Hill – Mrs Beatrice Nakazwe, Malole – Robert Kalimi and  Mbala –   Charles Sipanje.

 Those left out include Kelvin Sampa, Kapambwe Simbao, Mwalimi Simfukwe, Chansa  Sensembeka and George Mwamba.