OVER 700 MEMBERS of the opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) have defected to the Patriotic Front (PF) in Vubwi district of the Eastern Province.
The defectors, largely in absentia as a way of complying with the COVID-19 public health guidelines being enforced by Ministry of Health and the Zambia Police, were received by PF Member of the Central Committee Hon Joseph Malanji.
Meanwhile, area UPND Chairperson Charles Nyoka, who led the defectors to the PF, said his former party is now incapacitated in the district.
And Chairman Nyoka said his defection has been necessitated by notable developments that His Excellency, President Edgar Chagwa Lungu has initiated in Vubwi..
The former District Chairperson denounced his efforts to continue campaigning against the PF in Vubwi stating that he cannot oppose development.
Meanwhile, Vubwi constituency PF aspiring Candidate Ackleo Banda has termed the defection of 750 UPND and 40 MMD members to the PF as reassuring of victory for the ruling party.
Mr Banda revealed that his nomination on the PF ticket inspired the defections as people were merely masquerading in other parties because they felt let down by their leaders.
These defections come a day after 100 other UPND officials defected to the PF in Chipata district.
Those who defected yesterday include Provincial Information and Publicity Secretary Victor Mbuzi, alongside Chipata central aspiring member of Parliament in the run up to the 2021 general election adoptions Nedson Undi and Eastern Province UPND Media Director Mung’omba Ngoma, who is also former diplomat to Angola.
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