By Isaac Zulu
NDC president Saboi Imboela has charged that some lumpens are colluding with UPND in order to destabilize the party.
Imboela said the UPND is using state institutions to destabilize and destroy the National Democratic Congress party like they are doing with the Patriotic Front.
She said the purported NDC Conference that was held in Kabwe on Sunday has and will never have the blessings of the NDC National Governing Council.
Imboela said that the National Democratic Congress party members that convened in Kabwe with a view to usher in new office bearers were individuals aligned to the ruling party and want to destroy some opposition political parties.
“As I speak to you, they have convened in Kabwe in the disguise of holding a National Governing Council meeting. But they are having a meeting that is only aimed at causing confusions in the NDC and eventually destabilize the party,” Imboela said. “Some National Democratic Congress party members are colluding with the UPND government to destabilize and destroy the NDC just like they are doing with the Patriotic Front. The thing is that some lumpens within NDC are colluding with the UPND in order to destabilize and destroy the National Democratic Congress party.”
She said no amount of political maneuvers will allow the National Democratic Congress party to disintegrate, saying the current leadership is focused on ensuring that it continues providing effective checks and balances against the ruling party.
“We have been through this with ba CK (Chishimba Kambwili) and Mr (Joseph) Akafumba. So we will not allow any schemes that might make us lose focus. And I will personally not allow anybody from destabilizing the National Democratic Congress party,” said Imboela.
