Mangani : People Are Tired Of MMD... As Chipata Give Him A Heroic Welcome(updated)
FORMER works and supply deputy minister Lameck Mangani yesterday brought Chipata town to a standstill.
And Mangani says there is nothing personal between him and President Rupiah Banda except that Zambians are fatigued with the MMD and want change.
Mangani, who last week resigned from the ruling MMD, arrived around 09:05 hours at Chipata Airport aboard a Proflight plane.
He was received by hundreds of both PF and MMD members led by PF Eastern Province chairperson Lucas Phiri. There were also Ngoma and Chimtali dancers at the Airport.
After greeting his sympathisers and supporters who were drawn from all parts of Chipata Central Constituency, Mangani’s motorcade which was made up of more than 60 taxis and a number of light trucks and other vehicles started off for his house in Month area.
The journey that normally takes about 15 minutes lasted close to two hours because of the amount of traffic. Traffic police officers who had mounted a roadblock near Chimzele Farms on the Airport Road watched in surprise as Mangani’s entourage passed.
Many people, with the majority being known MMD members, raised the PF symbol throughout the long procession from the airport to Mangani’s residence.
Chipata district MMD chairperson Sinoya Mwale who recently claimed that Mangani was not a factor in Chipata was spotted watching Mangani’s entourage near Chizongwe turn-off.
And many civil servants were seen raising the PF symbol as Mangani’s entourage drove through the town centre.
Initial plans by MMD to diffuse the whole procession proved futile as they were outnumbered.
At Saturday market, a pocket of sponsored MMD cadres raised a banner with words “RB nafuti nafuti” but they were overwhelmed by Mangani’s group.
Other people who stood by the road side near Chipata Motel said the government had changed from Eastern Province.
“A Rupiah aweleko tyala ndale za lero sazazikwanitsa, abaita beka mabvuto aba (Rupiah should come back because he is not going to manage modern politics because he has invited problems on his own),” some of the people said.
At around 11:05 hours, Mangani arrived at his residence with over 300 supporters.
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Bwafya saana mwe ! WE need to be liberated indeed.
Interesting indeed! ZNBC reported on their main news bulletin, on13th July that mangani was snabbed by the people, it said only the hired taxi drivers recieved him. But here its reported that Mangani recieve a thunderous welcome. Can some tell me who is telling the truth? Ofcourse i would give TUMFWEKO a benefit of doubt, mweeh! Pantu ZNBC yena, ni Lesa twafweni.