Chishimba Kambwili
Informationa and Broadcasting Minister and PF aspiring candidate for Roan constituency Chishimba Kambwili on Monday called on voters of Chingola and other PF strongholds to emulate the voting pattern of Tongas who vote for UPND and Hakainde Hichilema in Southern Province.
Speaking at a PF political rally at Kabundi Secondary School grounds in Chingola, Dr Kambwili called on other tribes to replicate the Tonga way of voting.
He said Tongas in Southern Province only vote for UPND and their tribesman Mr Hichilema with a view of being ruled by a Tonga.
“This is selfishness and we shall copy and paste their way of voting so that they should learn that if they continue exhibiting tribalism, their leader Mr Hichilema will not rule Zambia because Southern Province or Copperbelt is not Zambia.
“In some areas our President Edgar Lungu was getting 20 votes against 16, 000 of HH. This shows selfishness. I don’t hate Tongas but I hate their manners of only wanting the Tonga for a Tonga,” he said.
Dr Kambwili who is also Information and Broadcasting Minister further said UPND and their President not to ride on tribal vote in order to rule Zambia.
He said raiding on Tribal talk will only make voters distance themselves from the UPND leader because Zambians do not want to be divided on tribal lines as they believe that they are one regardless of their tribe.
He further accused the UPND leader of not campaigning in Southern Province because his tribes men have assured of votes in the province.
“HH is not campaigning in Southern Province because he has been told not to waste time in his home province because HH’s votes are insured and guaranteed in Tongaland,” he said.