PF Violence Forces Chikwelete To Resign

Robert Chikwelete says it is meaningless to remain in the Patriotic Front because it has lost direction.
Chikwelete, who was until yesterday PF Chawama Constituency chairman, said he had resigned from the party he joined in 2004 because it had lost its values. He said the spate of violence that had rocked the party made it difficult for him to continue as a member. “I expected to see unity of purpose and discipline within the party.
Instead, what has emerged in the last few weeks is civil disorder and gross acts of indiscipline by PF members. I have, therefore, today (yesterday) decided to resign from the PF as a member as I don’t want to be associated with the happenings in this party,’ Chikwelete said.
He said he joined the PF because it offered hope for Zambians that were suffocated by the MMD regime. Chikwelete said the events that had occurred from the time president Michael Sata died were an embarrassment not only to members but to the general public. “The spate of violence which we have seen makes it difficult for me to continue as a member of the party.
As a ruling party, one would expect PF to lead by example,” said Chikwelete. Last week, former PF secretary general Wynter Kabimba resigned from the ruling party citing recent happenings.