Given Lubinda Says He Won’t Leave PF

Given Lubinda says President Michael Sata’s reference to him as a rebel was done as a joke.
In an interview, the Kabwata PF member of parliament said those who think he would leave the ruling party were wrong.
“Those who think I will leave PF have it totally wrong. I won’t abandon the ship because one or two of my passengers are uncomfortable with me. It will be irresponsibility to the party. Should I also leave Zambia because one or two people don’t like me?” he asked.
Lubinda said there was nothing that had happened to him to warrant his leaving the party.
He said was not worried about his PF membership in 2016.
Lubinda said he was more concerned about today and not what would happen in 2016.
“I am not worried about 2016 but worried about today. My worry is, am I representing the people of Kabwata? Am I inspiring them? Am I contributing to the spreading of love?” asked Lubinda after being asked if he would still be a PF member in 2016.
He said the general membership of the PF would be the best judges.
Asked about President Sata’s reference to him as a rebel, Lubinda responded: “He says things in jest, especially if he says it in my presence. It is not the President’s attitude towards me, no! The President has on a number of occasions referred to me as zayelo (coloured), you have not reported about it. But because he refers to me as rebel then it makes headlines.”
Lubinda said what was in the PF was much bigger than that which he said was against him.
“I enjoy fraternal relations with the majority members of the PF,” said Lubinda.
On the road developmental projects taking place in his constituency, Lubinda said the people of Kabwata were very excited with the projects on Chilumbulu and Burma roads.
He said once completed, the two roads would improve the floor of traffic within the constituency.
Lubinda said traffic congestion was a huge drain on national productivity and that an improvement in the congestion would have a direct impact on productivity.
“Kabwata Constituency has been the fastest growing constituency over the last 10 years and it will be the first constituency to have dual carriageways. This will increase the value of properties along these roads,” he said.
Lubinda further said he was in constant touch with the contractors working on the roads to ensure that most of the people engaged to work were from the constituency.