Sport Minister Chishimba Kambwili’s camp has comprehensively defeated a group backed by Patriotic Front Secretary General Wynter Kabimba and Vice-President Guy Scott in the PF Copperbelt provincial elections.
Stardy Mwale, backed by Kambwili, emerged winner of the PF Copperbelt province executive committee as chairman defeating Richard Musukwa.
Dr Scott, Tourism minister Sylvia Masebo and Kabimba were on the Copperbelt to decampaign Kambwili and Copperbelt minister Mwenya Musenge’s team.
Kambwili, the PF Central Committee National Youth Chairman, is harbouring presidential ambitions and sometimes claims he has been endorsed by President Sata for the 2016 elections.
The winner of the chairmanship Mwale polled 293 votes against his closed contender Musukwa who managed to poll 222 votes.
ZANIS reports from Ndola that in the women’s wing Hildah Kawesha won the position of chairlady with 177 votes against her rival Mary Banda who is the former chairlady for Copperbelt who managed 113 votes.
In the youth wing Luashya mayor Nathan Chanda has won the position of youth chairperson with 337 votes against Jonas Kalyati who polled 140 votes.
There was jubilation after Mwale lead team managed to win all the positions except for the position of Vice youth Information and Publicity Secretary which was won by Musukwa’s team.
And newly elected youth chairperson Chanda pledged to work with all the youths in the province despite their political affiliation.
Chanda said he would ensure that youths in the province access youth empowerment funds and that he will not allow them to be used as instruments of violence by any leader.
And police sources at the center said the elections were generally violent free but confirmed that six cadres who were causing confusion during the elections had been detained.
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