Speaking in an interview with QFM News, President of the Alliance for Better Zambia (ABZ) party Fr Frank Bwalya has commented that former President Rupiah Banda has a right to make a political comeback and stand as a presidential candidate if he wants to.
Bwalya said that if Mr Banda decides to rejoin active politics, he would also have to forgo his retirement benefits, but that he has a constitutional right to participate in the politics of the nation if that is his decision.
The ABZ President’s statement contrasts with other calls from Mike Mulongoti and Bishop John Mambo who have spoken out negatively against RB’s comeback.
Bwalya said that though he is neither encouraging nor discouraging Mr. Banda to make a political comeback, his party will respect Mr. Banda’s decision if he decides to return to active politics.
“It will be up to the Zambian people to decide whether to vote him back into office if he decided vie for the presidency again or not,” Bwalya said. “The participation of young people in the country politics does not hinge on the older generation to giving way.”
He says young people should not think that they can only participate in politics when the older generation steps aside.
Fr Bwalya gives an example of himself as one of the young politicians who is participating in the country’s politics despite the presence of the older generation on the political scene.
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