Foreign affairs minister Given Lubinda has dared Patriotic Front secretary general Wynter Kabimba to expel him from the ruling party following allegations he leaks confidential information to online media.
Kabimba, who is working hard to remove any potential threat to his PF presidential ambitions, has given Lubinda a 7-day ultimatum to exculpate himself from allegations he is working with opposition UPND and MMD members of parliament.
The justice minister is alleging that Lubinda, a popular parliamentarian in Lusaka’s Kabwata constituency, has been giving the Zambian Watchdog and the Daily Nation confidential information about the government.
Parts of Kabimba’s letter to Lubinda read; “tt is further alleged that you have been responsible for planting some of the adverse articles in the Daily Nation newspaper against the party and its leadership. In your collaboration with some opposition MPs you have been responsible for leaking confidential information to them which information came into your possession as a senior member of the party.
“Such information has been regularly posted by your collaborators or yourself on the Zambian Watchdog so as to discredit the image of the party and its leadership. Your alleged acts are in breach of your obligation as a member under the party Constitution for which the party intends to institute disciplinary action against you. In view of the foregoing I would be obliged to receive from you an exculpatory statement within seven days from the date hereof for reference to the disciplinary committee for consideration and determination of this matter.”
Responding to media queries today, Lubinda has said he is ready for Kabimba who he has accused of sowing seeds of division in the party.
Lubinda has told Kabimba, who from the time they were in the opposition has considered him a threat, that no single individual should claim to have given the PF victory in the September 2011 elections.
Kabimba is also engaged in a power struggle with defence minister Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba whom he removed from the Central Committee and replaced with his mistress Sylvia Masebo.
There are indications that President Sata may not contest the 2016 elections on medical grounds and senior PF members are fighting for the top position.
Camps have emerged in PF with Lubinda, Kabimba and GBM all reported to have their own following. However, Kabimba wants to get rid of any potential threat and is scheming against Lubinda and GBM.
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