Nkombo Linked to M’membe, Mahtani & Kabimba’s Plot to Suspend Presidential By-Election After the purported firing of Edgar Lungu as ruling Patriotic Front Secretary General last night, the infamous cartel of Post Newspaper owner Fred M’membe, Finance Bank chairman Rajan Mahtani and disgraced former Lusaka town clerk Wynter Kabimba is moving to suspend the presidential by-election due in January 2015. M’membe, who is having a series of meetings at his office with various individuals, has lined up a catalogue of plans to ensure power does not slip the hands of the cartel. Their first plan was to ensure their “A Team” member Guy Scott was in charge who in turn will restore Kabimba to the position of Secretary General by getting rid of Edgar Lungu. The succeed to install Scott as acting President using their stooge Attorney General Musa Mwenye. M’membe is also moving the plot to Parliament where United Party for National Development (UPND) Mazabuka MP Garry Nkombo has sold out to the cartel. Nkombo has promised to convince his fellow UPND MPs to join some weak MMD souls and others in PF to push a motion in parliament that elections shouldn’t be held within 90 days as per constitutional provision but in 2016 because it’s an unnecessary expenditure. The Nkombo factor is a back-up plan by the cartel who believe that should imposing Scott as acting president till 2016 fail, they still have another of their allies – Patrick Matibini – to take charge of the Presidency as caretaker. According to Zambia Reports sources, M’membe has earmarked his puppet Speaker Matibini as a caretaker president if his plan to change the constitution through parliament succeeds. This is the next step in the power game. “They are doing everything and anything at all cost to retain control of government. The suspension of elections and chosing Matibini as a caretaker leader is one of their plans,” the source said. The cartel has also been courting UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema for a possible alliance. zambiareports/2014/11/04/nkombo-linked-mmembe-mahtani-kabimbas-plot-suspend-presidential-election/
Posted on: Tue, 04 Nov 2014 06:47:00 +0000
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