Chawama Exodus: Opposition Loses 595

Published from Blogger Prime Android AppFormer PF and Socialist Party members officially join the ruling party, strengthening its grassroots presence and highlighting the opposition’s decline.

By Francis Maingaila ♥️ 
Lusaka, Zambia24 (23-08-2025) - The United Party for National Development (UPND) has welcomed 595 defectors from the Patriotic Front (PF) and Socialist Party (SP) in Chawama Constituency, marking another blow to opposition credibility.

Presidential Mobilization Team (PMT) National Coordinator, Burden Mfungwe, said the defections exposed the failures of the opposition, which he described as divided, ineffective, and disconnected from the people’s needs. “The PF thrived on violence and division, the Socialist Party has failed to deliver any real solutions, and both have lost the confidence of Zambians,” Mfungwe said.

He urged the defectors to fully integrate into UPND, warning against bringing the disunity that crippled their former parties. “UPND is about progress, peace, and development. From today, you are part of a movement that delivers real change, not empty promises,” he stressed.
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Mfungwe highlighted key achievements under President Hakainde Hichilema, including ending cadreism, expanding democratic freedoms, introducing free education, and ensuring communities have access to loans, grants, and cash-for-work programs. “These are the reasons citizens are leaving the opposition in droves,” he said.

Chawama Constituency Chairperson, Andrew Zulu, also criticized the opposition for neglecting communities, saying: “While the PF and SP ignored the needs of the people, UPND has delivered peace, development, and opportunities for all.”

The PMT reaffirmed its mission to expand UPND’s grassroots structures, saying the wave of defections demonstrates the ruling party’s dominance and the opposition’s irrelevance.

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