We are still popular - UPND
WE are still popular despite the resignation of our councillors in Lufwanyama on the Copperbelt, the United Party for National Development (UPND) has declared.
UPND deputy national spokesperson, Cornelius Mweetwa, said that the resignations of the four councillors had not affect the party in anyway, insisting that the opposition party was the people’s choice in Lufwanyama.
He said that come 2021, his party was positive of forming the next government.
Mr Mweetwa said in Livingstone that before the recent resignation of the four councillors, the party had 50 councillors on the Copperbelt.
“Before the resignation of four UPND councillors in Lufwanyama, UPND had 50 councillors on the Copperbelt. That was far back in 2016...you can imagine in 2021 what is going to happen.
“Copperbelt is flipping and there is no question about it. Even the victory of Roan Member of Parliament is substantially attributable to the UPND,” Mr Mweetwa said.
Mr Mweetwa, who is also Choma Central Member of Parliament (MP), charged that PF had been coercing UPND councillors to defect.
“And now we here they are in the tune of K300,000 for a councillor to resign and join the PF. And people are asking...is the UPND losing ground and grip to the PF? No, that is not the situation,” he said.
He charged that councillors were resigning because the amounts of money being put on the table were too colossal for weak souls.