All PF candidates in Northwest file

ALL Patriotic Front (PF) parliamentary candidates in North-western province have successfully filed in their nominations for the August 12 polls.

Provincial chairman, Jackson Kungo, said all the adopted candidates had met all the requirements to file in their nominations and were now in the field.

Mr Kungo said that in Chavuma, the party has fielded in Enock Kapalu, Zambezi East and West Jonathan Mwendelema and Charles Kakoma respectively.

In Kabompo, the PF has fielded in Joseph Sangonga, Anosh

Chipawa in Manyinga, Ormond Musonda in Kasempa, Davies Mbalau in Mufumbwe and Peter Fisher in Ikelenge.

Others are Maureen Jitanda in Kalumbila, Milner Katolo in Solwezi Central and Richard Taima in Mushindamo.

In Kabompo, the PF has Jonathan Sangonga while in Mwinilunga Brighton Matoka has been fielded.

Mr Kungo said he was confident that the ruling party would scoop the seats this time around.

He said this is because the party has become the people’s choice and that the candidates it has fielded in credible ones.

“We have the best candidates in the province and am very confident that we are going scoop the seats,” Mr Kungo said.

He urged the party functionaries not to relent but continue recruiting more new members in order to maximise the presidential vote.

Meanwhile, the UPND in Chavuma has fielded Victor Lumai while in Zambezi west and east it has fielded Kelvin Vumengo and Brian Kambita.

In Kabompo it has fielded Ambrose Lufuma, Robert Lihefu in Manyinga, Elliot Kamondo in Mufumbwe and Brenda Tambatamba in Kasempa.

Others are Elijah Muchima in Ikelenge, Newton Samakai in Mwinilunga, Nicholas Mukumbi in Kalumbila, Stafford Mulusa and

Kelvin Katakwe in Solwezi central and Mushindamo constituencies respectively.