Our manifesto is credible - UPND
OUR newly launched party manifesto is not a forgery and let those who want to sue us for breach of copyright laws go ahead, UPND deputy Secretary General, Patrick Mucheleka has dared.
Mr Mucheleka was reacting to remarks by Government deputy chief whip, Tutwa Ngulube, that the much publicised UPND 2021-2026 manifesto was in fact a forgery and a product of stolen photos and images from other people’s websites.
Mr Ngulube said it was shameful that the UPND plagiarised the manifesto by repeatedly copying word for word statements from a South African mining company website and subsequently gave the UPND a 48 hours in which to withdraw the document.
But in an interview, Mr Mucheleka dared Mr Ngulube to go ahead and sue the UPND party.
“Tutwa Ngulube’s ignorance should be ignored as he is bent on destructing UPND’s agenda on addressing serious issues affecting the people.
“If he thinks the party breached the copyright laws, let him sue us,” Mr Mucheleka said.
Mr Mucheleka said it was an insult for Mr Ngulube to claim that the UPND plagiarized the manifesto when the party has intelligent and competent members who formulated it.
On Friday last week, the UPND launched its manifesto for 2021 to 20 26.
Meanwhile, the UPND has been challenged to make its constitution easily accessible for public debate and scrutiny,
PF media director, Sunday Chanda who challenged the UPND to make its constitution available wondered why it has kept it in the shadows and out of public domain.
“While PF's constitution is easily accessible for public debate and scrutiny, where is the UPND constitution?” Mr Chanda asked in a statement yesterday.