Money: Katumbi snubs MMD Presidential aspirant Nevers Mumba

April 25, 2012 | Filed under: Breaking News | Posted by:

By DEAN MWAANGA (Daily Mail)
MMD presidential aspirant Nevers Mumba’s attempts to hold high-level discussions with Katanga governor Moise Katumbi (top right) on Tuesday drew a blank after he was told – ‘no sir, we only deal with governments.’
According to protocol officers in the governor’s office in Lubumbashi, Mr Katumbi refused to meet Dr Mumba (left) who is in the Democratic Republic of Congo for the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Bishops Conference.
Dr Mumba tried to use the opportunity to meet Mr Katumbi, who under the leadership of President Mwanawasa, was declared a prohibited immigrant. Dr Mumba was Vice-President between 2003 and 2004 in the Mwanawasa administration.
A protocol officer in governor Katumbi’s office said: “Dr Mumba’s people were told that we don’t deal with individuals, we deal with governments. Dr Mumba should have come through the Zambian consular.”
Dr Mumba was appointed High Commissioner to Canada under President Rupiah Banda’s administration. President Sata last year withdrew him from his diplomatic mission upon the Patriotic Front government’s ascendancy to power and he immediately declared to gun for the MMD presidency.
His campaign has been pegged on relentless attacks on President Sata’s leadership, prompting Information, Broadcasting and Labour Minister Fackson Shamenda to say the PF government has a more serious duty to perform instead of squabbling with Dr Mumba.
The Daily Mail yesterday made several calls to Dr Mumba but the phone was either ‘outside coverage area or switched off’.
Senior Zambian government officials have deemed Dr Mumba’s failed meeting with Mr Katumbi as a fundraising venture.
PF secretary general Wynter Kabimba said Dr Mumba has become so desperate in his quest to hijack the MMD, a party he never formed.
He said Dr Mumba thinks he can mobilise funds from everyone to fund his political ambitions.
Mr Kabimba said Dr Mumba’s actions must also be a warning to the former ruling party that “the man can do anything to get the leadership of the party”.
Mr Kabimba said governments in the region should be wary of politicians that want to get to power by all means.
Matero member of Parliament Miles Sampa, who is also Finance and National Planning deputy minister, said: “From a financial perspective, it would be interesting to see how he gets this money into the country.”

THIS STORY WAS WRITTEN BY THE GOVERNMENT FUNDED AND CONTROLLED DAILY MAIL

 

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68 Responses to Money: Katumbi snubs MMD Presidential aspirant Nevers Mumba

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  1. If Nevers rules zambian in 2016 then voters are sick: its not possible to have NM in plot one: a mosquito can rule not NM

    Nthengeni Bwino - April 26, 2012
    14:09

  2. mmmmmmmmmm very funny !!!!!

    The Master - April 26, 2012
    12:04

  3. Katumbi has not learnt a lesson from the late president of Malawi who embarrased Sata (when in opposition). When Sata became president, you know what happened.

    Howard Mulenga - April 25, 2012
    23:22

  4. @kokoliko thats true!

    Barotseland Black Bull - April 25, 2012
    19:28

  5. Lozi bull u are stupid,respect others.bloggers here are more important than parties pf,mmd,upnd,add and so forth afterall u are not a lozi bull maybe a bamba.

    Barotseland Black Bull - April 25, 2012
    19:25

  6. DR NEVERS YOU BELONG TO THE PULPIT THATS YOUR OFFICE,THE TRUTH IS THAT YOU HAVE DEMOTED YOURSELF,POLITICS IS A DIRTY GAME UZASILA MUDALA!
    LOOK AT THE WAY U K W A MADE FAN OF YOU PAMALILO, ITS NOT LATE YET, YOU PREACHED WITH AUTHORITY AND POWER BUT WHY STOOP SO LOW THIS TIME YOU ARE EVEN TRYING TO MEET KATUMBI FOR WHAT MAN OF GOD, IF ITS MONEY DO YOU KNOW HOW HE FOUND THAT MONEY……..
    ABUSA PLSE COME BACK HOME YOU CERTAINLY HAVE NOTHING TO OFFER POLITICALLY….Can someone tell me too where victory bible church is?

    green benz - April 25, 2012
    18:49

  7. Why can’t the man of God concentrate on rather than politics, such pipo wil always be embarrassed as they use God’s name in vain

    sedat chingaipe - April 25, 2012
    17:57

  8. PF is suffering from fear diarrhea, Nevers is Zambia’s next president. Katumbi can never refuse Nevers access, foolish of GRZ propaganda.

    STAND UP FOR ZAMBIA - April 25, 2012
    16:50

  9. Katumbi is a man of principles, he cant tolerate such non sense from Mumba. Let people know that ba mumba teti batuteke.

    ray - April 25, 2012
    16:36

  10. Declaring the covering of the blood of Jesus upon Dr Mumba, his family and supporters, Psalm 91.

    Zambia shall be saved - April 25, 2012
    15:52

  11. so the chap is broke.Well done Katumbi!

    REX NONGGO - April 25, 2012
    15:51

  12. NEVERS WILL NEVER RULE THIS COUNTRY,,COME RAIN OR NOT.

    One Two - April 25, 2012
    15:51

  13. @Nambao Ilukungu,
    U’re useless,why cn’t u be positive
    when commenting?
    Why mentioning PF?

    Are we Fools ?
    Where u there in Taiwan?
    Idiot,”Shupiti.

    Lozi Bull - April 25, 2012
    15:21

  14. Ah!ba nevers kanshi mulaenda! u went to lubumbashi? ever on this earth we need one another!Nawibukisha that chorus of singers(they are more famous with Anglican church in Tanzania now) u chased from u church in kitwe because they were becoming more famous, asked their due, and on top of that they were Kasa! Mwa mona nomba! you went in there to seek support from one of their countryman!Akukanila! but talekupata iyoo! ifyo wapata ba kasai!

    kamalondo - April 25, 2012
    14:53

  15. Thanks to katumbi who understands protocal,Let this Desparet animal,Who is God’s protestant sit down and think.My advise to him is to Go back and lead the flok in God’s house.
    Mumba or whatever you call yourself,Your calling is being a postor (Man of God) and not politics GET THAT INTO YOUR THICK HEAD.

    ukafwila mulubembu,lobe, batiila uukwebele mfwa yanoko,mutanshi.Be warned!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11.

    umuntu mutwe - April 25, 2012
    14:41

  16. Just a few days ago, 2 senior Cabinet Ministers had a press conference where they said that Nevers was a NON ISSUE!!!! If the man is a non Issue then why all these headlines about him by the PF controlled press. Just ignore the man!!!!!

    Or you can’t because you know he is the next President of Zambia. Then be man enough and accept it like MMD have accepted Ukwa (painful as it may be).

    Terry Boy - April 25, 2012
    14:31

  17. The reported story is not true and wrong get fact and inform the nation acuretly,he preach this morng and neva at one time went to see katumbi.im at the sadc conference.politics out and we were blessed,hes stil a preacher.

    Welawela - April 25, 2012
    14:27

  18. What a circus! This country needs more proper universities, and sensible churches so that its masses can get a life! Otherwise, we’re in trouble forever!

    Kokoliko - April 25, 2012
    13:48

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