THE statement by People’s Democratic Party (PDP) President George Mpombo that no amount of political tinkering will redeem MMD made an interesting read.
It’s just this past Friday when I met Mr Mpombo in person for the first time at Ndola’s Mint Cafe situated at Jacaranda Mall.
A very close friend of mine had sought an audience with Mr Mpombo and asked me to accompany him.
In the 45 minutes my friend and I spent with Mr Mpombo, I remember him saying something to us that made me liken what is happening in the former ruling party to a person who is drowning.
Those who have studied the art of swimming refute the claims that rip-currents pull people under. It’s not the case.
People drown because they panic, become exhausted, and are not a strong enough swimmer to at least tread water.
Panic makes you fight the current and exhaust yourself. In a crisis of any kind, staying calm lets your survival instincts tell you how to survive. On the other hand, panic paralyses the mind and body, often sealing your fate.
This is exactly what is happening in the MMD. The MMD has been in a panic mode even before Rupiah Banda got elected as President of this country.
I am sure we all remember how the MMD prior to the 2008 presidential by-elections hired foreign image-builders for their candidate which we all know never worked.
If MMD managed to win the 2008 presidential by-elections it’s only because they chose to ride on the legacy of the late president Levy Mwanawasa (MHSRIP).
And who has forgotten how in trying to hoodwink the electorate, the Rupiah-led regime embarked on speedy developmental projects just before the September 2011 tripartite elections?
This is the period we saw words like “unprecedented” given a whole new meaning.
MMD as a party has done so much public relations damage it will take a miracle to save them from annihilation.
What amazes me is the stubborn attitude from certain members of this party.
If the MMD have no ears to listen to the cries of those who don’t want to see the MMD go into oblivion, they will be made to listen in some other way.
MMD is suffering from a cancerous tumour that destroys not only itself but also everything else around it.
No amount of cosmetic surgery will help to redeem or beautify MMD’s soiled image and the sooner its leaders realise this better for the party.
Kampa Senkwe