•PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu (right) greets former United Party for National Development vice president Richard Kapita who joined the Patriotic Front at a rally addressed by the President in Mwinilunga. Picture by EDDIE MWANALEZA.
By JULIUS PHIRI –
UNITED Party for National Development (UPND) vice president for politics Canisius Banda says the departure of former vice president for administration Richard Kapita to the Patriotic Front (PF) has given his party an opportunity to restructure and do better.
In his Face-Book posting, Dr Banda said people in the UPND should not become too defensive by saying that the departure of Mr Kapita was good riddance stating that it would be a mistake.
“Mr Kapita’s departure is a grand opportunity for learning and renewal in the UPND. We, in the UPND should not become too defensive by saying that it is good riddance. That would be a mistake,” he said.
Dr Banda said that Mr Kapita’s departure was based on a personal desire to reorder his life.
“And I still believe that there is a role for dissent/opposition in life. For as long we remain incapable of holding a view opposed to our own, we must saddle others with this vital responsibility,” he said.
Dr Banda said the UPND should emerge stronger now saying Mr Kapita deserves the gratitude from the party.
“Let Mr Kapita go, and may God go with him wherever he goes. We pray that wherever he goes, he will always remember to touch other people’s lives, that he will work for the security of others for therein lies his own,” he stated.
