UPND YOUTHS DEMAND PETAUKE MP’S BLOCKAGE FROM PARLIAMENT OVER BROTHER’S ALLEGED THREATS
United Party for National Development UPND, in Eastern Province has called on party youths in Lusaka Province to ensure Petauke Central Member of Parliament Yaliwe Banda is restrained from attending parliamentary duties until she apologises over the alleged conduct of her brother, Emmanuel Jay Banda.
Speaking during a media briefing this morning, Provincial Youth Chairperson Lyson Nyirenda and his Vice, Cephas Mandauka, said Ms. Banda’s silence over her brother’s alleged threats against President Hakainde Hichilema raises questions about her position on the matter.
Mr. Nyirenda argued that Ms. Banda’s failure to publicly address the alleged threats could be interpreted as support for her brother’s statements.
He said the party was also concerned about what he described as the silence of the Banda family, traditional leadership in Petauke and the church over the matter.
Mr. Nyirenda further criticised the church, claiming that it had lost its value in Zambia.
He said politicians would therefore take it upon themselves to address the matter in the absence of what he considers meaningful intervention from the church and other institutions.
The UPND provincial youth leadership has since urged party youths in Lusaka Province to ensure that Ms. Banda does not attend parliamentary duties until she issues an apology over the matter.