Opposition Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) faction has backed calls for the opposition political parties in the country to form one political party that will be able to provide effective checks and balances to the Patriotic Front (PF) government.
Faction Spokesperson Bernard Mpundu says the current situation where there are too many opposition political voices in country providing checks and balances is as bad as shouting in the wilderness.
He notes that the opposition voice is fragmented to give credible checks and balances to the government.
Mr. Mpundu says the opposition political parties in the country should emulate how the opposition political parties in Kenya came together to form alliances leading to one opposition grouping winning the presidential elections.
Meanwhile, Mr. Mpundu has expressed happiness that some senior leaders in the MMD hierarchy have allegedly endorsed calls for the MMD to host a national convention which should elect a new leadership of the party.
Mr. Mpundu has maintained that under Dr. Nevers Mumba’s leadership, the former ruling party is headed nowhere as far as getting back to power is concerned.