{"id":82131,"date":"2026-04-03T23:14:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T23:14:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/mudolo-rebukes-mwamba-over-pf-leadership-claims"},"modified":"2026-04-03T23:17:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T23:17:53","slug":"mudolo-rebukes-mwamba-over-pf-leadership-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/mudolo-rebukes-mwamba-over-pf-leadership-claims","title":{"rendered":"Mudolo Rebukes Mwamba Over PF Leadership Claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>PATRIOTIC Front (PF) presidential hopeful Willah Mudolo has launched a blistering attack on Emmanuel Mwamba, accusing him of misleading the nation by insisting that Makebi Zulu is the party\u2019s president.<\/p>\n<p>The confrontation follows Mwamba\u2019s assertions that Makebi Zulu holds the PF presidency\u2014claims Mudolo has dismissed as not only false, but dangerously corrosive to the party\u2019s integrity.<\/p>\n<p>Mudolo did not hold back, branding Mwamba\u2019s continued statements as reckless and irresponsible, warning that they are sowing confusion on an issue that demands clarity, honesty, and strict discipline.<\/p>\n<p>At the heart of his argument, Mudolo pointed to the absence of a legitimate convention. He stressed that the Patriotic Front has not yet held a constitutionally recognized convention, outright rejecting the March 20 gathering as illegal, illegitimate, and devoid of any binding authority.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, what is being portrayed as a convention is nothing more than a fac\u0327ade\u2014one that must not be sold to Zambians or the international community as a lawful process.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHonourable Makebi Zulu is not the President of the Patriotic Front and has never been,\u201d Mudolo declared.<\/p>\n<p>He went further, accusing Makebi of forfeiting any credible claim to leadership by aligning himself with what he described as an unlawful \u201cno-name\u201d conference.<\/p>\n<p>Mudolo also turned his fire on those backing the move, describing them as a coordinated clique determined to force their way into power through irregular and unconstitutional means. He labeled them remnants of a failed administration who have shown no remorse\u2014branding them \u201cconstitutional delinquents.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a sharp escalation, Mudolo alleged that Mwamba is now using his platform to advance what he termed a cartel agenda, rather than responsibly guiding the public.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not guidance\u2014it is active participation in misleading the nation,\u201d he charged.<\/p>\n<p>He has since called on Zambians and PF members to reject the group in its entirety, warning against any attempt to manipulate or erode the party\u2019s foundation.<\/p>\n<p>Mudolo remained defiant, insisting that the Patriotic Front will not be hijacked by individuals pushing illegitimate processes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Zambia<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zambia. PATRIOTIC Front (PF) presidential hopeful Willah Mudolo has launched a blistering attack on Emmanuel Mwamba, accusing him of misleading the nation by insisting that Makebi Zulu is the party\u2019s president. The confrontation follows Mwamba\u2019s assertions that Makebi Zulu holds the PF presidency\u2014claims Mudolo has dismissed as not only false, but dangerously corrosive [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":82130,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,7,8,10,248],"tags":[233],"class_list":["post-82131","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-head-lines","category-homepage-english","category-parties","category-to-homepage","tag-zambia"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Mudolo Rebukes Mwamba Over PF Leadership Claims - Zambia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"PATRIOTIC Front (PF) presidential hopeful Willah Mudolo has launched a blistering attack on Emmanuel Mwamba, accusing hi ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/mudolo-rebukes-mwamba-over-pf-leadership-claims\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mudolo Rebukes Mwamba Over PF Leadership Claims\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"PATRIOTIC Front (PF) presidential hopeful Willah Mudolo has launched a blistering attack on Emmanuel Mwamba, accusing hi ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/mudolo-rebukes-mwamba-over-pf-leadership-claims\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Zambia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-04-03T23:14:26+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-03T23:17:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zambia\/sites\/35\/2026\/04\/sm_1775258252.500277.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/mudolo-rebukes-mwamba-over-pf-leadership-claims#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/mudolo-rebukes-mwamba-over-pf-leadership-claims\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Mudolo Rebukes Mwamba Over PF Leadership Claims\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-03T23:14:26+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-03T23:17:53+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/mudolo-rebukes-mwamba-over-pf-leadership-claims\"},\"wordCount\":357,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/mudolo-rebukes-mwamba-over-pf-leadership-claims#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zambia\/sites\/35\/2026\/04\/sm_1775258252.500277.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Zambia\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"head lines\",\"homepage-english\",\"parties\",\"to-homepage\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/mudolo-rebukes-mwamba-over-pf-leadership-claims#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/mudolo-rebukes-mwamba-over-pf-leadership-claims\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/mudolo-rebukes-mwamba-over-pf-leadership-claims\",\"name\":\"Mudolo Rebukes Mwamba Over PF Leadership Claims - 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