NEW Congress Party (NCP) president Peter Chanda says former president Edgar Lungu’s family commended his decision to leave the Tonse Alliance following wrangles in the grouping, because Lungu’s legacy would have been ruined. Chanda also says his decision to cut ties with the PF and Tonse Alliance was motivated by PF acting president Given Lubinda, who allegedly gave him an ultimatum to appear before him within 24 hours or have his top party members take over the NCP leadership. Speaking on Diamond TV, Wednesday, Chanda explained that he decided to leave the Tonse Alliance because the internal wrangles were making it difficult to achieve the purpose for which the alliance was formed. “On the night of Monday, I received a...

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