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Bolt from the blue. In a move that is likely to catch Big Bullets fans off-guard, the club’s former chair Hassam Jussab has made it loud and clear that he will only contest at the club’s controversial polls scheduled for tomorrow morning if the current executive board gives its seal of approval for the extraordinary general meeting (EGM) to take place.
As if that is not enough, Super League governing body—Sulom—has said it will only recognise the results of the elections if they are held in line with the club’s constitution.
Jussab, who has been earmarked for the popular outfit’s hot seat, stated yesterday that if the supporters will conduct the polls without the consent of the executive, then he should be counted out.
“As our former legal advisor Gaston Mwenelupembe rightly put it, the supporters have no right to call for elections. Let them follow the procedures and convince the current executive board to call for an EGM, otherwise I personally do not want to be part the mess.
“I also find it very absurd that the supporters committee is ignoring the executive board which is legally mandated to run the affairs of the club. There are very reputable and mature people in the board who can help turn things around at Bullets, but the problem we have is that some few greedy fans think they own the club,” said Jussab.
The former Bullets boss, who commands respect among the club’s faithful, said while there is need to start afresh, the supporters should appreciate that the board is doing something behind the scenes to turn the club into a commercial entity.
“There is indeed need to start afresh but we have to do it in a proper manner, we are all members of the Bullets family and we should all be seen to be fighting for the cause of the club,” said Jussab.
Sulom general secretary Chris Kamphinda Banda said: “All the members of the club are bound by their constitution, so if they are going by the constitution, then we’ll have no problems.”
Apparently, the club’s supporters committee eased down a gear yesterday, saying it was planning to meet the executive board later on yesterday to discuss the issue of elections.
“We met as a committee yesterday and it was agreed that we should meet the executive board and present our views on why there is need for fresh polls. We have realised that if we continue to operate in isolation, we are not going to address the problems that are there,” said Chidzulo yesterday.
He also said a decision on whether the elections will take place tomorrow was expected to be made at the said meeting as went to press.
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