Lusaka ~ Wednesday, 12 October 2022
By Brightwell Chabusha
PF member Chanoda Ngwira says lunatic is not a good word to use on a Republican President regardless of his shortcomings.
This follows a facebook post by a named political leader who said “if the President of Zambia Mr. Hakainde Hichilema has seen the statement by ECZ trying to force elections, but does not say anything to disregard it, then we have a lunatic in statehouse.”
But Mr Ngwira said despite disagreeing with the Head of State on many issues of governance, he does not subscribe to using “certain” words on him.
He said this in a statement today.
“I don’t agree with Mr. Hakainde Hichilema on many issues of Governance and just generally.. However I do not subscribe to using certain words on him directly or indirectly…I know I have been a culprit in that area however let’s decide to change and do clean politics regards to checks and balances,” he said.
“Lunatic is not a good word to use on a Republican President regardless of his shortcomings which are evident by the way.. This is not to say he when in opposition never used bad words on ECL… He actually never respected President Lungu…”
Mr Ngwira said the current generation should not be that which insults the Head of State.
“Yes he has not impressed many of us at all, he has failed the Zambian people in many ways, he has broken the rule of law which he has been talking about, it’s a fact he is a let down.. However, let’s respect the office atleast,” he said.
“Let our GENERATION be different from Mr. Hakainde Hichilema’s generation of disrespecting a Head of State and the office the way he did on Mr. Edgar Lungu… We must show him that there is a better way of doing politics.”
Yesterday, ECZ announced that Kabushi and Kwacha by-elections will take place on October 21 after two independent candidates reversed their withdrawals.