THE UPND through its consultant Mark Simuuwe says former President Edgar Lungu has been a missed call the very first time he was adopted to complete late President Micheal Sata’s term.
In a statement, Simuuwe condemned the behaviour of Lungu at yesterday’s press briefing where the Tonse Alliance unveiled its candidate for the Kawambwa parliamentary by election.
During the presser, the former President claimed that government was planning on stopping him from campaigning for his candidate in Kawambwa by freezing the airspace.
Responding to Lungu’s propaganda, Simuuwe stated that the claims made by the former president were baseless as no such publication or attempt has been made by government.
“When the people of Kawambwa expect a presser full of content on what the Tonse candidate will do for the people of Kawambwa , ECL, Sean Tembo and all Tonse leaders wasted time talking about themselves as victims of ‘corruption’ arrests, claiming it is political oppression, when the people of Kawambwa are aware of mysterious 48 houses and Ukwa bags so far recovered,” wrote Simuuwe.
The UPND consultant said the former president should know that what made him lose elections is the same propaganda he is spreading of citing things that do not even exist.
“He lacks leadership skills and this is why he fails to run a party. Secondly, ECL has never managed any party successfully from the time he became a politician as MP. This is what some people do not realise. He has never been inspiring with his contentless speeches to the electorates,” shared Simuuwe.
He wondered what message one would get from Lungu’s speech for yesterday if all they did was talk about government.
Simuuwe added that Zambians are not gullible to put Lungu back into office.
“Where were they when citizens were being gassed , and hacked with machetes? Where were they when mines were being closed and liquidated, relegating thousands of citizens to to joblessness? Where was ECL when council workers in Kawambwa were going 7-15 months without salaries? Where was ECL when thousands of pupils in Kawambwa were not going to school because education was seen as a cost under ECL?” Simuuwe questioned.
“Where were Tonse leaders when the Electoral Commission of Zambia, under ECL was registering infants in Luapula and foreigners in a bid to rig elections? Where was Sean Tembo and ECL when some citizens were getting more than one NRC, under ECL for them to start attacking the ECZ when nothing wrong has been done?”
He said the former president’s rantings only demonstrate his lack of agenda or message for the people of Kawambwa again.
By Catherine Pule
Kalemba, November 28, 2024
