THE National Democratic Congress (NDC) has condemned personal attacks on President Hakainde Hichilema made by Zambia Must Prosper leader Kelvin Fube.
Fube recently appeared on TV where he accused President Hichilema of having destroyed the economy claiming that the President was greedy and stingy.
NDC spokesperson Emmanuel Malite said Fube was wrong to utter such sentiments against the Head of State.
Malite added that personal attacks on the presidency will soon make Fube’s political party “irrelevant” and be regarded as a “joker’s club.”
He noted that politicians like Fube who have gone the tribal and personal route have always ended their political careers on a bad note.
Malite advised his fellow opposition leader to focus on providing checks and balances on how the President is running the economy instead of going the personal way.
“It’s sad to see the whole of an opposition political party leader attacking the Republican President Hakainde Hichilema’s personality, describing him to be greedy and stingy instead of challenging him on how he is running the affairs of the country,” said Malite.
Malite shared that he had a lot of information on Fube that could end up ruining his political career but the NDC spokesperson said he remains silent because personal attacks won’t bring development to the nation.
“Please, bamudala, stay away from getting personal in politics. You have more to lose than HH because we know if disclosed, can be very damaging to your political career,” Malite warned.
“We all know why [Fube] left the UPND alliance, it was because of his mischievous deeds during the 2021 campaigns leading to the announcement of results. Those are the issues that caused him to lose trust from the president and miss out on being appointed in public office.”
The NDC spokesperson advised Fube to concentrate on building new political party objectives.
“Concentrate on building a new political party’ manifesto, outline what you will do better for the country because your colleague, the current President has shown tenacity towards developing this country despite the challenges, the worst drought this country has ever faced, Malite advised Fube.
He added that unlike Fube, whose development ends on his mouth, President Hichilema has managed the mining sector well, given an opportunity to every child to go to school for free and provided an economical road network which is being worked on across the country.
By Catherine Pule
Kalemba, December 4, 2024
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