President Rupiah Banda has declared that he will not sink so low to insult back at people in the opposition who are fond of insulting him through the media.
President Banda said when he arrived in Mansa yesterday to start a three day visit of Luapula province that despite being insulted in the media by some quarters of the opposition, as a leader he was not going to insult back.
He said instead as President and leader his work would be towards developing the country and ensuring that people are united and work together.
The President appealed to people in the country not to worry when he is insulted in the media, saying people choose to insult him and not others because he is a leader.
“I am a leader that is why they insult me and not others. I cannot stoop so low to insult people I am leading,” President Banda said.
He said though it is a duty of the opposition to criticise or insult him, people were intelligent to see whether those insults have a basis.
Mr Banda said as chosen President he is filled with humility for the trust given to him by the people of Zambia to look after the affairs of the country.
He told Mansa people that he was voted as President alongside a large majority of MPs in parliament to deliver development to all parts of the country, adding that people are able to see hospitals, schools,and roads being constructed.
“We were voted into office so that we deliver development projects like ambulances, hospitals, schools and roads that Mr Musosha (Mansa central MP) has been talking about. That is what we need to do as leaders” President Banda said.
President Banda said he was also grateful for the role the clergy were playing to unite the country and ensure peace continues to prevail.
President Banda touched down at Mansa airport at exactly 10.54 hours to start his three day tour of Luapula province.
On hand to receive him were Transport and Communication Minister Professor Geoffrey Lungwangwa, health minister Kapembwa Simbao, Luapula province minister Dr Boniface Kawimbe and technology deputy minister Chrispin Musosha.
Also at the airport to receive the President were Luapula province permanent secretary Jazzman Chikwakwa, Transport and communication permanent Secretary Dominic Sichinga and Luapula province MPs.
And explaining his visit to the Province, the President said he was in the area to start a year long programme to see if the developmental projects financed under the new budget cycle have started to be implemented.
He said government shifted the budget cycle and was preparing the budget a year before so that the implementation of projects could start in January in the New Year.
Mr Banda said in the year ahead, starting with Luapula province, he is going to be monitoring projects at every stage to ensure these are properly implemented.
He said he was determined to go as deep as he could into areas where he has not been so that people could be able to see him and a team of his hardworking ministers that are ensuring developments takes place in every corner of the country.
After addressing the people at the airport the President boarded the presidential chopper and flew to Chienge were he is expected to pay a courtesy call on Senior Chief Puta and later meet the Bwile chiefs.
And today the President is expected in Samfya where he will hold meetings with traditional rulers and also launch the ZAMPOST Boat on lake Bangweulu.
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Its just a gimmick. Just wait for the Milanzi by elections, RB will be the first one to call Sata names. HEAR THIS ONE? COPPER PRICES HAVE GONE UP DUE TO GOOD POLICIES BY MMD- GEORGE KUNDA
What really are insults?
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“Vioneni ivo vimasilu nobufi ubwakunya” Rupiah Bwezani Banda,during a campaign rally
“pamenso kuipa monga nimwana wa satana,ni satana ula munthu” RB during a live radio interview in chipata
its an offence to insult the president in zambia,,,who ever has insulted RB should be visited by the law enforcers,,,so far no one has been arrested,so no one has insulted RB
So he went all the way to Luapula to lecture on insults, well if anyone has traded insults it’s the president himself, maybe he has dementia and can’t remember what he said about others in the past. When people condemn his dead policies he calls it insults. Mr Banda is too old and irrelevant and completely out of touch with reality and has NOTHING to offer.
Shame on you Rupiah we waste all that money to fly your big belly just to go say that why not talk about development what ambulance are you talking about it is the wheel burrow ambulance your daughter sorry your wife commissioned. Ifi menso nga pungwa
Q.what is an insult??? 10 Marks. only degree holders like R Bee Should answer…
Hope he sticks to it. We are tired of cheap politics.
RB is trying to use and capitalise on villages ..he is always in villages ..while THE pact is on the media speaking english in TOWNS that 0nly about 10 % of the population can understand and 10% is conecend about politics. Villages follows what the chief tells them and RB is always with chiefs..if things were Good and straight HH was to be president.Educated zambians knows that HH is the best presidential candidat ..but .but the zambian system can not allow THAT..Zambians living in towns and abroad SORRY ..Come 2011 this statement will make sence like a past tense MMD will win again
Boza Chabe. Who sunk very low in Kasama during bye-elections and started insulting PF kaponyas passing near his rally? It was nayamasoya sinking too low for a head of state in such circumstances.
In Zambia everyone who criticizes and points out the flaws, corruption and failures of the President is insulting the president. How else will one tell the nation that the current government has faltered? Well if they regard the criticisms as insults, then, let us insult them as they wish. Definitely people wont give up criticizing when it is due. after all that is the essence of democracy, opposition parties and competition. The only way the opposition can thrive is through pointing out the failures and flaws of those in power.
Boza chabe. Who sank very low during Kasama bye-elections? A group of PF Kaponyas passed near his rally and it was Nyamasoya who started shouting “vioneni ivo vipuba! Imagine a head of state sinking so low as to trade insults with Kaponyas!
RB is a great man. I like his leadership because he focuses on real issues.
Mr president,why are we forced to buy schems in gornment clinic?am disapointed because we are told that our gornment will help the poor,shuold we die for the reason that we dont have money?