Former President Edgar Lungu has bemoaned the hypocrisy that is being seen where people say good things and then do what he described as bad things.
Speaking to ZNBC after the burial ceremony of the lat fourth President Rupiah Banda, Mr. Lungu said that if Zambians learned to dialogue with one another as was experienced during the days of mourning, the country would probably get somewhere.
“If we learn to dialogue with one another as we have experienced during the days of mourning, probably we can get somewhere as a country.
“Dialogue, genuine dialogue between all of us. Those who were in government before, and those who are in now. But what we are seeing is hypocrisy. Where people say good things and then do bad things.
“And if we can expunge the hypocrisy from our lives and just say it as it is, between now and embarking into the future, it’s a lesson we are learning from Rupiah Banda’s legacy. People have said a lot of good things.
“May those good things become part of us, the president said
ECL is 1000% right. Too much hypocrisy
Very wise ECL
I salute you my president. These are short and wise words
May God richly bless you
There is no one doing bad things. It’s your own illusion. Just be happy you are being included in programs that would have seen the position beaten during your regin. Your presidency was the worst ever in Zambia’s history
These two need each other and as a country we need them. We in Zambia are very bad at looking after our assets until they are gone. RB was a giant in his own right. I remember posting here on LT appealing to RB to sort his friend out during difficult times after elections and to my surprise he answered that call. ECL has shown maturity in our politics and deep down he could have been a much better president had the opposition co-operated during his presidency. HH now releases that we all want the same things so why can’t we achieve them together. The two leaders are showing signs of maturity and now it’s up to us to reconcile and move on as a nation.
Cage that boy from the ministry of communication and information .. That guy who speaks like he is about to spit his tongue. His language is always inflammatory.
Computer science and Henry you are lost, all the bad things Edgar lungu did to this national , today you are supporting him. Edgar lungu promoted tribalism, cadrism, criminalities thuggerism, and stealings. The commonwealth came for dialogue this useless leader refused it and even bishops asked for dialogue but the man refused. You are talking nosense you guys, Edgar lungu refused RB to go to south Africa in 2012.He is the most hypocrisy number one .
Lungu should be forgotten in the history of the unknown. Alibe nzelu munthu uyu
His statement has been interpreted in many ways by some, i guess the simplest term is to practice what we preach. The oldest tree has fallen were will the birds go. The two need each other for the betterment of the country. The talk of dialogue was supposed to be handled when violence was prevalent, now we have peace what dialogue are we going to have? Let those who have done bad be answerable to the law, the law has no dialogue. Having said that, lets be peaceful as we have witnessed during the morning period. Lets preach peace and practice what we preach.
DIALOGUE ??
WHAT DIALOGUE WAS IN PLACE WHEN ECL WAS IN POWER
THE MAN COULD EVEN ADDRESS THE NATION PROPERLY
TOO LATE TO WAKE UP !! ECL
ECL Presidency was characterized by DO AS I SAY NOT DO. He equally spoke very things but on other hand his cadres and Ministers were doing totally different things all together. So why is he complaining. We have not forgotten when publicly said I will ARREST HH AFTER WINNING THE ELECTION. But God’s time is the best and the PEPLE SAID NO BY VOTING HIM OUT. ECL did his best but as the old saying goes Just one small misdeed will soil every thing good one built over a long time of hard work. Ba ECL as former Head of State will continue being accorded the respect due to him until his time to join the ancestors dawns on him. May the handlers please ensure he avoids giving so many interviews to avoid being misquoted.
He is the last person who should be saying this. During the entire time of his presidency, ECL never did what he preached. Corruption was number one, where peace and security are concerned, do not forget the gassing and false imprisonments. Where handling of opposition is concerned, worst . Tribalism, he was the masterminder and paramount chief of it. Shame on you.
He’s the biggest hypocrite! He didn’t even allow HH at KK’s funeral.
What dialogue? The biggest hypocrite is you ECL and your fallen pf. Long live HH!.
They questioned his humbleness and wisdom. Today majority of Zambians are missing ECL and have only realised how good of a father he is. Our president ECL recognised hh as president right from the get go, while hh didn’t recognise our government nor president. We hope the upnd will match their words and actions and that they are not merely saying good things for political reasons.
Today I am spending time with my family at a lodge somewhere. It is important to spend time with the ones we love. Life is short
I think the loss of RB was too much he spoke in emotion
“We don’t want such people in our midst. We want him gone,” President Lungu told the state-owned television channel ZNBC on Sunday.
He later told Sky News: “If that is how you are going to bring your aid, then I’m afraid the West can leave us alone in our poverty. And we’ll continue scrounging and struggling.”
The State Department said in a statement that it was dismayed the Zambian government had declared that Mr. Foote’s position as ambassador was “no longer tenable.” The department said that his remarks were “the equivalent of a declaration that the ambassador is persona non grata.”- The New York Times
Dont mind this humble thief Lazy Lungu…he has no shame at all…during his time he would never allow Hakienda that close, this is a man he arrested and was in Kabwe Maximum relieving himself in a bucket. Lazy Lungu needs to first ask for forgiveness from the Zambian people for the evil acts he carried out you can not carry on pretending. Lazy Lungu you need to answer for your crimes your close aids like your Barber can not be carrying out gruesome acts without your approval.
Lungu bowing before HH in iconic. Bowman, GBM and CK should also bow together.
Lungu bowing before HH in iconic. Bowman, GBM and CK should also bow together. Lungu and his zealots are scums.
Which hypocricy is that There are 2 types of hypocricy In actions or words Political hypocrisy?? Is it part of values and ethics. Let’s go to the funeral houses to mourn yaba and reflect?? My condolences to family and mourners
Just by saying what he said, he is shown the world he is himself a Hypocrite, disingenuous and ungrateful person. As usual, continuing in his divisive ton, I mean, it’s clear he is poking at HH.
Anyway, I am NOT surprised, he is scared that now the man who was a custodian of their peace deal with HH is now gone, he fears, HH will now go after him…….Kikiki…he is now scared like a chicken and issuing such statements.
Don’t worry, HH is not vengeful as you people try to portray him. In future, if you get locked up it’s NOT because people are not doing what they said during RB’s funeral, but because of the wrongs you did. He trying to create a false alibi
Uyu munthu ni hypocrite . He arrested HH ,blocked him and said a lot of bad things about him yet now he’s bowing before HH so that he won’t get retribution.
Whilst Edgar led a very bad government, he should still have been given ten minutes at the state funeral at showgrounds to say something just like the other former heads of state, for example Botswana had a government representative speak as well as the former head of state speak. Carrying Edgar Lungu as a passenger through out the program was not the best, let us see real unity please
This man is the greatest hypocrite alive. Instead of being repentant he is arrogant and proud. Useless man
The PF government was the worst, each time I pass through the toll gate between Ndola and Kitwe, I fail to understand how that simple shelter with some simple communication machine can cost 78 million kwacha (4.3 million United States dollars). Edgar, just how? Somebody will be answerable for that one day, just one day
Suddenly he transforms into a wise man. When he was in power he never wanted to take the advice he is giving. The man never wanted this dialogue and never wanted to speak to the media not realizing the journalists represented a part of democracy.
Really laughable how the mighty have fallen…look at him even the suit doesnt fit him gone are the taylor made suits supplied by Zambian taxpayers. Look at him bowing down ..humble thief …really laughable…I can not wait for this chap who was boasting of having a sack of money being locked up.
Y’all !d!0+$ now want to read anything my only surviving president says.
Your president hh who is our president may want to normalize relations with ECL and all you hypocrites want is to analyze his speech, misinterpret his narrative and pour loads of bullcrap at what the former president says.
My appeal to hh is to keep working to normalize relations with ECL. He is the only one you have now.
This Thorn in the Flesh – Of all the bloggers, YOU @ This Thorn in the Flesh Y`should be the last to call others !d!0+$ ???? Yet you are one of the !d!0+$ HERE who day-in and day-out was filling space here on LT that you will never allow HH to enter plot 1, you are forgetting? No excuses, ECL said it and mearnt exactly how many people have interpreted it, if you want to interprete it differently, that is your problem BUT dont call others !d!0+$. The ball is in ECL`s court and NOT HH, so if ECL wants to normalize relationship, he shouldn’t be issuing two-fold meaning statements. He is former President and should be issuing statements that can not be misinterpreted. Y`are right, HH is normalizing and ECL isn’t doing much.
Did anyone see GBM or Wynter Kabimba at RB’s funeral?