Former Government Chief Whip Steve Chungu has advised the UPND Government to stop issuing threats against former president Edgar Lungu.
Speaking in an interview in Luanshya, Mr Chungu said it was unfortunate that each time Mr Lungu expressed his views over the governance of the country he was being criticized and threatened by those in power.
” There is no need to trouble president Lungu, there is no need for the harassment of Mr Lungu ,there is no need for the arrests” Mr Chungu said.
Mr Chungu said President Hakainde Hichilema should be the one to come out and advise all the UPND cadres threatening the former Head of State to stop issuing such threats and insults against Mr Lungu.
He added that President Hakainde Hichilema should know that at one time he is also going to be the former Head of State adding that by allowing threats and harassments against Mr Lungu he was setting a very bad precedent.
Mr Chungu who is also Luanshya Constituency former law maker said instead of harassing and issuing threats against those with divergent views over the governance of the country, the UPND Government should concentrate on addressing the challenges the country is currently going through.
Mr Chungu further said that Zambia needs the hand of God to pull through its various challenges such as the high cost of living and power loadshedding among others.
” God is not on our side, we are going through serious difficulties ,we need to kneel down to God and pray for us to over come these problems as a nation,” he said.
He said Zambians regardless of their social status need to humble themselves before God, if the problems the country is faced with are to be addressed.
Mutaware avale chimulomo chake, mambala wa kantu!
Kodi Chungu na Lungu ni chiwongo chimodzi?
He is even lucky they are just threatening. If anything he should be behind bars.
When you threaten instead of action then you are either afraid of the person or you have nothing on him. Would it make sense to threaten a thief caught red handed instead of handing him over to the police?
I thought it IS Lungu who is doing the threatening.
ECL is a Failure but unfotunately he is the only one left who can speak his mind without being brought to book like us normal folk
Yes us we will be locked up for protesting. The overzealous police is all eyes for anyone exercising his democratic rights. Opposition parties you must sponsor UNZA to do a research on which Zambians are being arrested for the past three years. Opposition members or UPND members?
Both HH and Lungu are clowns….both useless Bandits….both demagogue Politicians
Chungu is very dull……….
Lungu is in active politics……..
Such is the nature of african politics…….
What people seem not understand is that HH has not forgotten the days he stayed in a government hotel called Mukobeko. Of course the charge of treason was too extreme but HH must concede that his actions that day were too childish and too daring. I’m sure if someone plays that prank on him that person will be mailed like meat for a barai.
HH did not attend Ramaposa’s inauguration. HH did not attend the SADC summit. All these because he failed his life would be in danger… flying over Zimbabwe and entering Zimbabwe. Never have I heard of such concerning a head of State.
But he could have flown to South Africa via Botswana or via Mozambique
Felt*