Former President Edgar Lungu to Challenge Retirement Benefits Rejection in Court

1. MentalLy unstable ??
   shouldnt he first declare if he’s in or out of active politics ?
   Or he he try a Zuma tactic

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   • Ba ECL tabakwata brain, he thought he can easily take PF back. Now he doesn’t even have people following him on Saturday rans.
     Just get a job at UNZA as lecturer.

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   • Following your humiliating defeat at the hands of HH in 2021,some well-meaning Zambians advised you to retire from politics and become a statesman.But after hearing that the price of mealie-meal in the New Dawn was sky-rocketing, you quickly gathered your minions,belly-full on government crumbs,you begun jogging gunning for a triumphant return to the republican presidency.However,Myles Sampa came on scene and scuttled your plans.Panicking,you quickly dropped your crumbs and unwisely jumped into the fire.Now you feel the heat so you switch on your deceitful nature and start lying that you were just talking about the shrinking democratic space so you want your crumbs back”Nalitumpa ine”

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   • Nostrand he doesn’t have a masters. Unza no allow unqualified teachers

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2. Mr Lungu you created the situation yourself. A trap was set for you but you were too blind to see.
   Firstly you now embarrassing yourself
   Secondly Our courts are partisan so you will be lucky to get a favourable ruling.
   It’s very sad that you couldn’t go quietly and you might end up Zambia’s first destitute president.
   The constitution is not recognized in this country, thanks to you former and current presidents.

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   • @Deja Vu: When will you people accept responsibility for your actions? The bucktoothed, HIV racked, murdering and plundering asshol, Edgar “Johnathan Mutawire” Lungu announced his retirement from politics, so that he could get the generous ex-presidentl benefits, in keeping with the law he and his kind wrote. Now, the mofo has decided to return, kill and loot some more, so he has unretired from politics, which per court granted judgement, disqualifies his ass from enjoying retirement benefits. So now, the criminal sues in court, to get a treatment that is in clear contravention of the law. He did this all by himself, but some how he was entrapped..?? Come on.

   • Let’s see if Lungu is a good lawyer. We all know he is a bad president.

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3. Used to steal this former president and he will never end amazing us.

4. Politcs 24/7……its like all African Politicians are in the same whatsapp group…..Zimbabwe…South Africa…Botswana…Namibia…Congo..Kenya…and now Malawi main opposition has just fired its Secretary General on suspicion that she’s working with Chakwera and she stole millions from the party

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   • No time for research and development.

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5. For the sake of clarity, I think Lungu has done well to take this matter to Court. Most of our Laws are ambiguous or contradict. It must also be made clear whose responsibility it is to execute this Law. Last LPM decided to divide FTJ’s salary between him and his estranged wife Vera which was illegal at Law. We’ve Maureen and LPM’s retirement house. Laws must be simple and clear so that they aren’t interpreted and enforced according to the mood of the Party in government

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6. So Lungu has been in Politics since 2000…thats 24 years and he still doesn’t have any investment…he was Minister for several years and President for 2 terms and he still wants to depend on the government to build him a house and feed him???….please educate me…i don’t get it

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   • He has investments somewhere which is scared to touch

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   • @Deja Vu: No mofo, no! You should not be to or blaming us for problems you yourself acknowledge were caused by your kind. You are saying HH promised to fix your the problems your type created, so it is his fault. Why don’t you start by holding your people accountable for mess they created? Why dont you ask your people why the looted the US $4 billion they found in the national treasury, and why the borrowed another US $33 billion, and looted it also? Why don’t you ask why the destroyed almost 25% of the GDP by reducing it from US $28 billion to US $22.15 billion? Mofo, Zambia has no means to pay US $33 billion that is compounding in interest. Everything we get, from the few industries your relatives left goes to the debt..

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7. Maso a fisi, palibe angatero apulezidenti. Iye ndi munthu chabe wopanda kanthu.

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8. HH and UPND has just made it official that our National Treasury is up for grabs…..HH should be removed from office before he bankrupt our country

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   • Why didnt you say this in PF times
     They put us in this debt crisis CANT YOU SEE THAT

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   • I have organized a group to provoke the police and once the police point their guns on them we video it and sue for compensation… each K500,000.

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   • #Tikki during campaign you had a way to fix things by 14hrs after being sworn in.
     Once in office it’s excuse after excuse…. you knew that government had been borrowing money…. Zambia is not the only country in debt but you are using it to mask your failures. By the way check how much Upnd has borrowed in the last two years.
     If PF had not borrowed you were definitely going to conjure up something to pin on PF.
     Koseni fye

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9. Just forget about retirement benefits sir because you messed up by yourself.
   Next time look for best advisers

   • Next time? Kuti?

10. He wants to change the constitution to suit himself ????

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    • And fanning for trouble its obvious what his intentions are ?

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    • He refused GRZ to build him a house……….

      He left PF presidency in suspence and dependent on corruption……….

      Announced he is active in politics again, rebuking retirement benifits a crumbs………

      Now he wants to change the constitution to claim those very crumbs ???

      GRZ should use those benifits to educate 50 deserving students from primary to uni……….

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11. Us who do not read the constitution literally, can tell you that he has a very good legal point. Our lawyers have got this small case. This will set a precedent.

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    • Njala.

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12. It has now dawned on ECL that after all, CRUMBS were better than nothing at all.

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13. Didn’t someone say the building of houses for presidents will stop with me? Or am I just dreaming?

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    • That’s why this man admitted he has no vision……….

      Totally agree with.

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    • Yeah someone did say that. Lets see he went with my daddy to national service. He became a lawyer then a politician. He chanced the Presidency after the then incumbent passed away. Lets see lets see….His name is Edgar Chagwa Lungu

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14. This guy referred to his state benefits as “crumbs” now he wants those crumbs back? What a hopeless soul

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15. Laughable….! This is the guy who was the president of Zambia.

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    • LoL LoL LoL LoL LoL.

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16. ECL is a Lawyer, let’s hear what he has to say in his defense, it night help future generations of politicians.

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    • A DISCREDITED LAWYER TO BE PRECISE

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17. Imagine the level to which he has fallen, even fighting for crumbs!

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    • Iwe razor don’t you know you can live comfortably very comfortably on the “crumbs” from State House???

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18. The Lawyer for Lungu has quoted articles in our constitution, I have not read the articles those opposing are quoting.
    Could it be that, just like there is nothing forcing the president to stay at Statehouse, there is nothing clearly stated in our constitution. Lungu is a Lawyer, may be he just wants us to open our eyes!
    Surely he can survive without those benefits, let’s wait and see.

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19. The Judge will throw out the case on a technicality!
    Someone may be asked to remove their immunity first to level the playing field!
    Otherwise, Adada has screwed himself!

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20. Hh is out in 2026. Continue dreaming you scared upnd tongas haha

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21. What does retirement mean in our former president’s world?

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    • Uubomba mwibala Afwila mwibala

22. It is indeed a dramatic scenario world wide. And one is made to believe that one is a learned lawyer and former president. It us a pity thst crumbs are some reliable source of living.

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23. He wants double dipping. He was used when he was in government

24. In response to a ZO article from Zamani…When your ECL and the PF regime were denying HH and UPND freedom to campaign, why didnt you have such rubbish write ups about ECL wanting to have one party state in Zambia. Multiparty democracy means competition by different political parties to be a ruling party. When a ruling party loses elections, claiming that the party which has removed them from power is a one party state wont wash. You and your types can cause civil strive in peaceful Zambia. How can you claim that there is one party system of Southern province. There is no such agenda in Southern province nor at national level. I hope the Umodzi Kumawa doesnt have an agenda of one party in Eastern province. Stupid Zumani. Give us a break!

25. Even if ecl loses his case to challenge the government to give him his benefits now, he will still get them later after retirement or when another leader comes into statehouse. RBee got his share at a time his MMD was leading a pact with PF. So beat it or calm down.

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