By Peter Sinkamba
BURYING ECL IN TEMPORAL GRAVE IN SOUTH AFRICA IS NOW IN BEST INTEREST OF FAMILY & THE NATION
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The nation is bigger than government, because governments are temporal: they come and go. However, the nation lasts forever.
The drama that transpired last week, regarding the forceful grabbing of ECL mortal remains from Two Mountains morgue, and subsequent post mortem, without the knowledge and presence of the family and the court (sheriff), shook the nation terribly. The act by the Zambian Government, in collusion with the South African police, was worse than witchcraft.
The family is extremely traumatised and devastated by the act. They are not even sure whether any organs were harvested from the body. They now have to endure more expenses of hiring a pathologist to reexamine the body to check on whether any organ was harvested from the body.
Two Mountains morgue management wrote to the Lungu family to inform them they will not accept ECL body anymore. The family had to run around to find an alternative secure morgue. Now, government has demanded that it wants to know the new morgue contracted to keep ECL’s body. Government says it wants to access the body again.
After the traumatising and devastating events of government acts last week, only a foolish family would show government the new location of the morgue, unless so compelled by a court order.
To avoid further traumatising and devastating events, the best solution for now is to use the Kwame Nkrumah formula. In the Nkrumah case, Ghana’s first president, died on April 27, 1972, in Romania and was initially buried in Guinea-Conakry where he lived in exile. Nkrumah’s body was later returned to Ghana and buried in his hometown of Nkroful in July 1972.
In 1992, his remains were exhumed and moved to the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park in Accra, where he now rests in a marble mausoleum. I have visited this mausoleum several times.
ECL deserves the Nkrumah formula. Temporal burial in South Africa would cool off the tempers and bring temporal closure. A state funeral and mausoleum would follow later. Afterall, closure is more important than state funeral and mausoleum.
The temporal burial should take place privately, preferrably this week or latest next before election campaigns begin. Private like that of Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari burial. Buhari was buried privately in his hometown of Daura, Katsina State, on July 15, 2025.
There is so much to write about ECL leadership, death and burial. For now, let’s temporarily bury his remains in South Africa.
This is a very unreasonable suggestion coming from a person who dreams of running this country at some point….
How do you promote hatrages like that sikamba panyopaka
Some adults we have are not.What kind of thinking is this surely? Olo ni smoke?
As an aspiring President you have really disappointed me. Is this how low you take international law and sovereignty. It is very clear some of you are not cable of dealing with national decision making. You are too sentimental instead of being logical and objective.
You manner of naive analysis is very alarming. Presidency is something most of the people can not handle. They mix emotions with decision making instead of being prudent with truth. Be bold and speak the truth. Don’t be afraid. We are watching all of you and will make our decision based on who truly has our back.
With a criminal investigation of a possible homicide pending, what other solution is there. Should we asking the country who have been informed by most prominent Zambian opposition leaders of an alleged possible poisoning case, to suddenly ignore the public outcry.
No. This is hypocrisy and insincerity. We are at this point because of the verbal comments from the political actors who expressed all these alleged poison stories. They have all been taken seriously. Don’t conveniently forget the truth.
As much as I agree with you that it is sad. On the other hand it was inevitable because the of legal consequences. What was done can not be undone by mere verbal words. The principle of legal process needs to be undertaken.
That is why politicians should be careful about what they say. Their words must be weighed carefully as they are taken to mean literally what is intended. Just like in this case. Stop misleading us.
I agree with the Green Party President, Peter Sinkamba. There is no way any clear thinking Zambian can even contemplate a state Funeral to be Presided over by Hakainde Hichilema and his government after the Evil events of last week.
Such an Undignified government can’t give the late President Edgar Lungu a dignified burial. It’s all over for this government as regards the burial of Edgar lungu.
Let the 6th President be buried in South Africa. At an opportune time, Zambia will give him a dignified burial.
Not under this Government. Only a sick mind will advocate for the burial of Edgar Lungu to take place under this government. It’s all over.
This is one of the opposition leaders that never ever wanted HH to ever be
be President. Even when HH was one of them in opposition, they would all agree not to
be with or back HH. They really hated and stiil hate the HH with passion. Sinkamaba and the rest
of the opposition clique, would rather have Zambia destroyed beyond recognition
than have HH continue after 2028 August. They are all tribal and jealous
of HH’s success. They can even choose an illiterate Harry kalaba to govern than choosing
HH simply because kalaba speaks the same language. An awful lot they are.