CALLS FOR REMOVAL OF IMMUNITY FOR DR EDGAR CHAGWA LUNGU MISPLACED- CHANODA NGWIRA
We read with dismay and disappointment the calls by a clique of politically organised cadres calling themselves activists to have the Immunity of former President Edgar Chagwa Lungu removed. This is so unprecedented and wrong timing by the ruling United Party for National Development whose desire is seemingly to punish and revenge on certain individuals from the former ruling party.
What we expected the UPND to do for now is to focus on repairing the so called wrecked economy atleast according to their vocabulary which in our view is more of poetry centred than action as per the Zambian people’s expectations. What a cancerous and division way of playing politics by the newly contracted Government to ran the affairs of this nation. I mean, is the removal of President Lungu’s immunity of paramount more than giving hope by putting in place a hope giving roadmap towards revamping our economy? We ask so because what we have so far experienced is the good activities of silencing , revenging and settling scores by Hakainde Hichilema and his Government against the many promises they gave to the Zambian people most of which they are backtracking on.
It is so annoying to see a swam of cadres clad in the disguise of political activists being paraded and given media coverage to preach hate, malice and baseless accusations against the former Head of state whose desire when peacefully conceding defeat was to see a Zambia that would continue on the pace of development from where he left. What a careless and heartbreaking way of starting to Govern the people of Zambia.
Much as we are not defending any wrong doing that the former regime could have done whilst in office, President Lungu inclussive, we are also not of the idea that the fight of the so called wrong doing be politically motivated especially that President Hichilema promised the Zambian people to Govern this nation on the rule of law. We are perturbed to say the least, we are downtrodden and frabagasted to see the thirsty and hunger by the ruling party to devour and fall on the former ruling party leadership like a tone of village moulded pan bricks.
This is uncalled for, too insensitive, very archaic and colonial way of doing politics. We hoped for a better Zambia than this colossal hunger of revenge and vengeance. This we can simply call it as a bad egg of perpetual dictatorial and thuggery kind of leading this nation. What a circus to say the least.
President Hakainde and his Government has more than they can chew before them regards governing this nation towards attaining desired development as per their many promises which seem to be more of sweet talk than reality. Are we saying removal of President Lungu’s immunity is of importance more than sorting out power outages, fulfilling free education promises, students meal allowances, reducing commodity prices as per their half baked promises, reduction of price of fertiliser and so numerous promises they gave?
We are surprised as an organisation to see such wreckless maneuvers by the new Dawn Government which we feel is aimed at diverting the attention of the expectant Zambian people from the failure to uphold their many promises to the issue that to us is not important and paramount looking at the many pertinent matters before us. And if President Hakainde Hichilema is going to buy into that idea by that clique of disorganised but politically organised cadres, then we expect nothing but a brutal regime.
We therefore call on the President to seriously have a time of reflection and serious introspection before buying into that idea if he desires to be among the heroes and heroins of this great country Zambia. He is certainly trading on seriously slippery ground and may haunt him in the near future.
Signed
AFRICAN YOUTH MOVEMENT ZAMBIA
Chanoda Ngwira F
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR