DON’T REACT TO MOURNERS, THEY ARE AGGRIEVED, INONGE URGES GOVERNMENT
FORMER vice president Inonge Wina has advised government not to listen nor react to the mourners as they are devastated and aggrieved by the passing of former president Edgar Lungu.
Wina implored Government to approach the public outpouring of grief surrounding the passing of Lungu with empathy and restraint, recognising the deeply emotional state of those mourning his loss
According to her, the family and Patriotic Front members are deeply distressed by his passing, rendering them unable to assess the situation objectively.
Wina cautioned the government against reacting hastily to any remarks made by the grieving family or party officials, asserting that these statements are likely fueled by the intense emotions of loss.
She was speaking on Crown TV interview monitored last evening.
The former veep stated that the family of the late president needs everyone’s unwavering support during this difficult time as they are navigating an immense sorrow hence, the need to be sensitive to their situation.
“The heart of a mourner is heavy and their spirit is confused. When you listen to someone who is mourning, they may say things that are not true hence, we must remember that the words spoken by those in mourning do not always reflect reality, as their emotions are clouding their judgment. This is the state we are in at this time,” she explained.
Wina urged the nation to refrain from perpetuating divisive rhetoric surrounding the passing of former president Lungu, imploring the people to promote unity during this time of national grief.
Wina described Lungu as a man of peace who never knew to quarrel with anyone, encouraging the nation to honour his legacy by emulating his peaceful nature.
She implored those who are altering words that injure others to stop.
“Those that feel that this is the time to be excited because a leader who might have put a political threat is gone must refrain from such behavior,” she stated.
She called on the nation to pay tribute to President Lungu with peace and decorum, highlighting the importance of this gesture to the grieving family.
“Let us honour President Lungu in a peaceful manner because by doing so, the family will find solace in seeing us come together as a nation, rather than being divided by political differences,” she asserted.
“Those who are excited or aggrieved should [tame] their reactions, as these emotions may lead to actions that are regrettable and harmful to our society.”
In addition, Wina expressed hope that the Tonse alliance which Lungu worked hard to establish must be preserved and strengthened.
Wina had served alongside the sixth President Lungu from 2015 to 2021 as vice president.
By Sharon Zulu
Kalemba
Well spoken and your counsel and guidance should be recommended by all well meaning citizens. Indeed the family members are heartbroken and are bound to say out a lot. But the problem we have is with a cartel of corrupt, canning and greedy hypocrites, whose aim was and has been to swindle, syphon and benefit from wealth of ECL. Without these bafoons, ECL was going to enjoy his retirement quietly. But these bafoons, with their snake canning skills, they convinced and persuaded ECL, to abandon his quiet retirement life to go back to active politics, so that they could continue sucking him in their own easy way. Now that ECL is no more, they are now like chickens without heads, uttering foolish statements to cover their soar grapes, against HH. Oh! HH is a true and great leader, who is also well cultured and abides to societal tradition norms and laws of the nation. The bafoons have said alot of away things about him, but he’s not remained calm, because according to our custom, elders have to remain calm during funerals, but foolish ones keep on making noise and usually end up committing regrettable cases of accusing others wrongly and foolishly
Those are words of the elderly wise people.
We still have them in Zambia.
Our Inonge should be the oldest of every politician in the PF even in government.
Old is Gold. Thank you for your advice banakulu.
Point of correction.
The Kazungula Bridge is a testament to regional cooperation, visionary leadership, and perseverance across decades. While each Zambian administration played its part in bringing the project to fruition, credit must be distributed appropriately among Kenneth Kaunda’s UNIP era, the MMD administration, and Edgar Lungu’s PF leadership. Furthermore, the unwavering support and commitment from the Botswana government highlight the collaborative effort behind this monumental achievement.
It is crucial to present an accurate and balanced account of the bridge’s history to celebrate its significance without misleading the public. The Kazungula Bridge stands as a symbol of shared aspirations and unity for Zambia, Botswana, and the broader Southern African region.
Stop making misleading statements. It appears you’re part of this criminal gang. The entire nation is in mourning. In stead of referring to the family you are saying mourners. This is a straightforward issue, when mourning you have people who come to share the burden with the family. You can’t highjack a body and pretend everything thing is fine. Remember PF mafias led by Lungu when Sata died and pushed out Sata’s family out of all positions. PF knew Sata was gone and he couldn’t come back and tell them to stop the nonsense. The claiming by Lungu to have been anointed by Sata was false, but Lungu & his cabal did not care. The sad part is that the daughter knows her father’s corpse has been hijacked for ransom and she’s playing along. What PF is forgetting is that they are not in power unlike when Sata had died. We have a UPND sitting president till August 2026, and PF won’t get any sympathy vote after 1 year and 1.5 month. They are playing plan B on Lungu which won’t help them at all. There game plan and factions have been exposed.
Those who are genuine grieved need support from everyone. Immediate family members are. Only those who have not lost their parents will mock and debate the grief of ECL family. There could be close friends who feel they have lost everything