ECL’s FAMILY REJECTS FULL STATE CONTROL OF FUNERAL, DEMANDS RESPECT AND PARTNERSHIP FROM GOVERNMENT
By: Sun FM TV Reporter
Former President Edgar Lungu’s family has expressed desire to coordinate the funeral proceedings alongside government, rather than having the state take full control of the arrangements.
Family spokesperson Makebi Zulu explained that the former President personally financed his medical treatment.
Mr. Zulu asserted that the Lungu family and the PF will not accept government-imposed directives on how and where the funeral should take place.
Additionally, he criticized the treatment of the former President in his own country, arguing that restrictions preventing him from traveling abroad for medical care had adversely affected his health.
The Lungu family has therefore requested that the government consider their wishes and work in partnership with them to ensure the funeral proceedings align with their expectations.
Makebi Zulu shouldn’t be involved, this is a family affair and it would be good to be dealing with the family straight instead of this PF lawyer. His hapitite for money is insatiable.
Makebi is a serious disappointment on this one and has shown his immaturity. Where are the elders in Lungu’s family to guide these spoilt children. There is a time for everything, these people misguiding you will forget you once they finishing benefiting from the former president’s death, it’s what they are good at, draining presidents to their death and causing confusion. I have always blamed ECL and Sata for not picking a successor but now I understand that they did the nation a favour because none of them are worthy. Rest in Eternal Peace Mr. President
The Kaunda family had different views on the funeral of their father but the PF government of Mr Lungu the late former President had to guide.The UPND government of President Hakainde Hichilema will have to guide so that President Lungu is given a state funeral befitting a former Head of state.Zambians wouldn’t want to be embarrassed on this funeral if things are not done well.This is a state function and no one shall be allowed to hijack state program.Lets give President Lungu the last respect in a respectful send off.We shall not allow hooliganism at this funeral.We must mourn peacefully and with due respect.We did mourn our departed presidents very well and we must do that on President Lungu’s funeral too.We can even do it better than other funerals held as we can not remain static.Allow government to plan well and excute necessary logistics to suite required standard that will make all of us proud with our tradition full of love and oneness in sorrowful moment like this funeral we have now.
Agreed, my brother.
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The state is damned if it gets involved and damned if it doesn’t get involved. It’s that straightforward. And Zambians love a state funeral. No one really does it the same way.
I don’t know why the family has allowed Mr. Makebi Zulu continue misleading them even now. Clearly, the man does not mean well for them but only his personal interest. The should remember that Mr. Zulu does not have anything to lose even if the former president ECL is not given a state funeral but the family will lose the opportunity for world to give president ECL the send off and the last respect he deserves as former president of this country. Surely, animosity can’t continue even in his death. I pray the family come to their senses sooner than later, otherwise, they will regret it in future for missing the opportunity to do the right things despite how hard it may feel right now should they do the wrong.
People like Makebi Zulu are the ones that misled the former president and they want to do that now even in his death. They only care about themselves these evil chaps. People like Nakachinda are just opportunists taking advantage of this situation. Zambians should know the truth that President Lungu was not a bad man but the bakandile around him were the problem.Ba Lungu just followed whatever these evil people suggested & submitted on his table,be it bad or evil. They used the old man until he is no more.How can you have an advisor like Keizer Zulu? Rest in Peace Ba Lungu
Where is the voice & counsel of the elders in this, immature & insincere people are misleading the family. They misled ECL while he was alive & now they are doing so to his family. This is not a time to play politics. Yes, the government may have mishandled the former president’s need for specialist treatment outside the country for reasons best known to it but two wrongs can never make a right. Makebi Zulu should not hold this funeral at ransome. We as a people are tired of this anarchy all because of playing politics at every opportunity. Let us strive to mourn ECL with dignity. This should not be a time to settle old scores, NO! If there should be any punishment on the part of the current regime & its perceived mishandling of the former president, let it be left to posterity. But for now, we have a funeral of immense magnitude as a nation which calls for sobriety & maturity. This is a former head of state we’re talking about.
I see how this party PF is full of people who don’t respect the law ( thugs )- it is full of law breakers who always take things for granted.
But the truth of the matter is that whatever the situation Lungu- MHSRIP was at one time president of a Country called Zambiam and was sawn in based on the statutes of the law of the land – the Constitution. So whether he returned into active politics and has all the preverlages removed from him as per Constitution, that does not in anyway erase his being one time president of Zambia as per law established.
Even this guy called Makebi Zulu knows what the Constitution of Zambia says being a lawyer, he was infact supposed to be guiding everyone about this but what do we see, confusion all over.
Even if Lungu was alive, if he did something wrong including his family, they are not exempt from facing the law. (Romans 6:23
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23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in[a] Christ Jesus our Lord.) No one should steal and anounce to the world that because, he or she was this and that then they have to be special or someone?, NO?. even in death if you die a wrong doer that tag you will go with it and God ALMIGHTY will judge you accordingly.
Very soon even this confusion from confused people we are seeing pa Chililo chaba Lungu will be no more but those with cases be it the family of the late former president Lungu will still have to be concluded in the courts of law. That is what the law requires.
KK alichulile nemilandu he was even arrestedand jailed in Mukobeko Maximum prison in Kabwe later put under house arrest was even scrapt of all his benefits as a former president according to the Constitution of Zambia.
Chiluba also went through courts of law at times refused to go for medication in South Africa he is no more even at his desth there wsd no confusion like this, this is whu democracy at times is also noy good. Some people are supppsed yo be taught a lesson because of their arrogancy and playing with the law like the way we are seeing with these boold thursty people- gassers . Rupiya Banda also went through the same. There was no confusion and tiktok and other arrogance and insults like we are hearing and seeing today. Is this really the Zambia we want. Even pamalilo sure. NO NO NONO. insults evil talks tollerance of the law of the land from both the party and the so called family members and spokespersons, where all the mwankolezi, vultures have now grouped together to bring and create confusion- they have come from all over, others have come out from their hiding places. But kwena, balisavuka, nokusamwa aba bamwankole.
Now that ECL who was supporting some of you and these PIEFU thugs is no more and even the funeral i know will not be for a month or year that is when you will feel the heat. Ukuyisunga kusuma, because law tayangasha yilafyanta apali ponse.
Lungu naya but some of you who are making fun of the law and government and trying to be above the state ignoring the law including the like of Nakachinda, Emmanuel Mwamba will be disappointed. Those who will remain with a very big wound in their hearts are his children and wife while these vultures the kandile and others will start scampering and disappear.
Please give room to the real family to mourn their beloved mwebantu. LUNGU is a state property.
NIPANO TULI LUNGU ENA ABWELELA KULI LESA AKALONDOLOLE HOW He lived his life on earth. Revelation 20 v 11- 15
It is very clear had it been only the biological family there was going to be no confusion.
These directives are not from the family BUT some force within PF influencing the family towards their goal.
The goal is to gain sympathetic reaction from across the country and blacken the dawn of the government in power SO THAT they gain sympathetic votes in 2026 general elections by turning ashes into fire.
One of them said, this will raise them from the ashes!
Now, can you imagine for a while the political parasites who are still sucking the last blood from the dead body of ECL were ushered into power! With this type of arrogance and impunity and their previous experience hhhmm kaya.
Zambia Army should just kick in. I guess Mr. Zulu’s influence made him manoeuvred through to impose himself as family spokesperson with support from those others, of course their lawyer but I see some reasons for him to be where he is simply to speak his mind and that of those pacing around the dead body holding tight to it..like ilushi ya nchinpwena.
Anyway, finally we shall view it in our 6th history book. What a confusion never seen and never see such a political stand off over a dead body.
A wise man said: A real normal arguing with A real fool, you can’t notice who is who.