Sean Tembo
Sean Tembo

FAILURE FOR HH TO MEET CHITIMUKULU UNACCEPTABLE- SEAN TEMBO

“You Were In Kasama and Refused to Pay Courtesy Call on Paramount Chief Chitimukulu”-Sean Tembo

  1. As Patriots for Economic Progress (PeP) we find it regrettable that President Hakainde Hichilema failed to pay a courtesy call on Inkosi Ya Makosi Paramount Chief Mpezeni when he visited Chipata two weeks ago, just like he failed to pay a courtesy call on Paramount Chief Chitimukulu when he visited Kasama yesterday. After ignoring the two Paramount Chiefs, the President decided to visit other junior chiefs in the respective areas instead.
  2. As Patriots for Economic Progress, we would not want to speculate why President Hichilema has been acrimonious towards the two Paramount Chiefs ever since he ascended to the Presidency. However, our advice to the President is that he needs to respect traditional leadership and also adhere to the well established norms and protocols for treatment of traditional leaders in Zambia. President Hichilema should desist from his habit of only respecting traditional leaders that come from his political strongholds in the country. Mr Hichilema must understand and appreciate that now that he is Republican President, he needs to be a President for all Zambians. Otherwise he will not succeed in uniting the country if he segregates which traditional leaders he gives respect and which ones he doesn’t.
  3. As Patriots for Economic Progress we call upon President Hakainde Hichilema to extend an apology to both Inkosi ya Makosi Paramount Chief Mpezeni and Paramount Chief Chitimukulu for visiting their towns but ignoring to pay a courtesy call on these senior traditional leaders. Such an apology is important as a way for the President to embrace all the regions of the country and unite the nation. For it is only through a united Zambia that we can achieve national development and prosperity for our people.
  4. Going forward, President Hichilema should desist from acts that may be construed as segregating, ostracizing and embarrassing traditional leaders from certain regions of the country. Mr Hichilema should be reminded that Presidents come and go but traditional leaders will always be there.

Thank You and May God Bless the Good Citizens of the Republic of Zambia and Our Hopeful Nation.

Yours Sincerely

SEAN E. TEMBO (SET)
PARTY PRESIDENT
PATRIOTS FOR ECONOMIC PROGRESS (PeP)

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