My response
REQUIRED ATTITUDE for NATIONAL UNITY and DEVELOPMENT
It is NOT disputable that the Southern Province Minister Hon. Cornelius NWEETWA, MP, possesses a fine and admirable mind.
His utterances deserve not only our commendation but emulation as well.
Though some in his ranks might frown upon his wisdom, his example shines bright.
His thinking is exemplary and required for national unity and development.
It is true that Republican President His Excellency Mr Hakainde HICHILEMA needs all the support that he can get from all citizens.
His task of nation-building is an onerous and difficult one indeed. He cannot succeed alone.
Therefore, all Zambia’s best brains must help him because his success is our success.
It follows then that the maturity and magnanimity exhibited by Mr MWEETWA should be praised and encouraged.
As for me, I was second in command to Hakainde HICHILEMA as his Vice President for Politics in the UPND, a very senior portfolio indeed.
Should my services be required, I shall await the guidance of the national coach himself and my brother, Republican President Hakainde HICHILEMA to tell me what ROLE I should play in his national development team. He knows my talents, skills and competences. He knows my capacity for excellence, very, very well.
And I also know my worth.
What I cannot do and will never do is to impose my self on his team or grovel before him for a work portfolio. My dignity argues against such servile and uncouth conduct.
The adage that, over time, our platforms for work may vary/change but that our work will remain constant, is as true and instructive as it is in this case.
I shall continue to occasion good in the lives of other people regardless of my political affiliation. I am a pilgrim.
It follows then that the olive branch extended by the UPND through Mr MWEETWA should be respected, appreciated and welcomed by all citizens.
Our MAIN opposition is NOT each other but the underdevelopment, the POVERTY that is our stark shame today. This then is the common enemy that all Zambians must unite over, fight and eventually conquer.
Dr Canisius BANDA
Development Activist