Statehouse Chief Communications Specialist, Clayson Hamasaka, writes…
I have seen a Facebook post by our former President Edgar Lungu on issues surrounding JJ Banda and somewhere he has implicated me.
With due respect to our former President, being a lawyer himself, mentioning my name in this incident is extremely prejudicial as these matters are in court.
I have personally lodged a complaint before law enforcement agencies on this matter because I have NEVER met JJ Banda in my life. I challenge our former President to ask JJ Banda if has EVER met me in his life. It really breaks my heart to have an entire former President commenting on issues based on rumours and falsehoods. Let him stop inciting hooliganism against me and my family. People can harm me based on his falsehoods.
And it’s extremely unfair for our former President Edgar Lungu to keep dragging President Hichilema on many issues such as that of JJ Banda. The Head of State has nothing to do with issues under the law enforcement agencies and the judiciary.
And a reminder to our former President that he no longer enjoys immunity on matters committed outside State House.
Clayson Hamasaka
Chief Communications Specialist
State House