IT’S A LIE, I HAVE NEVER DIFFERED WITH ECL
…I have a lot of respect for him – Hon Mundubile
Lusaka… Wednesday, January 25, 2023 (Smart Eagles)
PF presidential hopeful Hon Brian Mundubile has dispelled rumors that he and former president Dr Edgar Lungu have differed.
Hon Mundubile said he looks at the former Head of State who he holds in high esteem as his father.
The potential PF president said the rumor of him and the former president differing is being spread by the same people who in the first place lied that Hon Mundubile was just fronted by the former Head of State.
“He (President Lungu) is the former president of this country and the president of our party. He must be respected by all. I speak to him from time to time almost every day. Initially there was a story to say he has been fronted by President Lungu,” he said.
“The same people were very unhappy that Mundubile was just a front, it’s the same people now who are very upset now that Mundubile has differed with president Lungu. So you can see the hypocricy there. So the correct position is that president Lungu remains my father and that I will continue to respect and hold him in very high esteem.”
Hon Mundubile said he would defend President Lungu at any time should someone attack him.
“Myself as Brian Mundubile will defend at any time of the day should he be attacked by anyone. he deserves the respect from all Zambians. He did so much for this country and he needs to be protected. So the stories that are going round that Mundubile and the former President differed are not true,” he said.
“If I did anything wrong he will just call me and tell me… that is the kind of relationship that I have with him. I am not his equal, if we differ he just calls me. But so that there has been nothing like that and whenever I have a chance I speak with him. And where he needs to guide whether at family level, party level, he has been able to guide.”