The UPND has made sensational claims that President Edgar Lungu is visiting Southern Province in the near future on a divide and rule session, to sow seeds of disharmony and blame the opposition party.
Speaking during a press conference which the party held this afternoon, UPND chairperson, Mutale Nalumango said it is disheartening that Lungu is leading the pack sowing seeds of disharmony, instead of uniting the people.
She said the information her party has gathered indicate that Lungu has set up ‘thugs’ from the ruling party to seemingly disrupt his visit to Southern Province, and blame UPND for the disturbances and arrest its leader, Hakainde Hichilema.
She said Lungu’s prime goal in this move is to make sure that Hichilema’s name won’t appear on the ballot paper come 2021.
She urged UPND party members to stay away from Lungu’s visit so that he won’t have grounds to carry out his ‘evil’ scheme.
Speaking at the same event another UPND senior official Garry Nkombo urged traditional leaders in the area not to be used by Lungu for his own selfish gains.
He also called on the police to maintain highest standards of professionalism by not collaborating with the ruling party’s ‘evil’ intentions saying that is retrogressive.