LUNGU VOWS TO FIGHT HIS WAY BACK TO POWER
FORMER president Edgar Lungu has vowed to fight using all means necessary to return to power as a way of enhancing democracy.
Speaking in a recorded Facebook video published this afternoon, Lungu said he was willing to fight by political, cival and legally means, even risking his life in order to uphold democracy.
He said he was humbled by the response of opposition leaders at his decision to return to active politics
“I am confident that working together we shall conquer and overcome, in defense of the constitution and democracy”
“Victory is certain we shall definitely defeat those who are scheming against our democracy because power rests with the people and the people fight, the people will win and defend their democracy.”
The former president said he wasn’t doing this for himself but for democracy and to prevent the PF from being destroyed or stolen.
“And our democracy is a multiparty democracy. A democracy where the opposition and civil society can freely express themselves,” he said.
“A democracy where anyone among the opposition leaders can become president. And certainly we will become president in 2026.”
He encouraged his supporters across the country to remain calm as PF sails through troubled waters.
“Victory is certain, we shall fight this battle with all the available means, legal, political and civil. Beyond that I don’t know.”
“Because if you can’t fight using legal means, you can’t fight using political means… or civil options because they can’t allow it then God help us,” added Lungu
Lungu’s reemphasized that following his return to active politics, he was ready for anything coming his way, including “risking my own life in the hands of these desperate people who are aware that they have completely lost public support, and confidence due to their many unfulfilled promises.”
He said he was aware that the next move by the UPND against him was to lift his immunity from prosecution
“This too shall not worry me because I know that it is one of their ploy to divert the public attention from their failures,” Lungu said.
“If it’s me that they are looking for they shouldn’t bother my children, my wife or nay of my associates, they should come for me straight. two years down the line they have not come but I know they are still working on it (removal of immunity). But when it comes, I am ready.”
Further, Lungu accused UPND of trying to destroy democracy by treating the opposition unfairly through different means such arrests of opposition leaders.
“So what you are saying in terms of Mingalato will not end with the PF at all. No one is spared and no one out there should be cheated that they will be spared,” added Lungu
“They (UPND) act almost all the time, contrary to what they tell the nation Sean Tembo, leader of the Patriots for Economic Change has been unlawfully detained several times…. Harry Kalaba was arrested for merely eating nshima at a market and Today someone will say that PF was worse (and) was hell.”
Meanwhile PF national youth chaiperson Christopher Kang’ombe, who gave a vote of thanks after the briefing, pledged to defend the PF and stand by their leader, Lungu while calling for justice.
“If the courts of law do not give us justice, we will give ourselves the justice we want,” Kan’gombe said while alleging that government had selected leaders on behalf of their party.
Evil/Lucifer’ talking about democracy what a joke of the century, Edgar lungu go and rest, anyway kk ,ftj and Rupiah bwezani Banda tried but failed
So long he observes the law, but if he breaks the law he should be arrested like any other criminal. His immunity is for things committed when he was president of this country. Otherwise i do not see any sane Zambian votting for Lungu as country’s president ever again! He ruled with terror.
The reason ECL has become relevant is because Hskainde has failed economically. The cost of living is more than double how ECL left it.
People will vote for anything just to remove a sitting president. Hakainde is not the correct person to lead us. He is a conman milking our country. ECL is not the solution either, because he will bring back cadres, but cost of living would improve a lot. And ECL would never give away our mines to foreigners like what HH is doing.
What a mess.
The reason ECL has become relevant is because Hakainde has failed economically. The cost of living is more than double how ECL left it.
People will vote for anything just to remove a sitting president. Hakainde is not the correct person to lead us. He is a conman milking our country. ECL is not the solution either, because he will bring back cadres, but cost of living would improve a lot. And ECL would never give away our mines to foreigners like what HH is doing. However, reckless borrowing would continue.
What a mess.
Who is wrongly advising this man ?
Poor greedy thing ! 1. He has lost his benefits. 2. No advantage of incumbancy. 3. No charisma to lure the masses. 4. His age is catching up fast. 5. His past record not good enough at all. 6. His health not really looking quite good. 7. Three more years to go, economy may turn around. PF can look for someone else.
This baboon is the uncle of the hyaena and the nephew of the pig .
Lungu is finished, we are waiting for this chikala to joing Kambwili
When we express disappointment with the UPND, it does not mean we are saying we want the PF to come back. Far from it, and don’t allow the likes of Nakachinda and Lubinda to mislead you that Zambians are missing you and the PF, far from it. We critisize UPND because we want them to improve on their performance.
PF, especially under you Mr ECL sir, are the architects of Zambia’s misery. We remember many people warning you against over borrowing, tribalism, regionalism, corruption, cadre violence among others, which warnings and advise you dismissed with contempt.
During your tenure, you shrunk political and democratic space to levels never before witnessed in Zambia. Your cadres beat, assaulted and tortured citizens with your full blessings and encouragement. You encroached on and shared other people’s land while the owners looked on hopelessly. Corruption was the normal way of conducting business with business opportunities being shared only by your members.
Tribalism and regionalism was your hallmark. Your cabinet was only for people from two regions. Many citizens from other regions were victims of your famous retirement in national interest. Careers and livelihoods were shattered for people from so called wrong regions and tribes.
It is not possible to forget all these evil things. The truth is UNIP, MMD and UPND were and are far better than PF. There’s nothing to miss about you sir. Many are relieved and happy that you and your party are no longer in power.
We can never got back to the ugly past of PF. Trading places, bus stops, Taxi ranks and market places are free for all of us. We are happy and have moved on. Your ideas which brought so much social, political and economic misery to citizens can not get Zambia out of its problems.
My advice is, move on, go back to the land to farm or form a trust for the study of clean politics. We can only move forward, never backwards as in duduna reverse. Who in their normal senses can miss harrassment and extortion by your cadres?
The only government which had more national budget on home affairs minister than any other ministries and we saw how soldiers were abused , first time monitoring election M7 tactics which failed to work police could buy more canisters than drugs in hospitals under your leadership Edgar lungu.very heartless man .
Lungu better retire in peace. You have no vision or ideas. You have no idea what democracy means, far from it. You can’t articulate national affairs anywhere, you can’t represent the country anywhere.. all you know is kaloba and subsidies. Hijackers have hijacked your brain and you think they love you nooo.. it’s all about them and you have no ounce of wisdom to see that. Plus you need to go for convention to choose leader for pf 1.
Mr. Lungu’s middle name is “chaos”. His ascendancy to the presidency of PF was marked by violence and discord, with elections being conducted by waving of pangas and acclamation. There is no record of the number of votes he polled during that election.
His election in 2016 was controversial and the challenge to this was scuttled by the ever pliant Constitutional Court.
His reign was marked by total disorder never seen before. His ruling philosophy was “uubomba mwibala alya mwibala” resulting in plunder of national resources by PF adherents and their sympathisers who became stinking rich overnight.
Today he is back from his “retirement” promising a bigger dose of chaos. I hope he will be leading his troops from the front with Mr. Kang’ombe by his side.
Mr. Lungu, we donot want confusion in our country. During your reign you even created no fly zones when you flew to any destination in Zambia just to frustrate the opposition and prevent them from interacting with the voters. And today, you talk of multi party democracy?
Hypocrite!