PF MPs START ARRIVING IN SOUTH AFRICA FOR FORMER PRESIDENT LUNGU’S PRIVATE FUNERAL
Some Patriotic Front (PF) members of Parliament have started arriving in South Africa ahead of the burial of former President Ecdgar Chagwa Lungu.
Among them are Francis Kapyanga, MP for Mpika, and Lukas Simumba, MP for Nakonde, both from Muchinga Province, a traditional stronghold of the PF, historically often referred to as the party’s “bedroom” due to its strong support base.
Notably, Kapyanga and Simumba are first-term lawmakers who gained their positions during the 2021 general elections when President Lungu lost to President Hakainde Hichilema.
“Hon. Lukas Simumba and I have just arrived safely in South Africa for the Boss’ funeral,” Kapyanga posted on his official Facebook account.
The burial arrangements for the late President Lungu have been marked by controversy, with the family opting for a private funeral in South Africa, where he passed away.
The decision comes after a prolonged impasse between the government and the family over state funeral arrangements.
The government had initially declared a national mourning period, which was set to end on June 23, but later canceled it after the family refused to allow the repatriation of Lungu’s body.
Despite the uncertainty surrounding the burial arrangements, the Lungu family has confirmed that a private funeral will be held in South Africa.
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Esther Lungu will not return to Zambia. She will stay in South Africa so that she has access to the Lungu’s loot. She cannot access any funding while in Zambia with all these cyber laws. She will claim asylum in the coming weeks. Bye Bye Zambia!!!
It’s actually the other way! Bye bye Esther Lungu! Who cares? Just as well! We don’t want plunderers in Zambia so let her stay in RSA.
For continued cordial diplomatic relationship, the South African government must side with the Zambian people and their government and deny burial permit for the Lungu family. These chaps must not be allowed to manipulate two sovereign States. Unless South Africa has something to gain. SA can simply say, no please we can not be involved in this manner. Go and resolve you issues at home.
But there are no grounds to deny a burial permit, I was not a fan of Lungu as a president, I believe in the South African constitutionalism. Lungu died in South Africa and the body has every right to be buried here like anyone else. Denying burial permit requires to change the law and that is not achieved overnight and for one case in this case Lungu.
Can everyone just stop please! Enough is enough! Let there be peace in Zambia and also in our mouths. We’re tired. Let them bury ECL in peace, in SA, or anywhere where he can rest in Peace. Judge not, for you too shall also be judged by Almighty God. Your time will also come, so let’s behave in a manner that God would want us to behave. Thank you!