TASILA LUNGU’S YOUTH CHAIR APPOINTMENT SPARKS CONFUSION AS TONSE ALLIANCE DISMISSES REJECTION CLAIMS.
By Joseph Tamali Banda
Former Chawama Member of Parliament and daughter of the late sixth President Edgar Lungu, Tasila Lungu Mwansa, has been appointed as Tonse Alliance National Youth Chairperson of the Brian Mundubile led alliance.
However, Ms Lungu is said to have turned down the appointment.
But Tonse Alliance Spokesperson Dr. Lawrence Mwelwa who made the announcement,insists Ms Lungu who is still mourning her unburied father,sixth President Edgar Lungu, has not rejected the appointment.
Dr. Mwelwa has dismissed as rumours reports circulating suggesting that Ms Lungu had rejected the appointment.
He says Ms Lungu would respond and confirm the appointment herself.
Dr. Mumba says she was engaged in the presence of other key stakeholders and that she accepted the appointment and gave it a go ahead.