WE WILL MAKE HH THE MOST RESPECTED FORMER PRESIDENT
Monday, 2nd March 2026
Patriotic Front Presidential Aspirant, Makebi Zulu has pledged that if Zambians gave him an opportunity to lead the country, he would ensure that President Hakainde Hichilema became the most respected former President in Africa.
Speaking when he appeared on the Emmanuel Mwamba Verified (EMV), Zulu said he was deeply worried at the manner former Presidents have been treated in Zambia.
“As a lawyer I have represented former President Rupiah Banda and Edgar Chagwa Lungu. I have seen the embarrassment and humiliation they have been subjected to. This persecution and harrasment must come to an end” he said.
Zulu said the country needed a leadership that would provide healing amongst all people and at the same time strengthen democratic institutions in order to prioritize national development.
He bemoaned the disunity and political tensions that have gripped the country for years.
“This is not healthy. Zambians must use the August 2026 elections to elect a leadership that will deliberately foster national unity and avoid a path that concentrates on punishing political opponents and dividing opponents”.
” We need to respect our former Presidents. We will therefore treat President Hichilema with utmost respect. We will send him to international assignments such as monitoring national elections or to those countries seeking peace and engaged in peace talks” he said.
Meanwhile numerous callers compared Zulu to Ibrahim Traore of Burkina Faso.
“It may be the first country I would pay a state visit to commend him for fostering national development and for making bold decisions regarding the agriculture, mining and other key sectors of his country. Africa needs a leadership that prioritises its people and not foreign interests” he said.
Meanwhile, Zulu urged President Hichilema to abandon the numerous cases facing his political opponents especially speech offences.
“Tell me why Raphael Nakacinda should be in prison? Denied bail for offences that should not have been in court in the first place” he said.
“My opponents called a malicious name, Malukulu. I turned the insulting name into good. I said I will hammer poverty. I will hammer unepmloyment, I will hammer divisions” he said.
He said most of the cases the Zambia Police were pursuing and preoccupied were totally unnecessary as they were driven by an insecure leadership.
“If anyone depicts me to be in a coffin ⚰️, I will tell them that by the time I finish my term or by the time my God takes my life, I would have left an indelible and positive mark on the development of the country. All these arrests and harrasment are totally not necessary” he said.
Which Zambians are going to give thieves a second chance ???
Let’s respect the electorate and avoid hallucinating malicious outcomes.
Removing HH as an agenda is a failed project. Take heed of the words of Chief Mpezeni.
The so called opposition have no saleable plans, no vision, no better alternative plans to better the lives of Zambians. Just malice, hatred and playing the victim day after day.
The bar has been raised. Failures are eliminating themselves from the race by focusingon the wrong things.
What will make HH comfortable as a former president after 2031 are his deeds. It is there for everyone to see. Ba Makebi Zulu, you have started aspiring to be president at a right age, but I would advise you to give yourself 10+ years to mature up. You are still not the right person even after 2031. I only hope you will have enough energy at the end of that period to sustain your ambition.
You had opportunity to show the current president respect on a world stage when you were speaking on behalf of the ECLs family in Joburg. You instead tried your best to embarrass him at every opportunity. Why should anyone believe you would show him respect when he is an ex President? by the way, I hope you know that the Traore you are busy admiring has banned all opposition parties! That you would be easily swayed by cheap propaganda is a source of concern.
Good dreaming, keep on dreaming, you will wake up in August 2026. But I will not vote for with the main programme being ‘giving most respected former president’. The respect can only come from the deeds of the person and not legislated by some individual.
I think hh isn’t going anywhere yet. He might get 98 percent this year’s elections. Am worried about the impacts of the middle east war, on like fuel prices, murky
Holding former presidents to account is not harassment or persecution and what should grant HH respect and peace after his reign is his conduct while in office. If he commits any wrong doing while in office, he MUST be held to account.
We must keep up the pressure until our political leadership learn to respect our laws, especially keeping away from corruption and theft of national resources.
If Mr. Makebi Zulu sees nothing wrong with a president “gifting” his son 79 motor vehicles and 23 pieces of real estate and considers it harassment or persecution if the son is asked to explain his wealth, then he is NOT worthy to be president of our country. Zambia has been a looters’ paradise for too long and so far, no single president has been held to account. They have all gotten away with their thieving.
Well spoken ba JMC.
If any president keeps stealing and sending money to Panama, they should be arrested after office.
VOTE FOR CHANGE IN AUGUST.
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I don’t think HH is losing 2026.I think he will
Win landslide .So prepare for 2031.
Try in 2036/2041 may be few people will listen to you.Not now Makebi, but keep on dreaming.