WHAT IS GOVERNMENT AFRAID OF ?
Zambia Shakes as ECL’s Final Wish Gets Buried Alongside His Dignity
By Linda Banks
In a twist so petty it could make Shakespeare roll in his grave and Mugabe raise an eyebrow, the Zambian government is reportedly sweating bullets over the idea of former President Edgar Chagwa Lungu’s remains taking a patriotic tour to his beloved Copperbelt and Eastern Province.
Yes, you read that right. Apparently, even in death, ECL is considered too politically dangerous to be seen in Petauke. The man’s corpse has more clout than half the Cabinet combined, it seems.
Instead of seizing the moment to show maturity, statesmanship, and perhaps just a dash of basic human decency, the current regime appears to have opted for a different path: paranoia, pettiness, and the PR disaster of the decade.
Observers from around the region and the globe were on standby to witness a magnanimous moment, President Hakainde Hichilema rising above past tensions, extending a hand of national unity in death, and proving once and for all that Zambia’s democracy was bigger than its grudges.
But alas, what did we get instead? A move so tone deaf, so insecure, so politically twitchy it might as well have been crafted by a frightened intern with a vendetta. One can only wonder: What are they so afraid of? That even a casket bearing ECL’s name might spark a revolution?
To deny a man his final wish, especially one rooted in the soil of his origins, is not just cold but it’s suspicious. It raises questions, not only of respect and decency but of fear. If HH wanted to look generous, composed, and ready to lead a nation beyond ghosts of political rivalries, he’s missed a golden opportunity.
Instead, the optics are clear: the ghost of ECL still haunts State House and it’s apparently not welcome in Eastern Province either. A dead ECL is more dangerous to HH than a breathing one, his supporters will protest but time will vindicate this article. It’s not too late for the government to grant a man he’s dying wish!
Linda Banks, or whatever you are, be reminded that, “If all wishes were horses, we would all ride.” deeping your nails and teeth into a wish is absolute nativity. I am curious about your payoff in this concocted saga!
Seriously, your lack of decency and compassion shines through your writing. I “wish” you could reflect on your behavior and self-correct your disjointed mindset.
Who the hell is this same Linda something? When did she become an expert to demean our president? If she is on the side of chaos, why want to pull Zambians into it? Please madam, silence is golden. Find other subjects to write on
Thats one many accounts used by one desperate ambassador we all know
Linda = Emanuel Mwamba= a CHIKALA
Hide or you will join lungu.
Ewhe Satan nyoko
Linda Banks you have got this one wrong. It’s sad to see the expected journalistic objectiveness from you gone down the toilet.
ECL wasn’t a president of two regions. We are glad the govt hasn’t granted his “wishes” which could continue endorsing divisions in the country. The best was to have the body taken to all regions like previously done. PF & ECL’s family wants to suck as much oxygen out of ECL’s death for their own political expediency. Very sad to you Linda and the rest peddling these heinous antics.
HH is a Saint. Bitterness should have come from him not ECL. HH was persecuted by Lungu and HH has shown no malice or revenge towards him you the PF want to call the shots like ECL was still in power. Please HH put your foot down now. Show them your stamina because these people rule with an iron fist like their symbol. Show them now the way FORWARD.