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RB apologises officially to senior Chief Puta

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President Rupiah Banda has sent an official apology to senior chief Puta of Chiengi for not being able to attend and officiate at this year’s 10th anniversary of the Bwilile ceremony in his personal capacity.

Presidential Affairs minister Ronald Mukuma, who was sent to stand for President Banda, apologised to chief Puta and his subjects for not attending the annual ceremony.

Mr Mukuma explained it was not deliberate that President Banda did not make it for this year’s Bwilile ceremony in Chiengi.

He said President Banda had gladly received the invitation by the senior chief to attend the ceremony that celebrates the food security of the area.

However, Mr Mukuma said President Banda was not able to travel to Chiengi to grace the because he was in South Africa holding bilateral talks with his counterpart Jacob Zuma.

The minister said at the same time President Banda was also due for his medical review in that country.

Mr Mukuma, who said he was only informed late afternoon yesterday that President Banda would not make it for Bwilile, asked senior chief Puta and his subjects to ignore some people who were insinuating that the President was in Lusaka and deliberately stayed away from the ceremony.

He said he was at the ceremony to represent President Banda and deliver the exact message as a that the President intended to deliver.

“Ignore those who are suggesting that President Banda is Lusaka and deliberately stayed away from the ceremony. They are telling lies because the President is in South Africa holding bilateral talks with South African President. He is also having his medical reviews,” Mr Mukuma said.

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18 COMMENTS

  1. what apology get busy with serious work, waba fye ukwenda even these chiefs should stop involving politicians in such activities that is why they regret after realising he has no agenga for them after being put in office he will only use the chiefs when he needs votes , wake up zedian chiefs, i think we need the chiefs to have some level of education..

  2. RB you can not be everywhere all the time.So why apologise? if you send an emissary thats as good as being there yourself, unless of course its the SILIYA girl !!!!!!.

  3. If RB can officiate himself at these small tribal gatherings called ceremonies he wont spend a nyte in plot 1 and try to run a country imfumu pa zed shaya sana shiibwelemo pachoko

  4. He is afraid of african technolgy. Thats where bene Katele Kulumba purchased those advanced laptops. Tekwakwangalila tumapolitics twabupuba.

  5. There are 3 points i feel i should share
    1. The invitation was for formallity sake
    2. The response though in the negative was in the same line of thinking
    3. The idea behind the invitation is recognition and subsequently good funding from government. Imagine if they only invited the PS or the DC

  6. These Chiefs should stop aligning themselves to politicians because they tend to lose respect from their subjects with different political inclination. Let them just invite fellow chiefs.

  7. Zambians have been urged to support President Rupiah Banda in his efforts to find solutions to the effects of the financial global crunch.

    Second Republican President, Frederick Chiluba’s Spokesperson, Emmanuel Mwamba said this in Mazabuka when he featured on Mazabuka Community Radio’s LIVE WIRE PROGRAMME yesterday.

    Mr. Mwamba said Zambians should give the President time to address economic issues confronting the nation and avoid being negative.

    6 SET 2009- WHAT MORE EVIDENCE DO WE NEED

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