UPND Bweengwa Member of Parliament (MP) Highvie Hamududu has described the death of MMD Milanzi MMD MP Reuben Chisanga Banda as a big blow to Parliament.
Mr Hamundudu wished the family of the deceased God’s guidance in this trying moments adding that parliament would greatly miss the services of the late Mr. Banda.
He said he served together with the late Mr. Banda on the Parliamentary Accounts Committee (PAC) which was Chaired by Luena MP Charles Milupi.
Mr Hamundudu was speaking in an interview with ZANIS in Lusaka today.
“As a member of PAC, the death of the Mr Banda is a big blow to the committee and parliament as a whole. In Parliament, we are a family and when we have a funeral, we put aside all our political differences and just concentrate on mourning,” Mr Hamududu said.
Meanwhile, the body of the late Mr. Banda has been flown from Lusaka to Chipata for burial tomorrow.
The late Mr Banda died on Friday last week at University Teaching Hospital after sustaining injuries from a fatal road traffic accident.
MMD Chairman Michael Mabenga, MMD National Secretary Katele Kalumba, Cabinet ministers and several MPs from both the ruling and opposition political parties were on hand to see off the body of Mr Banda at lusaka’s city Airport.
And a delegation of parliamentarians both from the ruling and opposition political parties has left Lusaka to attend the burial of the late Mr. Banda in Chipata, Eastern province.
The delegation is led by MMD Deputy Chief Whip and Solwezi West MP Humphrey Mwanza.
Others on the delegation includes Mandevu MP Jean Kapata, Percy Chanda (Kankoyo), Vincent Mwale (Chipangali ) Paul Sichamba (Isoka West) Brian Sikazwe (Chimbamilonga), Ireen Imbwae (Lukulu West) and Jacob Chongo for Mwense constituency among others.
The delegation will join President Rupiah Banda who is expected in Chipata today to attend the burrial of the late Mr. Banda on Monday tomorrow.
ZANIS
MHSRIEP. Honourable Hamududu, that is the great spirit of togetherness and Zambianness, thank you..
MHSRIEP. What a loss to the nation. He will be remembered for his deeds more so an MP. Whatever he delivered to the poeple in his constituency will count.
For the second time, PF/UPND will use the solwezi formular to win this bye election.