Former MMD Eastern Province Chairman Kennedy Zulu says there is nothing sinister about President Edgar Lungu consulting former Republican President Rupiah Banda.
Mr. Zulu, who is now a PF member, has told QFM News in an interview that those accusing the former Head of State of influencing President Lungu are not being fair to both of them.
Mr. Zulu says Mr. Banda has experience of governance and there is nothing wrong for him to share it with President Lungu.
He says even Mr. Banda when he was Republican President he used to consult the First Republican President Dr. Kenneth Kaunda saying it is normal to consult the past President.
He adds that Mr. Banda cannot allow Mr. Lungu to error whilst he is in office and that is why he is trying to offer his opinion on certain issues.
And in another development, pf Mandemvu Constituency Chairman Joseph Tamba says the party will not sit back and watch some people degrade President Edgar Lungu in the name of democracy.
Mr. Tamba tells QFM News in an interview that the party has observed that some people want to be attacking the Head of State unnecessary saying party members will not tolerate that anymore.
Mr. Tamba says if they want to offer checks and balances on the PF government; they can do it without insulting the President.
He says there is need for people to respect the President saying he is there because of the will of the majority Zambians.
Mr. Tamba states that people ought to respect each other as a way of promoting peace and unity in the country.
Please LT we are tired of this Lazy Lungu News…surely are they only politicians in Zambia!!
Ati Mr Banda cannot allow Lungu to error whilst in office. Is it Banda’s mandate to supervise Lungu’s presidency?
Yes the lazy and boring Edgar, with combination with SLOW mpupu RB, awe sure Zambia is been wasted.
Zambians voted out MMD and especially RB, you can’t go back to consult him. Consult RB for what, on how to make your children rich in 3 months? PF founders, including Mumbi Phiri need grab PF party back from those RBs and give it Guys Scott and the Kambwili’s.
Its visionless Lungu day in & out!
Whilst the economy & kwacha are plummeting, visionless Jameson Lungu, former Kachasu man from Chawama, he’s bus consulting with corrupt & BANDIT RB.
Bandit RB’s immunity was revoked by PF MPs & Lungu voted for probing the corrupt Banda. Currently BANDIT RB is facing corruption cases in court over money laundering, $2 million stolen from people of Zambia with the son, one FUGITIVE Henry “hiding” in SA.
Zulu, Banda & Lungu all tribalists BANDITS destroying the country. The experience Bandit RB has is ONLY corruption & in 2011 was booted out by PF. Now corrupt RB is embraced by PF is SHAME & insults to the electorates who rebuked Rupiah the BANDIT.
Banda, Lungu & Zulu =BANDITS!
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LUNGU IS NOT ONLY CONSULTING IT IS OBVIOUS HE IS TAKING DIRECTIVES FROM BANDA. THEN THERE IS ALSO THE ISSUE OF APPOINTMENTS. LASTLY LUNGU IS USING THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY TO FIGHT BANDAS WARS. NO WONDER THE PF IS NOW KNOWN AS THE ZAMBIA BANDA PARTY!!!!
Chi Rupiah Banda kukonda manone…
There is nothing wrong though for his Excellency to consult Mr.Banda on national issues, as long as he (Rupiah) doesn’t demand to be seated in the front seat…
He is consulting on how to milk the nation with allowances and non stop trips. Do you remember kamwendo munjila? There’s nothing that one can point out as RBs achievement during his tenure apart from travelling & corruption and firing people in strategic position to destabilize the structures, cause confusion and sore a sense of insecurity on the work force, civil servants and heads of parastatle organizations
A LUNGU ANABWELA’S JUDGEMENT IS SERIOUSLY FLAWED, & NOT FITTING THAT OF A GOOD LEADER, & ROLE MODEL.
This R.B, had Serious Court cases pending, but A Lungu anabwela, is on;ly concerned with hanging on to power at all costs, & learning how the master does it when it comes to Corruption & Plunder of state resources.
IF Only Guy Scott was allowed to take over from Late Sata, this Circus would not be taking place
ACTUALLY AS IT TURNS OUT THE PEOPLE DISAPPOINTED BY LUNGU BANDA THE MOST ARE HIS DIE HARD PF SUPPORTERS. HE HAS TURNED ON THEM SO QUICK ITS EVEN FUNNY. ” MULUSAS WORD IS MY WORD”!!!!!EMMANUEL MWAMBA SHIPPED OUT!!! BRIAN HAPUNDA GONE! KAMBWILI TOLD TO SHHHHHH, CHIKWANDA TURNED INTO RUBBER STAMP!ONLY KAINGU AND MULUSA HAVE ANY POWER LEFT. LUNGU TOLD THEM THEY WOULD SEE HIS TRUE COLORS ONCE ELECTED. LELO A LUNGU ANABWERA….! I CANT HOLD IT I AM LOVING THIS RIGHT NOW KEKEKEKEKEKE!
You don;t seek advice kucasulwa. RB alisulwa ku bena Zambia, he is a corrupt man with his sons that’s why Zambians kicked him out. What advice can he give to visionless Lungu. Lungu is a lost cause on this one
Even a mother will invite morally upright people to instruct her daughter at initiation ceremony or at the wedding, not a morally bankrupt old man like RB
Only Lungu and some useless ones from Chipata can see sense in RB. RB is a corrupt old man. A man of his age teaching his tribes mate ati wako ni wako. Such an old man teaching divisions in the Country shame on u RB nyamasoya
Yeah, and ECL will continue to move the country forward whilst your idol bakapelelefye mukumeka.
Seriously this RB couldn’t even learn from KK who stood for national unity, manje ba RB bakulubonse ati wako ni wako how shameful what advise can he give Lungu apart from trotting the Country and the world, opening ablution blocks etc just wasting our hard earned tax mone
You are a very foolish chap Kennedy-what ideas can one get from a corrupt and morally bankrupt fellow like Rupiah-atase?
If the people of Zambia thought Banda was good they would have voted for him but the fact that he lost to Sata means they did not see anything good in Him.
Politicians are taking us Zambians for fools and i think we should let them know who is boss.
Banda has nothing to offer to us that is why we voted him out, How come he has only become wise and so useful after the death of Sata.
EL is more concerned about staying in state house than working for the people of Zambia.
All this love for Banda is just to win him votes from the easterners and nothing else, only a fool can not see this.
Consulting is different from getting directives. Alungu anabwela is in the pocket of RB
My problem is that the ZAMBIANS are now at the mercy of rejected political players through trickery and deceit. RB is a man who has been use government tools for his selfish ends.His notorious children have been a menace to our country. These Banda people have no heart for ZAMBIANS. They are evil people who have allegiance elsewhere. They could not stop at anything to rob our country.Banda is conniving, manipulative and has found a fool and a crook in ECL. THESE crooks have to be stopped by well meaning ZAMBIANS.
I beg to differ with you Mr Zulu. Rupia is facing very serious corruption cases. He is not supposed to be anywhere near the president under normal circumstances. That in itself put a lot of pressure on the judiciary to acquit him even if Lungu doesn’t directly order them. Ba Zulu ngayamunyokolani njala and you want favours from Lungu, please use other means because we are not f00ls.
Leave the old man RB alone! What is your achievement in life, you rats with cockroach heads?
Because he is yo fellow eastern you corrupt tribalist just because he is yo tribesmate you can’t see his immorality shame on you chief cadre. RB whether or not yu like it in chipuba chakawalala pamozi navibana vamene vifuna kulemela mu record time. Give us a break
Learn to differentiate the real enemies of Zambia from fictional and hate propaganda by some insane media heads. Take the Past News for example, when Dr Kaseba was gallivanting all over Zambia using tax payers’ money, it was not an issue with Mmembe. Now the new First Lady Esther visits fellow Zambian people, Mmembe is ranting obscenities. When the late Sata ordered ACC not investigate ministers without his permission (e.g. Kabimba and Trafigura), Mmembe conveniently looked the other way, it was not corruption. Today ECL tries to correct a few ills, Mmembe is screaming corruption with no less than Kabimba himself in tow. And cockroaches like you are quiet!
He is consulting corruption and corrupt he soon will be; like begets like.
If only Zambians could think with their heads and be consistent for once! Just a few months ago, the Zambian Watchdog was in support of RB and condemning the late Sata and the likes of Nchito. Today the Zambian Watchdog is praising Sata and Nchito and fomenting hatred btwn Northerners and Easterners and as usual, gullible Zedians are falling for it just like they fell for Membe’s vitriol against RB,which was borne out of personal and not national interests. Whether you like it or not, the Zambian economy as well as its international standing were much better under RB, so for me the involvement of RB in the current administration should be applauded as people mite be able to afford to buy mealie meal again and we may witness the kwacha appreciating in value for a change.
Very right, if RB had given in to Mmembe’s and Mutembo’s wishes to allow state funds to subsidise their personal business affairs in Zambian Airways, today he RB would have been the angel of the Past News. Mmembe and Mutembo would not have seen any corruption with RB even if there was any real corruption. Did you see how Mmembe turned against Sata when he fired Kabimba after seeing Sata finally saw through the schemes of the cartel? Today they are back to praising Sata just to confuse gullible Zedians to rise against Lungu.
The best Zambian economy since KK left was under RB, give us statistics to dispute this fact.
Chief cadre – you think these are the characters who think of statistics? You are lucky that you haven’t been insulted yet. The hatred being exhibited is such that they are ready to destroy just to get into power.
What about when Membe was obsessed with Chiluba did you think of that or you just want to think about RB coz he is yo tr.ibesmate. ruth is that RB is corrupt and greedy evil old man who was rejected by Zambians and he should not come near ECL. Its just the favourable environment that prevailed at that time and the econo,my was doing better. What did Nyamasoya do with the endless international and domestic and alcohol drinking plus violence abuse of media list is endless. So iwe just shut up
Yes, under RB as President and as Levy’s Vice President in charge of economic policy. Why would any well meaning Zambian leader not take good advice just because cockroaches and ogres and etc like Mmembe say so?
Think with your heads you Zedians, how can you allow criminal cockroaches like Mmembe think for you, and allow the ciuntry to stagnate. If you can’t think, at least be consistent unlike Mmembe whose stories and editorials nowadays are a contradiction and opposite of whatever the Past news stood for and has written since 1990. Read for yourself the Post News and Past News archives since 1990 and compare with Mmembe’s deeds and you will see what I mean.
Why consult RB a failure who ruled the shortest time, who was rejected by Zambians for his corrupt activities with his sons and ka grand daughter (wife). Don’t try to make us believe rubbish we are not f00ls. Is RB yo nyoko, am sure he is yo fellow easterner. We saw how he mismanaged and plundered this Country so pllz spare us
Membe has his own agenda but RB is a corrupt old man who is facing cases in the courts of law. It a known fact that RB is a corrupt man and even his sons are thieves. What advice can RB share with EL, you mean endless travels and how to still you are must be outside this world
The common denominator between these two clowns is their lack of a spine.
There is nothing wrong with consulting. Yes, RB, just like Super Ken, had his short comings but had some sense in certain areas. So why not consult in areas where RB scored? Gullible UPend cadres and why get concerned with who Lungu is consulting? Would you rather he consulted your under 5, who has never been in government, atase!
Rupia Banda was a failure and a proven one. The reason he did not do well during his presidency. If I had a choice in consulting a failure and someone with brains, who would I pick. When ever we did wrong and against my father’s will he always said: Birds of a feather, flock together. I rest my case on this one when I say they’re the same.
Who told you Membe is deciding for us NO we are not gullible we can see that RB is corrupt and greedy wanted to get rich with his family in the quickest possible time. RB and his family are thieves period and you can’t convince us otherwise so stop trying
upnd are fools with pride