The Chief said political violence which were being recorded in some parts would destroy the image of the country.
Chief Zumwanda was speaking when Eastern Province coordinator for special team campaign for President Edgar Lungu paid a courtesy call on him at his palace in Lundazi on Monday.
He said politicians must remain peaceful and exercise the franchise in a free and peaceful manner adding that this would boost the standing on the World.
Chief Zumwanda said political leaders must do everything within their powers to curtail the rise in political violence and tension in the country.
“As a country,we have come a long way in so far as maintaining peace is concerned.Politics must not divide the country because when we got independence in 1964 we remain peaceful,”he said.
He said there was need to put the interest of the country above petty party politics stating that politicians who were promoting violence must be discarded in the ballot.
He said the majority Zambians must be proud that the country was enjoying the accolade of being peaceful nation.
Chief Zumwanda said nothing should be done by anybody to undermine the peace and tranquility that currently prevails in the country because peace was cardinal.
He said politics of character assassinations were not good because political leaders were suppose to campaign on issue based inline with their party manifestos.
“The campaigns of character assassination was wrong gone because the duty of political leaders is to sell their party manifestos to the electorate,”he said.
And Mr Mangani who is former home affairs minister in MMD regime said he was in the area to ask for votes for President Lungu and other Patriotic Front aspiring candidates.
He said the ruling party would strive hard to campaign based on the party manifesto which he said was clear.
Mr Mangani asked the traditional leader to assist in mobilising the people to vote on the polls day in an effort to avoid voter apathy.
JUST INSTRUCT YOUR SUBECTS TO USE THE TONGA VOTING FORMULA TO BALANCE THIS POLITICAL VOTING FORMULA. EVEN IF POLITICALLY, HH IS RUBBISH, WHEN IT COMES TO VOTING THEY WILL VOTE FOR HIM 100%. THIS SHOULD BE ADOPTED BY ALL PROVINCES TO EFFECTIVELY END THIS (ONE TRIBE) TRIBAL VOTING IN THE COUNTRY. THIS WILL FURTHER CHECK THAT EVEN IF GBM IN THE MOST LIKELY CIRCUMSTANCE BECOMES UPND PRESIDENT TONGAS WILL STILL VOTE FOR HIM 100% IN 2021. I LOVE MY TONGA BROTHERS AND SISTERS. BUT, I DON’T LOVE THE TRIBALISM THAT COMES FROM THAT CORNER OF ZAMBIA. IF ONE SEES SOUTHERN PROVINCE HAS RECEIVED THE LION’S DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS SHARE IN SATA’S ERROR. HE DISREGARDED THE FACT THAT THEY DIDN’T EVEN VOTED FOR HIM- WHICH IS HOW IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE IN ORDER TO CHANGE TRIBALLY-INCLINED PEOPLES’ MIND SET.
Be Peter, shiBwalya, stop being a demagogue. Not only can’t you think, you can’t write too?