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President Lungu to address victory party at Heroes Stadium

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PF cadres marching the streets of Lusaka after the declaration of the results
PF cadres marching the streets of Lusaka after the declaration of the results

President Edgar Lungu will this afternoon address supporter at Heroes Stadium hours after he was declared winner of he was declared winner of Thursday’s elections.

State House Spokesman Amos Chanda confirmed that President Lungu has been compelled to meet his people who have gone to the stadium within minutes of the President being declared winner of the 2016 presidential election.

Mr Chanda said President Lungu has met with some of his aides and the defence and security chiefs at the Presidential retreat at State Lodge, East of Lusaka.

Earlier today, Electoral Commission of Zambia Chairman Justice Essau Chulu declared Mr Lungu winner of the tightly contested election.

Justice Chulu said President Lungu had secured 50.35% defeating his main rival, Hakainde Hichilema, who got 47.67%.

Mr Hichilema’s party has accused the commission of helping the PF to steal the election.

Meanwhile, there is jubilation in the streets of Lusaka as PF supporters celebrate President Lungu’s re-election.

Hordes of people marched to State House and the Mulungushi International Conference Centre celebrating the victory.

People descend on ZNBC Kitwe studios in celebration
People descend on ZNBC Kitwe studios in celebration
PF cadres celebrating in Lusaka
PF cadres celebrating in Lusaka

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86 COMMENTS

  1. NO ways dont be stupid we need to save money. We have the roads now can we invest in agriculture.

    PLEASE INVEST IN AGRICULTURE

    • I agree with you brother. This culture of throwing parties shall stop. It is not President’s personal money he is spending. It is coming from exchequer, petrol to guards are all state funded. Why shall people of Lusaka partake in parties at the cost of villagers and dwellers of other cities?

      All unnecessary travels, state functions and meetings be banned. Let us learn from Tanzanian President.

    • Every Ngwee matters. A highly indebted nation does not have the luxury of spending money on useless activities. In addition to wasteful expenditure, who is going to pay for lost man hours (President and his aides are paid to deliver and not for wasting time on useless functions).

      Stop this culture of living as a parasite on the treasury.

      Use money to pay the creditors than spending on useless functions. Agree 100% with first two comments.

    • Yes we must invest in agriculture and nothing else, the pf must now finish the roads they started and then focus on agriculture. By the way where is the ***** called NEZ? Is he hiding or he is dead pantu alileka ukumfwika just after voting.

    • Let them celebrate, they have a cause to do so. Next months job cuts start with the Civil Service, we are talking about over 1, 500 jobs.

    • A “President” would be addressing THE NATION but this shallow corrupt Lungu adresses his supporters!

      This man is dividing the country. More chaos to follow due to his incompetence, dullness and lack of vision.

    • Lungu is President for 1.8m voters against the the 1.76milliom people who do not agree with him and his PF. This implies he is only but just a president for the North and shared belt as well as Lusaka. Let him address his supporter and not the rest of us who do not agree with him.
      The reported 1.8million have condemned the children to hunger and poverty, as the economy is only being sustained by Open Market Operation (OMO) as the tool to retain the value of kwacha.

  2. UPND cadres i want you to talk again 10-0 loss again, where is guy scott a white donkey braill fool. Ni sontapo dununa reverse another 5 years in state house well done my Presido.

  3. chinese investor – And you think the Tanzanian economy will grow just because the President banned this and that?

  4. Congrats PF.

    Once more Congrats President ECL for the narrow win.

    TO my President and my hero HH. Please remain Strong. I can Assure you sir Zambians Love and Trust you. Just Think of the Massive Infrastructure that PF has given Zambia, But your vote against ECL has remained at 50:50. Zambia still needs people as hardworking as yourself.
    God Bless you and remain Strong and focused do not be swayed by any negative remark that might come from the sides of you road to victory.

    • Perhaps it is time for the party to go for a convention and try new leadership. HH has done his part. He has brought the party to within 3 % of the ruling party. That is good but now let somebody else take it all the way to State House. HH can become a party elder.

    • Parties, drinking, dancing. Is this going to solve Zambias problems?

      Tomorrow he will be praying again!

      And Zambians think this thief can be a president?

    • Yes, he has beaten your HH again. You doubted him the last time and he beat you. You are the ones who are useless, how do you continue to lose. You thought you can one win from a region? Rewire your thinking!

      This election was a fight against those who thought they can win on tribal grounds. You have been shamed!!!! You HH is now taking things to the Courts. He should be ashmed. He just lost and needs to retire or UPND should disband.

      Meanwhile for us it is all smiles chabe!!!!

    • I am loving this, the people of Zambia have said NO to hatred, insults, vulgar language. Zambians have voted for unity of the nation. The political attitude of UPND and its leaders is misplaced. They are the ones who brought about this problem by insisting that only a Tonga should lead UPND. i am not saying it is wrong for any Tonga to lead any political party in Zambia. Tonga as a people are very good, hospitable people, but HH and his team made them to tricked them into tribal politics for HH’s benefits.

      As we hve always advised, UPND should re-brand itself into a national party.

      I am just listening to Dununa Reverse on full volume!!!!!!

    • You are lying. if we go by provinces, ECL has been accepted more than HH. That is a national leader. HH is a regionalist and divisive individual.

      This PF victory is a signal that regionalism does not pay in a democracy. Do not hate someone for the sake of it. God will always be on the side of good people and bring down those who brag!!! HH and GBM have taught a life lesson. Wealth does not mean leadership.

  5. Soon you will continue selling stuff in the streets while he drinks wine and charters planes. Ignorance is a deadly disease among Africans.

    • Why not? Let him take a glass of wine to celebrate. There is nothing wrong in selling on the street to make a living. We call this informal sector!

      You and you friends can now go lick you wounds!! for now we will not care how much you insult because we have already won!!!!

  6. Five years fresh mandate has been given to you Mr. President. The majority of Zambians have spoken by 50.35% votes. We believe in where you are steering the country to. Ala things of the spirit is not for every one to understand. GOD chose you and people that see things in the flesh will never understand. I pray for continued wisdom as you take this great nation to even greater heights. Stay blessed ECL

    • dont be naive mutinta,this has nothing to do with spirits or whatever u mean by that,all the irregularities and scandals surrounding the elections and you think lungu won fair and square?this is all mans doing,this man is surrounded by leeches with no interest to improve our country even his last campaign speech he talked people not what he will do to improve the state of affairs and already parties are planned on whose dime?

  7. What exactly are people celebrating? The continuation of a mediocre government with no ideology or clue on where to begin. I love my country dearly but we really have to do something about educating our people. Lungu knows deep down that he does not deserve to be our leader.. Watch this space. It’s going to be a rude awakening for Zambians.

    • i agree with you Mwape, soon this joyous moment will turn to bitterness, lungu has won thru rigging and we pray that God intervenes at H H s appeal. people of Zambia you are yet to know suffering under Lungu.

    • Kubweka, you have just lost and there is no rigging. HH is only accepting defeating wrongly by saying he has been robbed. HH surrounded himself with all sorts of wrong people and this could have contributed to his lose. people like GBM, Nevers, Winter, etc are all associated with mere hatred for ECL and this did not help HH and UPND. So instead of blaming PF and ECL, ask you party to rebrand and find out how to do better next time. Witch hunting will not help you!!!

      Good luck next time!!!

  8. No wonder no serious president visits Zambia because there is nothing to do. Imagine a another cabinet with Kambwili, Siliya, Chikwanda, Shamenda, Not-Fr Bwalya , Kalaba. Zambians enjoy the arrogance while committing economic and political suicide.

    • As opposed to one that was composed to the overweight GBV practitioner, woman killer Sampa, serial crosstitute Masebo, former dog seller now extremely wealthy Mulenga Sata, the homeless Doctor Banda?

  9. Kays you are right. We have passed the elections.
    A word of advice to the President elect “Please remember the people who moved you up and forget those who wanted to pull you down. Development should start from the people who raised you unlike those who rejected you”.

    • @11 Kamuzu,great advice! That should be written on his heart. If he has seen the Jan’15 and these elections the rejection has been consistent in Southern,Western and NW. He should know who keeps his party in power who has given him a job! If he wants to be called Chimbwi No Plan (CNP) or Chipantepante let him continue with expensive projects in these avowed tribalist areas and lose the few chances remaining for PF!For national unity he may have to do more in NW and CB Rural,it will be easier to gain additional votes from there and consolidate national unity but he should certainly slow down on Southern and Western as these are the leaders in this “unholy trinity”,shift resources to fulfill promises in “PF strongholds”

  10. @8, they are cerebrating that a tribal party has been whitewashed for the fifth time! They are also cerebrating that Zambia will continue on the path of development. They are also cerebrating that soon we shall hear of a party disintegrating! They are also urging and suggesting to you to make the guy, your guy to run as an MP for Siavonga next time! He will do very well there!

  11. The president is for everyone. Development should be for every one both who raised you and those who rejected you. The Word of God says Love your neighbour as you love yourself.
    Reply

  12. @13. Like I said we need to get our people LITERATE/EDUCATED and it starts with YOU RECRUIT… You can’t even spell ” Celebrate” correctly. What hope is their for the future…smh

  13. There’s a line between lungu as pf president and el as president elect of zambia.
    He will only be president in one week. Hes got time for that.
    Pf has its own money too. How thay spend it is up them.
    Besides i think he has to owner the people that have given him the mandate regardless of the hardships of the economic slowdown.
    Thats loyalty, trust and belief. I didn’t think people were going to vote for lungu with high prices, loadshading.

  14. I’d like to discuss the future of our country specifically the opportunities and challenges ahead with any individual (s) willing to discuss and make logical proposals. Though few, I know there are smart and patriotic Zambians out there. Please reach out 🙂 We can fix this, I believe not all hope is lost 🙂

    • First agree and accept that ECL has won the elections and is the rightful president of Zambia. Then we can discuss the way forward.

  15. I have a new Remix for our Boostele, the DUNANA REVERSE.

    Mealie-meal price now K300 DUNANA REVERSE.
    Fuel Price subsidies removed price K20/litre DUNANA REVERSE.
    Food prices increase DUNANA REVERSE.
    Maize harvest flop bcoz of no fertilizer subsidy DUNANA REVERSE.
    Load shedding back to 12hrs/day DUNANA REVERSE.
    IMF coming back to Zambia DUNANA REVERSE.
    Kwacha bleeding back to its real value DUNANA REVERSE.
    Interest rates up to 90% DUNANA REVERSE.
    Thugs controlling markets & stations DUNANA REVERSE.
    School fees up to real values DUNANA REVERSE.
    Civil service wage freeze DUNANA REVERSE.
    Civil service retrenchments DUNANA REVERSE.
    Lungu makes K50million in 1 year DUNANA REVERSE.
    Miners retrenched DUNANA REVERSE.

    • Well, the other Zambians, the majority have accepted the situation as a natural phase in development. In life an individual or a country will pass troubled times. If you understand this, you will not be so negative but positive even in hard times. We are confident that ECL and PF are investing in the right things and that these hardship you are talking about, are part of the global economic downward spiral. So do not think that everyone in Zambia does not love ECL and PF. Respect our wish to support our party just like you support your party.

      You have just lost. Accept it!!!! Do not live a life of denial!!!!

  16. No more press freedom DUNANA REVERSE.
    No more tolerance of opposition views DUNANA REVERSE.
    No freedom of association DUNUNA REVERSE
    DARK DAY FOR OUR DEMOCRACY.
    DARK DAY FOR OUR DEMOCRACY.
    DARK DAY FOR OUR DEMOCRACY.
    DARK DAY FOR OUR DEMOCRACY.

    • Sorry @Marrie-ann, If I had known that my vote, that of my friends and family and that of my neighbours would hurt you so, I would have spoilt my ballot paper. But wouldn’t that have been electing to be a foooolishh citizen for your sake? Nope!! Then just deal with it. At least you won’t die of it.

    • Well, so sorry if everything is dark for you. We understand how you feel at your loss. But remember, our side is very bright indeed. We are so happy. So you are just wasting you time talking ill to those who have beaten you!! You are just make yourself more of a laughing stock!!! The best would be silently heal from your lose. If you cannot, there is nothing we can do but wish you well and hope that your healing process will be quicker. Remember, there is still life after losing!!!!

    • @Marie-Annie. YOU SOUND LIKE AN OLD BROKEN RECORD. YOU HAVE SUNG THAT SONG ALL THE TIME. BUT FOR US (50.35%) WHO LOVE ECL THOSE ARE NOT ISSUES. STRATEGY FOR UPND MUST CHANGE. IF YOU WILL GO INTO 2021 ELECTIONS WITH THE SAME STALE MESSAGE YOU WILL LOSE AGAIN.

  17. I wonder If your comment deserves an answer. I just find it really hard to discuss anything with most of you fellows. From my point of view, ECL has not won. Imagine unauthorized individuals finding there way into ECZ server room, a returning officer vanishing with election results, finding of pre-marked election forms etc. BTW voting ended on Thursday and it took several days to count, with reasons like ‘transport challenges’ being given by officials who have been campaigning in choppers. BTW we have been 52 years independent. We still cannot even print ballot papers. We have 20 +% inflation, bank borrowing rates are about 45%. No dependable water supply in the capital. Our streets are full of uneducated youths (over 50%) . All this is means NOTHING to you.

  18. @The True General
    I wonder If your comment deserves an answer. I just find it really hard to discuss anything with most of you fellows. From my point of view, ECL has not won. Imagine unauthorized individuals finding there way into ECZ server room, a returning officer vanishing with election results, finding of pre-marked election forms etc. BTW voting ended on Thursday and it took several days to count, with reasons like ‘transport challenges’ being given by officials who have been campaigning in choppers. BTW we have been 52 years independent. We still cannot even print ballot papers. We have 20 +% inflation, bank borrowing rates are about 45%. No dependable water supply in the capital. Our streets are full of uneducated youths (over 50%) . All this is means NOTHING to you.

  19. Whatever the enemy of progress is putting across, PF don’t matter these guys it’s dununa reverse but remember it’s one Zambia one nation

    • Dununa Reverse means dununaring HH and UPND into reverse and disintegration. The earlier this tribal aprty disintegrates the better. HH and UPND caused all this tribal talk. There is nothing wrong with our Tonga brothers and sisters but the party worked on the minds of our friends. Many Tongas that I know are very good people and very hospitable too, So it is something to do with HH and the UPND philosophy that is wrong. The moment they declared that only a Tonga can lead UPND, they unleashed tribalism!!!!

    • Asigai, do not patronize the Tongas for your political gains. Just support your pf and be happy for now, the economy will soon dununa you.

    • ZedpoorPeople, You are right, I should not waste time with people like you, a tribalist. You have been defeated and you tribal ambitions too. I will celebrate this victory, yes I will and go not remind me about. Which economy are you talking about? Do you know economic standing? Who told you anyway that there is a perfect system? There is non on earth. Even in the most developing nations you still find people badly affected economically. socially, even politically, but you only have better systems. I think PF has a better pro=poor system than the capitalistic UPND and its rich HH and GBM. These and their Party only think about thier pockets and fat tummies, and not the poor Zambian. I ma not stupid to buy into their propaganda. You have bought into it that is why you are promoting tribal…

  20. Last 5 years under pf…………….
    Kwacha devalued ova 100 %
    Mass job losses due to bad policies.
    Mass corruption.
    Massive increase in cost of living.
    Next 5 years God please help us………
    Even less money in our pockets
    Price increase on everything so they put more money in thier pockets and the Chinese at the expense of poor Zambians.

    • You mean the mass corruption perpetrated by Mulenga Sata, Miles Sampa and GBV as we were told by the Zambian Bitterdog?

    • We do not care what you say or think. We have put UPND into reverse gear. That is what Dununa Reverse means.

      Once beaten twice shy!!!!!

  21. zambians you make me cry, the poor are celebrating for more poverty. tomorrow a petition next 1 month we an earth the scandals. i was paid k100,000 to change figues now i can spill the beans.
    ltes continue Celebrating poverty.
    Viva Zambia.
    Forward with mediocrity.
    Tiye IMF!!

    • Well, we do not care what you say. We know why we voted and what we voted for. We are not illiterates, so do not educate us. We are already enlightened. You are not the only intelligent persons. Why do you think you have been rejected? Too much thinking about yourselves and your HH.

      You have been beaten and taught a lesson that regional politics do not pay!!!!!! We believe in One Zambia One Nation!!!! This could be the end of UPND!!!!!

    • More than 50% of zambians rejected lungu. Only stealing and abuse of public funds saved him.

      That is not victory it is an embarrassment for someone who has spent $10 billion on development. It just shows the majority of zambians don’t trust him.

  22. just coz u arent celebrating dont think we are joining u anytime soon,bitterness is a poisonous pill which one consumes and expecting breaker to die,im like good luck with that,im dancing ntil tmorrow coz edgar is my mistake according to ur view and i like to make my own mistakes in order to learn from them and when i discover it aint a mistake im afraid come 2021 il repeat thw same mistake twice hence qualified to b insane after all insanity is doing the same thing but expecting different results my only comfort is if im mad im glad ubushilu bwandi is spread country wide,let the madness carry on
    im breaker and this message is approved

    • Where is HH? Where is Masebo? Where is Mmembe? Where is the dog seller? Where is Sampa? Where is bashi Nono? Where is Harlot Scotch Whiskey?

  23. Pathetic! They are already going to spend money to celebrate mediocrity and rigged elections! I cry for mother Zambia.

    • If it was HH and UPND who had won, wouldn’t you have celebrated that victory? What is wrong for ECL and UPND to celebrate the victory. Why are you so unrealistic?

  24. Its very sad that corruption will now continue since Rupiah Banda the thief has had his protector voted into power. UPND please act like South Africa’s DA who raise money from everywhere to take such corrupt politicians and their cronies to court. If we see you acting like that we will know what you stand for. Don’t just wait for election day. Fight corruption all the time

    • You have just lost. Do not talk about things you have no evidence with just like your leaders. Anyhow, you HH and his UPND cannot raise any money for what you are talking about because they very stingy people. That is why we did not vote for this selfish man called HH.

      Your hate will only make you sick. Meanwhile for us it is all smiles chabe!!!!!!

    • When RB was in court, I seem to remember an opportunistic perpetual loser accompanying him to court. I also remember the same opportunistic unprincipled perpetual loser claiming that RB was being victimised by Nchito, Membe and Kabimba. Guess what? The unprincipled perpetual loser is now bessie mates with Nchito, Kabimba and Membe as are his supporters who conveniently forget that it was Kabimba who did not want us to have a new constitution and that it was Membe who coined the term ‘bantustan’ in reference to their perpetual losing ka party. Then they wonder why they dont win elections!

  25. This time around we will make we get our deserved and prioritised share of development. This habit of rewarding these unthankfuls at the expense of the people who vote for you (in order to win their vote) must come to an end. when they come rule they will develop their areas. Just how can you explain the low votes for ECL from Kalabo and Mongu with the most expensive road project in Africa right in their back yard. Look at Choma today and compare to Kawambwa or Malole or Lundazi. ECL visited NWP the most times and look at the votes. Presido this time we will take you on if you sacrifice us. Aba bantu tabatasha. Period. Look at their behaviour when they lead a ministry. You can cry if you not one of them. Remember them at Zambia Railways. Look at the way the looted ZCCM towards…

  26. So many sore losers on here. Please people accept the result and it will help you overcome your loss quickly. Otherwise you will be hurting for a looooooooong time till 2021 and this pain may again be repeated if our party does not change direction and stance. We should learn not to welcome anyone who denounces Lungu. We spent time attacking the person of Lungu instead of what his party stood for and that was a grave mistake. UPND IS NOW THE BIGGEST ZAMBIAN POLITICAL GRAVE YARD, WHITHER TO NEVERS, GBH, SCOTT, SAMPA, SATA, MASEBO, MWALITETA AND OTHER PERENNIAL DEFCTORS? AT LEAST NOW THE OST ILL JHAVE TO PAY UP IF THEY ARE TO CONTINUE IN BUSINESS.

  27. Now is the time for those WHO WERE in the opposition then, to see what the ZAMBIAN manifesto says about our way forward. The manifesto am talking about is the PF one. NOW it is one people in one Nation called ZAMBIA.

  28. its gud that pf has won cos it is reflecting many tribes and majority votes came fr lsk and northen where he has not come from easterners were giving hh a lot of votes not this headquarters of tribalism where lungu was geting 200 against 33000 and 43000 hh against 482 thats many poling station he was geting zero wat a shame to these tongas

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