President Edgar Lungu has told Zambians to bare with him if he becomes a dictator as he intends take unprecedented measures to stop the acts of hooliganism being perpetrated.
Speaking upon arrival from Addis Ababa the head of state who expressed displeasure at today’s acts of sabotage revealed that security offices would now up their game and take necessary measures to curb the acts of hooliganism because people’s livelihoods are being affected.
“I do not want to pre-empt the measures we have put in place to up the game and we have done that. But I will wait to be briefed…,” President Lungu said.
“If it means taking measures which are unprecedented we will do just that, some people will have to lose their rights. People who have lost their property have lost their livlihoods. So if I become a dictator for once bare with me.”
The head of state then proceeded to City Market to go and see the extent of damage as well as meet some affected traders.
The President who was in the company of security and defence officers, minister of home affairs Stephen Kampyongo, his presidential aides Amos Chanda, and Kaizer Zulu.
The head of state was greeted by hundreds of traders as they all cried out to him to bring the perpetrators to book.
More than one third of city market has been gutted after suspected arsonists torched the building.
The market went up in flames shortly after another market in Misisi also got torched.
Zambians have started waving pangas at each other. I just watched a very disturbing video where Zambians running wild and behaving like Hutus and Tutsi’s during the Rwanda genocide
@Mashuko, stop that nonsense, its not fun.
“Bare with me if I become a dictator-President Lungu”!! Very funny! The man has been a dictator from start. If President Lungu thinks that he will resolve the happenings in the country by such threats and becoming more wicked, then he will realize that the life a wicked man is tough indeed. Sin has a way of finding you out.
Your love for power has made Zambia the way it is and things might get worse if you you dont sober up and dialogue.
“Show Me Your Friends and I’ll Tell You Who You Are”.
HOLD YOUR PEACE SON OF MAN – TRUE SON OF THE LAND
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Yes it hurts to see innocent people caught up in the devils trap. I also know that LT has cooked up this title. I call this irresponsible reporting but you that we know that you never said it the way its coming out from LT. Right now they sound like the The Post or Mast. UPND is tying to push you to the limit. They tried this pre, during and post August 2016 polls. You Chagwa managed to contend them. You retrained your cadres and the Zambian people. The people heard you. We know how ungovernable they want to make this country. These hooligans have no trace or shed of patriotism in their blood and there is no justification for their hooliganism.
WHAT IS LT TRYING TO PROVE WITH ITS DEGRADING AND WRONGLY SPELT WORDED TITLE
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TERRORISM VS PATRIOTISM
Zambia is innocent, Zambia was bought with a freedom fighter’s drop of blood, Zambia knows no PF or the terrorist Grouping called UPND. Evil all over UPND anatomy. Its supporters are also evil. Yes the DEVIL’S advocates. SOMALIA is in shambles because of irrational people like the entire UPND leadership and supporters including reporters with inflammatory TITLES like LT’s . Poor traders at City Market were innocent for God’s Sake. The levels of impunity and anarchy being perpetrated by terrorists (UPND)and their supporters who include some media houses are overflowingly satanic and extremely evil. Zambia is innocent. When you’re done…
Mr. President this is a democracy and problems can still be sorted out in a democratic state. Is there threat to national security? According to you sir and madam Wina, only in certain people’s heads is there any political crisis in this country so i don’t see why you should be a dictator. Please let us let the RULE OF LAW take its course and not jump to such decisions.
Is this koswe lungu having a laugh? He has been a dictator all along and now it ‘s good that the silly ugly rat is accepting that he is one. Lusaka times you have decided to block me but you forget that the nez account is a party wide account which can override any blocks. We are even working with some of the secret agents under pf. When I say lungu should die. That is my opinion and I have every right to say it. The chap is more beneficial dead than alive.
whats your point ?
Something is definitely wrong in Zambia!
According to an official statement as published by Zambia’s best selling newspaper, The Daily Nation:
“The president has asked Zambians to forgive him if he suspends some rights in a bid to curb acts of sabotage in the country. The Head of State told marketeers at the gutted Lusaka City Market that he may be forced to suspend some rights for a while to safe guard government and private property…”
NOWHERE DID HE SAY BARE WITH HIM IF HE BECOMES A DICTATOR!!!!!!!
This a typical sign of the failure of leadership – failure to to bring people of different tribes to live in harmony . I am wondering why the president would suspend people’s rights enshrined in the constitution , because a market has caught fire.
The cause of the fire needs to be investigated without jumping to conclusions . The cause could range from , a gas stove left on, electrical fault , or a deliberate act of arson. It’s therefore naive for the president with all the investigative units at his disposal to use this unfortunate incident to suspend human rights.
In any case , he is very vague with the rights he is referring to. I can speculate – 20.00pm curfew, arrests without warrants, the list is endless.
The last time I checked Zambia is still a signatory of the Rome…
Even after 9/11, the USA enacted the Patriot Act. It helped curb a lot of terrorism. It gave the security wings too much power but it served its purpose. Sometimes we use whips to discipline children, and it works. These are anxious times, extreme measures may be required.
The market is said to be guarded. What have the guards said and the council sweepers?
And Macdonald Nyirenda a youth chairperson in charge of security at city market said the fire started around 05:00hrs in the morning after police opened the market to allow council workers to sweep.
Even a baby born today knows it’s Useless Party for National Destruction behind all this nonsense. Please ZP just shoot on sight!
The bishops statement ” Zambia is now ALL but in name a dictatorship” has come to pass. They were insulted and called all kinds of nomenclatures after the church mother bodies issued that communique. We shouldnt be surprised even Jeremiah & Co. in the Bible where disowned by their own for prophesying impending disasters. Coming EC Lungu; does he mean by declaring himself a dictator all will improve in country, tensions will disperse? Cancelling peoples freedoms will lead to accepted and peaceful calm. Well…uulepena teshiba ati alepena bantu baleloleshya bamona ubushilu uko buleisa. Peoples tempers and emotions are high and volatile after losing their livelihoods in terrible inferno (sabotage or not being the cause). A true and wise leader acts calmly and decisively to calm the people…
When things start to crumble wise leaders normally work towards acceptable resolution with the speed it deserves, on the other hand foolish leaders sit on their balls and issue meaningless threats, this normally leads to loss of time and acting when it is too late
Bare or bear?
Lungu Must Die!
Our country is headed for disaster because of poor leadership. These people care for nothing but POWER and MONEY. They will do anything for them.
Idi Amin had his soldiers dressed in Tanzanian service uniforms and killed Ugandans (His own people). He blamed the Tanzanians. This enabled him to go to war with them.
Adolf Hitler had his men blow up buildings and put the blame on the Jews. This facilitated the massive killing of the Jews