The governing United Party for National Development (UPND) leadership in Ndola District on the Copperbelt has warned opposition politicians against issuing personal attacks on Republican President Hakainde Hichilema.
UPND Ndola District Media Secretary William Sitali has said politicians should not insult President Hichilema in the name of providing checks and balances to the New Dawn Government.
Mr. Sitali said the UPND in Ndola District was saddened that Patriotic Front (PF) members and other politicians have launched personal attacks against the Head of State.
He said the PF is not eligible to criticize the UPND Government because it failed to fulfill campaign promises among them lowering taxes and putting money in people’s pockets when it ruled for 10 years.
Mr. Sitali said people should not expect the UPND government to fulfill all promises in just three months of presiding over its first National Budget
“It is very saddening to note that the PF members and other political members like Sean Tembo and Chilufya Tayali has taken center stage on a personal level to insult the Republican President Mr Hakainde Hichilema and not the presidency. We’re advising them that checks and balances is not insulting the president but giving out advise in a sane way as such we advise these political failures to use sane language or else we’ll take them on personal level as well as a party,” Mr. Sitali said.
“We also advise the former ruling party members to behave as former ministers not like street kids. They must show maturity when giving advice not the insults they’re showering on the president. They must also realize that they never fulfilled promises in ten years as such they should not expect the UPND government to fulfill all promises in just three months after presiding over its budget. Development is a process so you can’t start a national developmental process and finish it within two months,” he said.
Mr. Sitali said the PF left many problems that the New Dawn Government is fixing.
“All what PF is pointing at in terms of failures to UPND are their own failures. They failed to employ teachers and nurses in ten years, failed to pay council workers and other retirees and they want the UPND government to employ all teachers in three months. It’s not fair and sane. We warn the opposition to stop insulting the president in his personal capacity. As we always advise the opposition, the reconciliation process the president has embraced must not be taken as weakness but must be appreciated by all instead of undermining him by abusing the love he’s showing to the country. He means unity so everyone must support it,” Mr. Sitali added.
It’s a question of the kettle calling the teapot black. In any case what will you do?
And you used to insult President Lungu all day now you don’t want your small god demagogue President liar President to be put in his place…typical hypocrites
You refer former ministers as brhaving like street kids is int that an insult think and come to reality do unto others imwe muletukaana nga bamiweshamo mwalila kosenifye bane
@Saulosi:
Typical of a losing PF cadre. You are like a thick piece of shi*t that never goes away no matter how many times you flash the toilet! Ar*se*wh*ore!
THIS IS ABOSULTE NONSENSE
CONSTRUCTIVE CRITISM IS MORE THAN WELCOME
WE HAVE FREEDOM OF SPEECH TO SH*UT UP
DONT BRING IN PF TACTICS
What is the description of insult?
HH isn’t now the property of the UPND. He’s a President for all Zambians and that includes lunatics. We have always made fun of our leaders, sometimes in a derogatory manner. He must develop thick skin otherwise he shouldn’t be in that office. But now that he’s there, we’ll go for him whether he likes it or not, and it’s not up to the UPND to prescribe how we should all engage him.
First things first, upnd and even that ugly f00I HH never recognised ECL, which is the biggest insult to any sitting head of state. Secondly, the same hh promised and sung about how his reign would ensure freedom of speech and would be open to criticism, however upto now the defamation law is still in existence. Now would I be wrong for calling hh a moonyellow? He is a useless boy
Look at the foot prints of upnd and HH in particular. They insulted Lungu day and night. For your information PF was employing government worker with blowing up the trumpet like your HH is doing. And don’t bring PF in your failures. Deliver your promises and people automatically will respect you.
UPND leadership in Lusaka has to put an end to these warnings by its fooolish cadres …it seems some morons have no understanding of a democracy
UPND leadership in Lusaka has to put an end to these warnings by its foooooolish cadres …it seems some moroons have no understanding of a democracy
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ECL Was a president by default
He did nothing except stay in state house looking after his medical issues and let the puppets around him run the couintry
until finally he too became a puppet
There is a difference between criticising what is wrong, and derogatory insults that are said merely with that intention. Even in advanced democracies, the leadership would react if insulted merely for insult’s sake.
@Tikki I agree with you on Lungu but I think HH is proving to be no different. As for UPND wanting us to praise HH they should first stop mannufacturing successes that are not there. Their Ndola office is seeing reality by admitting that the opposition should not expect the UPND government to fulfill all promises in just three months
President is a public figure and always prone to attack so he just needs to have a thick skin. You cannot stop people criticizing. It’s freedom of speech.
Guys, let’s be honest, even in most Zambian villages a stinking thieving person like Lungu whose only capabilities are in bu kaminanisa and illegal adulterous acrobatics can never be a village headman. The only problem with Zambians is “litoho Tata”, a charlatan is deregistered by the LAZ for stealing a widow’s money and that’s the crook you entrust with state coffers, ki bukuba, nyoo mu lukehile!
What is good for the goose must be good for the gander.
Which former Zambian leader was spared of insults of any demeanng degree? Do you remember Fonko Fonko, One Foot Lazo, Green Cabbage, Nyama Soya Gon’ga, Ngoshe Lupola Cobra/and Sponge Bob Drunken Master?
UPND called Tayali all sorts of names. So he is just returning a good favour to you.
How special is Hakainde that he should be treats differently?
It is a trend you setup for yourself. As perpetrators, stop looking like victims.
We support UPND100%, it’s so different from pf, it’s a transparent govt. look at the recruitment of civil servants…..unprecedented. So many farmilies have been uplifted. During pf times, it was going to be through connections to a disgruntled cadre. This is a sober government and will rule for over 40yrs. Continue licking your wounds. HH7
William Sitali has no respect for street kids. If this guy has respect for street kids, he would not have compared them to PF ministers.
Why do political waters in Zambia follow the same channel regardless of the party. MMD became like UNIP, PF became like MMD and now UPND is rapidly becoming like PF. Threats, threats all the time.
Kampyongo and Kaganja were masters at issuing warnings. Every time you heard kampyongo speak it was always …’ I am.warning all those found wanting blah blah blah. will face the full wrath of the law.