Dear Family of 6th Republican President of Zambia, the Lungu family.
On this blessed Sunday afternoon, the people of Zambia from all walks of life are still pleading with you, in God’s name, not to proceed with your earlier decision to bury 6th Republican President Mr Edgar Chagwa Lungu outside the country of his ancestors, Zambia.
As a people, we have always resolved our national conflicts through dialogue as a Christian Nation and it is still not too late for this issue to he resolved around the table.
Please bring back the mortal remains of the president back to the land of his birth. The land that gave him the privileged honor of being President. The Land that he died fighting for.
There is no justification whatsoever for going ahead to commit this permanent breach against his legacy, that of the Lungu family and that of Zambia as well. This will amount to betrayal of his legacy no doubt.
Let us use this window to invoke God’s grace to reason together as a people. Let us not “waste” this loss by demonizing it. But let us use it to unite us and bring full reconciliation in the nation. Let us not miss this opportunity for the healing of our land.
Zambia stands ready with bated breath to see the Lungu family head back home with the remains of our President.
He was free born. Loved by many Zambians and should not be buried as a refugee on foreign soil. There is no hostility against his return but only love and high expectation.
I beg of you. We beg of you.
Pastor Nevers Sekwila Mumba
The most useless man to involve in this matter is Nevers Mumba let people who are respected by Lungu family deal with this matter if this matter is to be resolved
I agree like many people in Zambia he is the worst
This guy is just seeking attention for running mate. He has no party, no followers. MMD is dead. He has to continuously issue statements to appear relevant.
But why is Nevers appealing to the wrong party, instead of appealing to the government that abrogated it’s part of the agreement. Nevers should be telling government that you can not stop people from going to the airport to receive the remains of ECL, but remember even without a political party that MMD is dead, Nevers will be on the invitation list to the airport, so he cares less.
In the constant wagging of the tongue even a fool may accidentally say something wise. This is the time to listen to anyone who is sounding reasonable. Observe the message, not the messenger.
But surely not this messenger
The message is spot ON even if it was delivered by a hyena. Dr Mumba is very correct BUT a bunch of losers on this forum that fail to differentiate reason from nosence are busy arguing childishly. Indeed, a man who was elected twice by zambians, even if you did not vote OR like his politics his body belongs to the zambian soil. Now he has to be buried like a refugee, fugitive , shameless, a man without county just to make some people on this forum and bo lubinda, munvesa nsoni bamambala
Keep on gasping for air. Any sane person knows you must be the last person comment on that matter. Kindly keep a distance.
This is what we all are asking but there seems to be other reasons why the family wants to bury in South Africa. I do not believe that ECL is still changing his mind after the family agreed to bring him home.
Lets all give Pastor Nevers Sekwila Mumba space to air his views to heal a divided nation.Afterall Zambians claim to be “a Christian nation” and in a democracy everybody must be respected to air his views.
This guy has made me laugh ati “lets give chance to Pastor Mumba to heal a divided nation”. Like really?
The Lungus have purchased a house in SA-it is on SABC.
They are not coming back. They have resources to last them forever.
Out of topic ba Faith. Try again. Which day did you meet the Lungus and they told you that. Try again but attempt to be truthful when you try again
@Tiyeni Nazo, how about going on YouTube and finding the news? Sophie Mokoena, Senior Editor announced it yesterday. Yes, they do have the resources which you and I may never have.
@Faith..That is very true. ECL hsa salted away enough cash to outlive the his family. Besides, it is a convenient way of running away from justice if you know what I mean!
Buying a house in South Africa by a Zambian is not an offence on any day, and there are a good number of Zambians who have bought houses in South Africa. And by the way no court has ever convicted the Lungus of any crime in Zambia. So your hallucinations are unfounded as usual. Try something thing else
What Nevers should have been doing was to be appealing to the government to honour the initial agreement with the family and not to appeal to the family which has honoured its part.
Precisely!
Mutanda chavuma, are you saying that HH or the government of zambia should choose and pick laws that were set by parliament depending on individuals . This tells me there is something wrong with your thinking, law is law and they’re for everyone. If zambian laws says former presidents to be buried on zambian soil kwasila , why mutivute ati HH should listen to family. You want HH to do as he pleases like a dictator
UPND is a big let down. And i woke up early on that voting day to give them the vote. Totally Lubbish
Sorry, not an opportunist like you Nevers. This is a fact. Infact as UPND we alreasy have a running mate in mind. Advise our leaders on this impasse they have created – very simple, just abide to the wishes and demands of the family. What do we loose?
The video is there on Zambia Whistleblower about what Nevers said when ECL came back into politics. Instead of preaching peace, he was warning ECL that he was going to be bruised and die dishonourably.
I never thought political competition can turn so hostile to be carried throughout our lifetimes upto and including the grave.
How does he even ave a following and how does this GRZ involve him
Even ECL’s family desperately want him to be burried in Zambia, trust me. It is just that government is changing goal posts and making it difficult for the family. It is therefore inapropriate for Nevers to be appealling to the family instead of appealing to the goverment
This a well calculated plan, its too complicated. You and i, will never say that with 100% confidence. You have no clue what is cooking in Tasila and ba Ester’s heads. Why are the two other Lungu’s children not very much involved?
It hates alot, when a Bitter person tries to paint a bad picture, or tarnish the name of an innocent person. I am still convinced that Lungu, did more harm to HH, than he wrote those Wishes, maybe he was under influence when he wrote the so called last wishes. This was just part of plan B, he sacrificed himself to bring down HH
The family is evil. Why behave like this?
ECL belongs to his family first before the state. Family is and will be the only authority on this funeral. Others can just come in to offer genuine support. But you the evil one wants it to be the other way round. No, please
@ Ba
Take an example of the 1993 footballers , the families wanted to bury their beloved ones in their respectable home towns BUT the State over ruled them.
Kanjimano, if the footballers who died were burried in a place that their families did not desire, that does not make it a law for every body else.
@Kanjimaano
Which bodies were the families supposed to bury?
What you see there never had full or complete bodies so it was just right at that time for Govt the bury like that. Secondly, it does not mean that what the govt did was by law.
Passing your exams at Form 5 helps you reason well…or at the very least better
The other children of the Lungus are not under any obligation to comment. And Tasila only announced the funeral of her Father. If Lungu did more harm to HH, and if HH is a true church elder in his church I am sure he has even forgotten and forgiven all that. But it is you outsiders who are always pouring fuel on the fire. This is a very simple thing – respect the family wishes on this funeral just like all other funerals
# Respect the wishes of the family
And more over Zambians want to receive the remains of their dear departed ECL at the KK international airport, not a selected few please
@Anti Chabinga ….Who gives you the right to speak on everyone’s behalf?
I have given myself the right to speak on every ones behalf and i have not committed any offence. Does this answer your question.
..and who gives you the right to speak against some people’s thoughts here? We all have two basic rights of speech: to speak; to remain silent.
Gerrout of here!!!
You too Anthony Bwalya
ALL THOSE INSULTING DOCTOR MUMBA SHALL VERY SOON CALL FOR HIM TO HELP THEM VRY SOON.
AND I BELIEVE THEY ARE NONE BELIEVERS BORN IN A POLITICAL HOUSE OF PF WHERE LIBELLION AND ARROGANCY IS THE EVIL SPIRIT THAT CONTROLS THEM. GOD WILL ALWAYS RESST THE PROUD AND ALWAYS GIVE GRACE TO THE HUMBLE. WATCH YOUR MOUTH BEFORE YOU SHALT YOUR FAMILY IN ENTIRE CURSES.
A Sheep in Wolfs clothing
Wasnt he in a theft case once ???
Nevers Mumba is just a dangerous turncoat with a special skill in politics of the belly. He is an albatross hanging around UPND suffering from some debilitating form of political megalomaniac. Nevers Mumba is a failed past to begin with, secondly he formed a political party called National Christian Coalition (NCC) which also collaped, he was appointed Vice president by Mwanawasa but because of being too loud for nothing, his party collapsed with flying colours. He was given an opportunity to run MMD but the rate at which the once mighty MMD is shrinking is quite alarming. My advice is may Nevers Mumba just Zip his Mouth
Nevers Mumba is just a dangerous turncoat with a special skill in politics of the belly. He is an albatross hanging around UPND suffering from some debilitating form of political megalomaniac. Nevers Mumba is a failed pastor to begin with, secondly he formed a political party called National Christian Coalition (NCC) which also collapsed with flying colours, he was appointed Vice president by Mwanawasa but because of being too loud for nothing, he was unceremoniously fired. He was given an opportunity to run MMD but the rate at which the once mighty MMD is shrinking is quite alarming. My advice is may Nevers Mumba just Zip his Mouth and stop porking his long nose in the Lungu family
Mr Nevers Mumba is just a dangerous turncoat with a special skill in politics of the belly. He is an albatross hanging around UPND suffering from some debilitating form of political megalomaniac. Nevers Mumba is a failed pastor to begin with, secondly he formed a political party called National Christian Coalition (NCC) which also collapsed with flying colours, he was appointed Vice president by Mwanawasa but because of being too loud for nothing, he was unceremoniously fired. He was given an opportunity to run MMD but the rate at which the once mighty MMD is shrinking is quite alarming. My advice is may Nevers Mumba just Zip his Mouth and stop porking his long nose in the Lungu family
Mutanda chavuma, are you saying that HH or the government of zambia should choose and pick laws that were set by parliament depending on individuals . This tells me there is something wrong with your thinking, law is law and they’re for everyone. If zambian laws says former presidents to be buried on zambian soil kwasila , why mutivute ati HH should listen to family. You want HH to do as he pleases like a dictator
Eleanor Rigby
Died in the church and was buried along with her name
Nobody came
Father McKenzie
Wiping the dirt from his hands as he walks from the grave
No one was saved