Africa-Press – Zambia. The former ruling Patriotic Front-PF has stated that sentiments indicating that the government is contemplating terminating retirement benefits for former Republican President Edgar Chagwa Lungu citing his involvement in active politics is totally misplaced.
PF media director Antonio Mwanza says this is not supported by any written law. He says according to the law, Lungu is not in active politics and wonders what Law Justice Minister Mulambo Haimbe and UPND will use to terminate his retirement benefits.
Below is the statement; THIS IS TOO MUCH Justice Minister Mulambo Haimbe says the UPND government plans to terminate President Edgar Chagwa Lungu’s retirement benefits alleging that the former President is in active politics.
Let’s look at the facts: Interpretation; In this Act ( The Benefits of Former Presidents Act) unless the context otherwise requires— “active politics” means—
According to the law as quoted above, President Edgar Lungu is not in active politics so what law will Haimbe and UPND use to terminate his retirement benefits? Unless they want to amend the current law, otherwise Haimbe and his team are totally offside.
It is buffoonery of the worst kind to go after President Lungu’s family and expect the man to remain quiet while his son, his daughter and his wife are being persecuted and threatened through the abuse of Law Enforcement Agencies.
What kind of a husband and a father can remain mute while his own wife and children are being persecuted? President Lungu has every right and reason to protect and defend his family; that’s the normal and expected thing to do.
The man is retired. Leave him alone. Let him enjoy his retirement in peace. Stop persecuting his family. If you have evidence of his wrongdoing take the appropriate legal steps as provided by the Constitution instead of mentally and physically tormenting him and his family.
UPND must concentrate on fixing the economy and delivering on their many fake promises instead of spending all their time and energy trying to kill and bury President Lungu and the PF.
People are suffering and that should be the priority number one for the UPND instead of wasting time trying to annihilate President Lungu and the Patriotic Front.
Governments come and go and the very seed of bitterness, hatred and vengeance that UPND is planting today will germinate and eat them when their time to leave office comes.
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