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Africa-Press – Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>PF founder member Charity Banda has done a 360 degrees U-turn saying she wants former president Edgar Lungu to come back into power, describing the current suffering Zambians are enduring as something never experienced during the PF reign.<\/p>\n

Banda who has been an outspoken critic of president Lungu since he lost power, seems to be flowing along with several PF big wigs who seem to be coalescing around Lungu to unseat his successor President Hakainde Hichilema.<\/p>\n

Speaking with Daily Revelation, Banda urged the presidential aspirant she has been supporting in PF for the PF presidency Chishimba Kambwili to leave the scene for president Lungu \u201cif he is eligible to stand.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I can say is we always say that the devil you know is better than the angel you don\u2019t know. As a staunch PF member I have learnt something in life, when working as a politician, look at both sides of the coin.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Zambia<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zambia. PF founder member Charity Banda has done a 360 degrees U-turn saying she wants former president Edgar Lungu to come back into power, describing the current suffering Zambians are enduring as something never experienced during the PF reign. 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