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Africa-Press – Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>It\u2019s blasphemy to God to pray for former president Edgar Lungu and his family, former Zambian diplomat to Nigeria Christine Phiri has charged.<\/p>\n

Speaking with Daily Revelation, Phiri said people who aspire to lead must look after people properly, as that is the principle for maintaining power.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot this thing that no, this one did not contribute. We won by ourselves. You don\u2019t do that,\u201d Phiri said. \u201cSo what has touched me the most is those prayers they have to stop them. That is blasphemy. That is blasphemy in the eyes of God.\u201d<\/p>\n

Phiri said the Lungus should not be playing victim, saying although the Bible stops people from judging, Lungu and his family must first reflect upon themselves.<\/p>\n

\u201cKanshi balikwata nefi balikwata nefi (I was surprised that they also have this and that). Nalemona kwati tapali efyobakwata (I thought they never had much). How can they surely have the things they have? It means they have too much that they are even having to keep thousands of dollars with their own family members in the compounds, while we who worked for them have nothing,\u201d Banda said.<\/p>\n

She said it should pain Zambians to see the alleged wealth the Lungus have, saying it was very shameful, \u201cand for them to start calling upon the Name of God…<\/p>\n

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

Africa-Press – Zambia. It\u2019s blasphemy to God to pray for former president Edgar Lungu and his family, former Zambian diplomat to Nigeria Christine Phiri has charged. 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