Former Zambia President Edgar Chagwa Lungu has denied putting on death row President Hakainde Hichilema during his reign, saying the claims are baseless.
During State of the Nation Address, Hakainde Hichilema accused the Patriotic Front (PF) of victimizing him and his family.
But in reaction Lungu said no such thing happened.
“Not the false claims of “I was put on death row” when the matter never touched any court trial and judgement after regional and global mediation. As any lawyer would easily tell you, a person is only put on death row after they have been tried, convicted, and sentenced to death. Fyalungula! Next time, we will be told “I even died.”
“As president, I kept quiet whenever I had nothing significant to say. As leaders, let us stop wasting people’s time with meaningless, hour-long addresses. Let us learn to keep quiet and stay away from the press if all we can muster is our pathological pursuit of personal interests, political bitterness and hatred at the expense of the interests of the majority poor and unemployed Zambians that can barely eat a meal a day,” wrote Chagwa Lungu.
He added: “If leaders have failed to govern, it is better to step down and resign, so that other competent Zambians can take over. This is normal political practices worldwide.
“And if people complain about tribalism, the solution is not to enact laws that would result in stiffer punishment for those complaining but to correct the situation. In civilized societies, governments don’t punish the victims or complainants of visible bad policies, democratic governments listen to their voters and change the bad attitude and policies to address citizens’ complaints.”
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