UPND WASN’T READY
…It didn’t come to fulfill promises but for revenge, says Changala
By Mast Reporter
ZAMBIA’S current poor governance is a sign that the United Party for National Development (UPND) was not ready to rule this country, governance activist Brebner Changala has said.
Changala said President Hakainde Hichilema and the UPND had completely diverted from what they promised Zambians while in the opposition.
He said in an interview the death of sixth president Edgar Lungu had exposed the evil nature of the (UPND).
“They came to power not to deliver and pursue their campaign promises but to avenge and torment their political opponents,” Changala said.
He said Lungu’s death had exposed Hichilema and the UPND that they were not fit to rule Zambia.
“Mr Hichilema and the UPND have no proper intentions for this country called Zambia. Their leadership is a mess,” Changala said.
He said Hichilema and the UPND had taken the country in the wrong direction.
“They were in opposition for over 20 years. People thought they now have good intentions for the country. But above all what Mr Hichilema and the UPND could do is to avenge their anger on innocent citizens,” Changala said.
He said the death of Lungu had exposed the UPND and Zambians had seen that they were not ready to govern and unite the country.
“Just from a governance point of view, the torment former first lady Esther Lungu and the Lungu family have undergone under this government. This should not have reached this far,” Changala said.
“The death of the sixth president, Mr Edgar Chagwa Lungu, has exposed the UPND administration that it was not ready to govern. And they persistently and insistently aspired to leadership for very unpleasant reasons,” he said.
Changala said Hichilema had no good intentions for the country because of his bad leadership style.
He said government had embarrassed itself by suing the family of Lungu and halting their plans to bury their loved one.
“You cannot sue the funeral. You cannot torment the widow who is mourning her own husband. That is total selfishness and inhuman,” Changala said.
He said it was immoral for the government to persistently torment the Lungu family.
Lungu died in South Africa in June and is yet to be buried because of a dispute over the funeral arrangements.
The matter is in a South African court, which is expected to announce its decision by Friday.
