Not all is lost for Chiluba - Vera
Not all is lost for Chiluba - VeraBy Inonge Noyoo
Monday July 30, 2007 [04:00]
NOT all is lost for Chiluba, his former wife Vera Tembo (right) has said. And Vera has said that she does not consider Chiluba an enemy despite the fact they are now divorced. In an interview yesterday, Vera expressed sympathy at former president Frederick Chiluba’s state of health.
“Well, I don’t want to say much really but I can only say, not all is lost for him. He should seek solace in God, put all his trust in Him,” she said.
Vera said she prayed for Chiluba every day. She wished him a quick recovery and advised that with God all things were possible.
“I sympathise with Chiluba very much over his illness and everything else and I pray for him every day. I pray that he gets better and hopefully get healed. He has to look to God and God first because God is the one Who heals,” she said.
Vera said she was impressed with Chiluba’s statement made at Lusaka International Airport before his departure for South Africa that he had left everything to God. She expressed optimism that Chiluba would get better with time. And Vera dismissed rumours that the two were not on talking terms and had a bitter relationship after their divorce.
“Chiluba is not my enemy. We are not enemies. Maybe…. I don’t know about him but as far as I am concerned we are not enemies. Just because we don’t meet and maybe we don’t talk very much does not mean we are enemies. I don’t have enemies because I am a Christian now,” she said.
Last Friday, Chiluba’s spokesperson Emmanuel Mwamba revealed that the former Republican president was not responding well to treatment. Mwamba said Chiluba suffered a relapse after he collapsed on May 24.
Mwamba said Chiluba's doctors had expressed concern when he collapsed and was admitted for five days at the University Teaching Hospital. He said the doctors disclosed that Chiluba had suffered a relapse and recommended for him to go for medical review. Chiluba left for South Africa on Friday afternoon.
Chiluba is facing corruption charges and has a pending matter in the Lusaka Magistrates' Court where he is charged with theft of about US $500,000. Chiluba and former Access Finance Services directors Faustin Kabwe and Aaron Chungu are charged on six counts of theft by public servant.
The trio is alleged to have stolen the money between 1998 and 1999.
Chiluba has another matter before the Lusaka High Court in a case where he and others are challenging the registration of the London High Court judgment that found him liable of defrauding Zambia of about US $58 million. They have since filed affidavits in support of summons to set aside the said London judgment. The matter comes up for ruling on August 10.
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