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Rupiah has always been a total failure - Sata

Rupiah has always been a total failure - Sata
Written by Patson Chilemba
Saturday, June 27, 2009 3:54:13 PM

RUPIAH Banda has always been a total failure and those expecting anything better from him are living in a fools-paradise, Patriotic Front (PF) president Michael Sata charged yesterday. And Sata said President Banda’s misrule is sickening such that even monkeys are beginning to protest by urinating on the President.

Commenting on President Banda’s press conference on Wednesday at State House, Sata said those who were expecting anything better from President Banda were living in a fools-paradise because President Banda had never been successful at anything. He said President Band’s mediocre press conference was a reflection of how the President had failed to address national issues.

“Rupiah Banda has always been a total failure and survives on disparaging others. He took over from me as governor of Lusaka, can he tell us what he did. Which toilet did he build? He failed to run his own farm and gave it to Sable, what about a country which is bigger than his farm?” Sata asked. “Look at what happened to NAMBOARD, everything he touches fails. It is too much to expect anything from Rupiah Banda. So, we are in for a ride, thanks to Danny Kalale because that is what he wanted.”

Sata said it was sad that President Banda failed to address the pressing issues affecting the nation when he held the nation to ransom for two hours. He said President Banda concentrated on attacking individuals rather than addressing national issues.

“He is always accusing me of insults, but if you look at that press briefing of his, you will find that he spent the nation’s time insulting me and other individuals. The public will judge who insults between me and Rupiah Banda,” Sata said.

He asked President Banda to take his [Sata’s] criticism seriously, saying there was nothing about traditional cousinship in the criticisms.

“When I advise him, there is no cousinship. I have been in government more years than Rupiah Banda. So I have more experience which will take time for him to acquire,”Sata said. “He didn’t listen to my advice, he says I am his cousin. He was just bluffing.”

On President Banda’s questioning of his [Sata’s] mental status, Sata said it was in fact President Banda who had problems with his mind.

“Rupiah Banda doesn’t understand anything. It is very difficult to understand my mental state when he doesn’t understand his. The workers are striking because Rupiah Banda’s mental state is finding it difficult to understand the problem,” Sata said.

“I don’t need to be upset because Rupiah Banda has never even been a scrubber in hospital. So who is he to talk about my mental state? He’s ill-qualified on practically everything. On medical he is even worse. I would have been worried if it was Brian Chituwo who said that, not Rupiah Banda or Benny Tetamashimba or Dora Siliya.”

Sata also asked President Banda to address the striking health workers demands by cancelling mid-term gratuities for members of parliament. He asked President Banda not to hide under the disguise of consulting with MMD members of parliament.

Sata said he had known the President for more than 30 years now, and had know him for his greediness.

“He is very greedy, and it is on that point where he always differed with Dr Kenneth Kaunda on all his appointments. He is inconsiderate of other people except himself and his children,” Sata said. “It is that greediness that will make him fail to govern the nation.”

On President Banda’s attacks against The Post and its editor Fred Mímembe, Sata said President Banda’s government had resorted to desperate attempts of creating false stories such as pornography to pounce on The Post. He said he had never seen any pornography in The Post newspaper.

Sata said President Banda was being provocative and indirectly justified the beating of Post journalists. He urged the Post to continue doing the good work of speaking for the voiceless majority.

“I take strong exception for him to say that people are going to be beaten if they are provocative. He’s being provocative himself. That whole press conference was filled with provocation. Are we going to beat him for provoking us?” Sata asked.

On President Banda’s statement that UPND president Hakainde Hichilema would be swallowed by the ‘snake’, Sata said Hichilema was very much assured and that he should not be misguided by Presidents Banda’s ill attempts against the PF/UPND pact.

And Sata said it was the worst protest of any kind for monkeys to urinate on the President. He said even monkeys had joined in the struggle against President Banda’s misrule

“Those monkeys are more friendly, Dr Kenneth Kaunda was in State House for 27 years and they never urinated on him. Frederick Chiluba, despite his dubious ways, the monkeys were still friendly to him. Levy Mwanawasa ruled for seven years, the monkeys were still friendly to him,” Sata said.

“The monkeys are now protesting, where are the human beings?” They have never had any occupant who is so troublesome like him. Nobody has seen a monkey urinating. So if a monkey urinates on the President, it’s a big message. If monkeys can protest, that’s the worst protest we have seen in 44 years.”

Sata said it was a lie for President Banda to claim that the opposition lost narrowly because the MMD did not have enough time to prepare. He said in fact, President Banda did not win the elections but was only saved by the Supreme Court just like Dora Siliya was saved by the High Court.

“If there was a recount, Rupiah Banda would not be President, he would not be in State House,” Sata said.

He said it was President Banda who took advantage of late president Levy Mwanawasa’s body by taking it to the nine provinces of the country in order to win sympathy from the people.

On President Banda’s defence of Siliya, Sata said the President denied having sat next to Siliya during a conference in Livingstone but failed to deny that he went into a private room with the education minister.

“He knew Siliya when she was young, so what more is there to justify?” asked Sata.

Labels: RUPIAH BANDA, SATA

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