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Don’t allow Chiluba to have upper hand in politics - Rev M’bao

Don’t allow Chiluba to have upper hand in politics - Rev M’bao
By Misheck Wangwe
Fri 04 Mar. 2011, 04:01 CAT

ZAMBIANS should not allow Frederick Chiluba to take an upper hand in the country’s politics, says Reverend Richard M’bao.

In an interview, Rev M’bao, who is the chairman of the Pastors’ Forum for Eastern and Southern Africa, said the recent statement attributed to former president Chiluba that he would use his dribbling tactics to ensure that the MMD wins elections should not be taken kindly.

Rev M’bao said the conduct of Chiluba did not befit what was expected of a former head of state.

“Former president Chiluba has an obligation to sensitise Zambians especially young ones on the importance of democracy. He has a right to belong to a political party of his choice, but above all give moral guidance to the nation.

But it seems he has lost credibility and his active partisan politics is a matter of survival for him. This is dangerous for Zambia’s democracy especially in the election year,” he said.
Rev M’bao said politics of manipulation should not be tolerated.

He said Chiluba was expected to act as a true statesman because he was respected in countries like Congo DR where he played a role in restoring peace and tranquility during his tenure as president of Zambia.

Rev M’bao said Chiluba would only restore his integrity as former head of state if he embarked on a reconciliation process with Zambians who felt injured because of the rampant abuse of public funds the country experienced when he was Republican president.

Meanwhile, Rev M’bao said the Zambian government and the people who support Chiluba risked losing credibility because there was no logical conclusion of his plunder cases.
He said the refusal by the government to appeal his corruption cases would never restore Chiluba’s integrity among Zambians.

Rev M’bao said the suspension of two UK-based lawyers over their involvement in plunder of Zambia’s national resources should be a great lesson to the government and the judiciary.

Labels: FREDERICK CHILUBA, RICHARD M'BAO

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