VICE PRESIDENT DESCRIBES ATTEMPTS TO HOLD STATE FUNERAL WITHOUT PRESIDENT HICHILEMA`S INVOLVEMENT AS TREASONOUS
By Leah Ngoma
Vice President Mutale Nalumango has described attempts to conduct a state funeral for late former President Edgar Lungu without the involvement of President Hakainde Hichilema as “treasonous”.
In a charged session of the vice president question time in parliament this morning, Mrs. Nalumango wondered whether there can be a state without a head of state, warning members of the opposition that they are moving on a dangerous path.
Responding to Matero Member of Parliament Miles Sampa who wanted to know whether the Government will honour the wishes of the bereaved family for President Hakainde Hichilema not to attend the funeral, Mrs. Nalumango has criticized the opposition for politicizing the mourning period, urging them to respect the grieving family and the nation’s collective loss.
She has assured the nation that the Government is committed to honoring the wishes of the bereaved family during the mourning period and the administration is actively listening to the family’s concerns in an effort to foster national unity and harmony.
Mrs. Nalumango has since called for unity during the mourning period, urging all Zambians to honor the late President with dignity and refrain from politicizing the funeral proceedings.
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