Nevers Mumba Is A Disgraced Pastor, says Given Lubinda
Agriculture minister Given Lubinda has unleashed a strong worded statement targetted at Nevers Mumba whom he describes as a disgraced man of the cloth deserving no high place in Zambian politics.
Lubinda is reacting to Mumba’s statement questioning President Edgar Lungu and the first famliy’s Christianity.
BELOW IS LUBINDA’S STATEMENT
1ST August 2016, Lusaka-
Pastor Nevers Mumba’s recent attacks on President Edgar Lungu’s call to faith and Christianity is not only unbecoming of a man of the cloth but regrettable and hypocritical.
His attacks show nothing but desperation on the part of the former fire and brimstone preacher as he tries to salvage the little reputation he once held as a ‘Fisher of men’ to practically a disgraced politician.
To allege that President Lungu is mocking God when he stands on the national forum to call on Zambians to unite in love and fight violence does not make any logical sense at all. It is mere grand standing.
The people that are mocking God right now are Mr Mumba and his cohorts in RED because President Lungu has demonstrated more than once that he will relentlessly reach out to God almighty on matters of running the nation whenever the spirit moves him.
President Lungu called for a National Day of Prayer on 18th October last year which Mr Mumba’s newly found best friend, the red clad UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema did not.
President Lungu signed the Peace Accord at the behest of the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ), Mr Mumba’s friend Hichilema refused to sign the Peace Accord to this day.
President Lungu attended the prayers for a peaceful process to the elections (during and after the polls) called by the church, Mr Mumba’s newest best friend Mr Hichilema stayed away from God again.
President Lungu is in the fore front of building a National Prayer House, an inter denominational premises that should be able to house all Christian religions in Zambia at any time of need given the small size of existing ones, Mr Mumba and his friends have condemned the action.
President Lungu calls himself a servant of the people who shall listen to the voice of the people while Mr Mumba’s new best friend Mr Hichilema calls policemen on record, MORONS and everyone else useless.
President Lungu chose a motherly figure to be his running mate while the documented history of Mr Hichilema’s running mate raises numerous red flags locally and abroad due to his violent and foul mouthed nature.
If a leader is to be judged by his associates, Mr Mumba and Mr Hichilema’s colourful list of associates would never gain them respect as national leaders.
Mr. Mumba says he doesn’t know which church President Lungu and the First Lady Esther Lungu attends and yet everyone knows that Pastor Honto Jere has been counselling and steering the Lungu family for decades now.
Presently there is a Christian church at State House and every Sunday prayers do take place and Intercessors are praying at the national altar every morning. Never has a leader been so devout in Zambia’s history.
While President Lungu is strongly bringing back the Christian discourse onto the Zambian platform with renewed vigour, Mr Mumba traded off his bible for politics.
Mr Mumba should never forget the coup de grace and spectacular fall from grace he suffered when he turned his back against God. He has a heavy task ahead of him to seek favour with God before he can judge President Lungu and redeem himself in our view.
President Lungu has thus far walked the walk and marched his words with action regarding where he stands with God. It is Mr Mumba who is on trial here.
Could Mr Mumba have fallen on hard financial times as he experiments with politics?
Right thinking Zambians must give President Lungu, the First Lady Esther Lungu and the nation support for turning to God while others preach Armageddon and Black Sundays and Black Fridays.
We have said before and reiterate, the August election will be about choosing FORCES OF DARKNESS against FORCES OF LIGHT AND GOD.
President Lungu has shown that he stands for light of God. Others have not.
They dress in a bloody colour and call for Armageddon. Leave the First Family alone Mr Mumba.
SIGNED: Hon. Given Lubinda, Minister of Agriculture, NATAZ patron.
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