Zambians do not need Hakainde Hichilema to recognise President Lungu’s victory, says Bowman Lusambo

KABUSHI Member of Parliament (MP) Bowman Lusambo says Zambians do not need UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema to recognise President Lungu’s victory.

Mr Lusambo said it is not surprising that UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema has announced that he will not recognise the election victory of President Edgar Lungu.

“The announcement does not come as a surprise because Mr Hichilema vowed way before the vote was cast that he will not recognise President Lungu’s victor no matter what.

“What is however interesting about Mr Hichilema’s announcement is his desperate plea for Zambians to join him in his illegal crusade to make the country ungovernable,” he said.

Mr Lusambo said in statement that after losing so many applications in the courts of law, Mr Hichilema is now asking Zambians to take over the fight using other ways outside our constitution.

Mr Lusambo has urged Zambians to denounce Mr Hichilema’s calls for anarchy.

Mr Lusambo said without a shadow of doubt, the conduct of the two leaders has been despicable and Zambians should therefore stand in unison and conduct this self-centred approach to national leadership.

He said Mr Hichilema has lost countless number of general elections, he has never gone back to the general membership of the party to renew his mandate and yet he continues to posture himself as Zambia’s Messiah.

The Kabushi MP has called upon all Zambians to ignore Mr Hichilema and Mr Mwamba’s calls and turn up in large numbers on Tuesday, September 13th to witness President Lungu’s inauguration.

“By attending the inauguration in large numbers, Zambians will be yet again affirming their love and trust in President Lungu,”.

He said Zambians should all be reminded that Zambia is bigger than all of us and therefore the interests of this great nation should always reign supreme.