George Chellah insults HH for utterances on the whereabouts of President Sata Time Posted: February 3, 2014 5:05 pm President with his spokesperson George Chellah (r) and Chief Mukuni (l) when he arrived in Livcingstone for political campaigns FILE: President Sata with his spokesperson George Chellah (r) and Chief Mukuni (l) when he arrived in Livingstone for political campaigns George Chellah, special assistant to the president on press and public relations has described UPND Hakainde Hichilema as a merchant of death who whose purpose to run for public office is anchored on vicious circles of tribalism and racism, slogans of hatred and death wishes for his political competitors. This is in reaction to Mr.Hichilema saying the norm in the civilised world is for the country to know where the leader has gone for obvious reasons, such as security, diplomatic considerations and for the stability of the country, as it leaves no area for insinuations. “Yes our president deserves a holiday but the office he holds demands that where he is on holiday is known. Can you imagine David Cameron (British Prime Minister), Barrack Obama (USA President), Angela Meckel (Germany Chancellor) disappearing without people knowing? In fact, for our colleagues, we would even be seeing holiday pictures of the president laying on a camp chair; on some beach somewhere but in a known place,” he said. “Imagine if it was former presidents Rupiah Banda or late Levy Mwanawasa (MHSRIP) who announced that they were going on a 14-day working holiday “somewhere”, there are no points guessing who would be the first person to be making noise in newspapers and morning radio stations”, Mr Hichilema said. Below is the full press statement STATE HOUSE RESPONDS TO HICHILEMA LONDON, Monday, February 3, 2014 – STATE HOUSE- UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema is a morbid and queer man whose purpose to run for public office is anchored on vicious circles of tribalism and racism, slogans of hatred and death wishes for his political competitors. Mr. Hichilema is an abominable leader who craves to see pain and anguish in others with the hope of getting to the top. This is typical of him, he is the proverbial ‘merchant of death’, the man who takes pride in wishing others ill or death. Therefore, his utterances on the whereabouts of the President do not surprise us because when everybody including himself were on holiday with their families during the festive season and the Head of State was busy sacrificing by working through out this period, it never mattered to him. But now that the President has taken his vacation, he wants to infuse his cheap schemes to gain political mileage out of a genuine moment of rest for the Head of State. We thank God the Zambian people don’t see him going far and have realized that his divisive politics of hate, tribalism and racism pays no dividends and are now shunning him. Indeed, Mr. Hichilema is a frightened little man who has realized that he is carrying the burning sun on his back especially with the UPND’s dwindling political fortunes, but wants to disguise his leadership failures through reckless, alarming and abdominal utterances over the President’s health. We urge him to stop being childish and petty-minded. His attempt to engage the Presidency on trivial demands like whether the President is indeed in the United Kingdom or not, barely 24 hours after State House confirmed is out rightly ridiculous. This level of self- centeredness and desperation should be avoided by leaders especially those seeking public office. We must respect our systems of governance instead of embarrassing ourselves on the international platform through such empty and petty political discourse. Issued by: GEORGE CHELLAH SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT PRESS AND PUBLIC RELATIONS
Posted on: Mon, 03 Feb 2014 18:14:22 +0000
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