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Scott Wonders Why He Doesn’t Act As President
Vice-President Dr Guy Scott says he does not know why President Michael Sata does not appoint him acting president when he leaves the country.
And Vice-President Scott says the constitution has become a professional politician’s subject matter.
Meanwhile, Vice-President Scott says the selling of huge chunks of land by chiefs is giving him sleepless nights.
Speaking at a public discussion forum organised by the Press Freedom Committee of The Post at Southern Sun Hotel, Vice-President Scott hoped that one day, President Sata would wake up in a joyful mood and appoint him acting president.
“It does not make any difference to me. The reality is that if you are the acting president, you are basically Mr Sata’s chola boy which I am anyway. Sitting at the end of the phone so that he can growl at you over the phone from America or wherever he is. It is not a big deal.
Exactly what his reasons are for not appointing me acting president, I don’t know, but it is his prerogative. May be he doesn’t want someone rushing to court and saying ‘but the constitution excludes him because his parents were not born in Zambia’ or something like that. I don’t lose any sleep over that one at all. I don’t think I have one night loss of sleep over that one,” he said.
And Vice-President Scott said chiefs had discovered that if they could bend the rules, they could sale land and become millionaires.
He said chiefs were not the owners of the land because the lands Act was very clear as land was vested in the President and that chiefs were one of the trustees in addition to the councils and the commissioner of lands.
“There is huge land grab going on, people getting land in irregular ways even though the lands Act is very clear. You have to look at one of our neighbours and ask what their situation on land is like and that will keep you awake. Our safety in this country comes from people having the land to feed on, hunt, cultivate. If the situation is not addressed, we shall find our land has been sold to foreigners,” he said.
And Vice-President Scott said the constitution issue had become political.
“The constitution has become a professional politician’s subject. It is a political thing. We are not sincere most of the times because if we were sincere, we would have had the constitution,” he said.
Vice-President Scott said his personal views on the constitution was that it should be given a period of 10 years before it comes into effect so as to give people enough time to make the necessary changes that might be required.
Meanwhile, Vice-President Scott said the PF had experienced a number of challenges in the agriculture sector in the three years the party has been in office.
He said there were a lot of parastatal bodies that considered themselves to be independent of government.
“This issue has not been given the attention it requires. We have nice ililombas set up to do certain jobs but they are not doing it,” Vice-President Scott said.
He said the PF had managed to score a lot of success in areas of construction and the media such as ZNBC, which he said aired a lot of propaganda of good NAZI German quality.
Vice-President Scott also condemned violence against journalists, saying it was not part of the PF policy.
“I am sorry on the barring of journalists from privately-owned media houses during the official opening of Parliament, it should never have been the case,” said Vice-President Scott.
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Musonda Mutale
September 24, 2014 at 1:36 pm
Guy Scott should be allowed to act as president. We have had Kenneth David Kaunda and Rupiah Banda as presidents of Zambia; both with parents born outside Zambia. So why discriminate one person?
Next time, allow him Mr Sata! Also forgive Wynter Kabimba; this is a christian nation where forgiveness should always happen.
Dollar Bills
September 25, 2014 at 8:35 am
kikikikikikiik forgive who!!!!!!!
IF NOT
September 24, 2014 at 1:53 pm
I am glad Dr. Scott doesn’t mind not being appointed as acting president. Indeed President Sata does so to stop people from talking about your parents not been born in Zambia as per constitution. Mwikala patalala……………
Trixy
September 24, 2014 at 2:06 pm
But zoona its true. When the president is away, the Vice President should be given an opportunity to act as president. If the reason the president is not giving him an opportunity to act is because he is looking at him as not being a Zambian by origin, then why did he appoint him as Vice President? Is it because Scott is not a challenge to his position? That is king cobra for you…sajailika!!!
Emelia mwale
September 24, 2014 at 4:30 pm
My bro if not,u are right,umwikala patalala,mwine apatalalika.scott,appreciate where u are.
Bind
September 24, 2014 at 4:46 pm
Who does what is President’s prerogative. When / if you become president you also do as you prefer. There must be some kind of wisdom to let the VP not act as President. You can’t see that you are too far.
tutu
September 24, 2014 at 5:00 pm
atase chikala Scott iwe,oredy balikupela akapoto akakulu ulefwaya nomba nokunina sata pamusana iwe? chimwasakabinga iwe,ulefwaya ubweshe ubusha makaka iwe? ifibasungu ififyakutumpasana…
Martha
September 24, 2014 at 5:26 pm
Sata can’t trust Scot for veep because the muzungu is a cholaboy for Winter. He is part of the cartel and preside doesn’t trust him.
Doris Chishimba
September 24, 2014 at 10:02 pm
I think countries in europe like The Netherlands and Belgium als former and present colonial powers should emulate countries like Zambia by giving black africans the opportunities of becoming Ministers or owning farms. Instead of digracing them or arresting them. Let alone taping their telephones and computers to make them live like children in fear.
Judge Joe Bidden
September 25, 2014 at 5:53 pm
There is a black man voted as Mayor in Russia! He went to study there and decided to stay, got citizenship now Mayor. Why even go far… OBAMA.
MNC
September 24, 2014 at 11:21 pm
Ba Chikwanda has said it it all. Doc. did you read today’s post?
akapondo
September 25, 2014 at 10:39 am
Ahh last time checked when Zambia had muzungu for president was way back in the colonial era, at this juncture i invite Chief of grief and Tutu to elaborate further on this matter, i rest my case.