Edgar Lungu Appointed As Acting President

The authorities in Zambia have appointed the country’s defence minister, Edgar Lungu, as acting president, amid ongoing concern for the health of seventy-seven year-old President, Michael Sata. His office said he had left the country on Sunday for a medical check-up. He has not been seen in public since returning from the United Nations General Assembly last month, where he failed to make a scheduled speech. Mr Sata was due to preside over celebrations to mark fifty years of Zambia’s independence, this Friday.

BBC

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13 Responses to Edgar Lungu Appointed As Acting President

DrumzzZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

October 20, 2014 at 7:30 pm

A Walk Among The Tombstones
Renar BC

October 20, 2014 at 8:23 pm

Let’s Support Mr Lungu n a gud recovery my presido
petro

October 20, 2014 at 8:31 pm

how many position is edger lungu holding?. it s just too much 4 one person
Zimba Robbie

October 20, 2014 at 8:51 pm

Wishing our president a quick recovery
Ba game

October 20, 2014 at 9:40 pm

oh! no lungu is our next presido, 2moro is presidntal by- election, jst lyk mwanawasa dd to banda
bt

October 20, 2014 at 10:54 pm

wish mr president a quick recover
Judge Joe Bidden

October 20, 2014 at 11:11 pm

Eventuality will naturally befall upon us
zinkman

October 20, 2014 at 11:26 pm

zambians we hav to pray hard otherwise things are not ok,we will pray for our president .only God knows .
phiri

October 21, 2014 at 6:25 am

the cobra will rise again
club zero

October 21, 2014 at 6:28 am

Wish our beloved president to get well soon,coz Im stil waitin for more money
Cholwe

October 21, 2014 at 6:44 am

Awe mwandi, ka lungu
lindah

October 21, 2014 at 7:19 am

I wonder how some people think sure can you make a silly comment over some one illness you must doubt your normality as a human being
Davidoo

October 21, 2014 at 7:56 am

The politics in Zambia sucks. The person who no one voted for is now acting president and possibly will be president by default. It is high time we started voting for running mates (vice presidents) in Zambia as it is for example in Malawi.