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I Will Not Promise Anyone A Job -Lungu
Edgar LUNGU says once elected Republican President, he will discard some of the people who have surrounded him during the campaigns because he regards them as liabilities.
Speaking when he guested on Muvi TV’s pre-recorded Zambia decides programme on Sunday evening, Lungu said he was not going to promise any jobs to the people around him. “For some people, you know of course, that they are a liability and when you carry them on board, you know that your hands are tied when you make decisions,” Lungu said. He said he was not going to allow himself become a prisoner of party members and supporters who had come closer to him during this election period. “I want a presidency which is free to make decisions no matter how unpalatable [such decision] may be to one or two individuals,” Lungu said.
He said he was not promising any jobs to the people surrounding him in support of his anticipated victory in the 2015 presidential election. “I’m getting enough support beyond the party. I know that some colleagues in the party want to gain my recognition to be promised jobs. That I can’t do,” Lungu said.
“What I can tell you is that there are people within the party agitating for immunity purely for the sake of maximising their political mileage and gain. I know them but I won’t mention their names. I want to say that I will not succumb to that.” Lungu, however, said he would not hesitate to consider the contributions that some party members had made when making appointments once elected as Republican President.
“When I become Head of State, I will look at the contributions people are making, their quality and what values they can add but I will not promise anyone a job now,” said Lungu.
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Ndeloleshafye
December 30, 2014 at 3:30 pm
Thats gud
Judge Joe Bidden
December 30, 2014 at 3:32 pm
This guy can lie thru his teeth, didn’t he promise some Wina vice presidency? Besides he’s also deceiving his OWN close people? Mr Lungu who re you really?
alola
December 30, 2014 at 3:44 pm
Bidden do you have any proof to show that he did promise her VP,the problem is that u spend most of yo time on ZWD.
Herve Stalin
December 30, 2014 at 4:05 pm
what do you understand by the word deceiving? may we who read proper news inform that it is mwine lubemba who wants edgar to appoint inonge vice president. if I were edgar I would oblige. in fact when sending her the letter of appointment I would say’inonge wina, c/o mwine lubemba kanyanta manga II, kasama.’
Judge Joe Bidden
December 30, 2014 at 8:08 pm
At least you know who he promised now hes lying thru those set of teeth that need fixing too… eroded by ethyl alcohol (ethanol)and liver damaged by alcohol dehydrogenase and formaldehyde dehydrogenase enzymes.
isaac
December 30, 2014 at 3:34 pm
That’s true leadership.Those striving to have any position can never work effectively.DO YOUR JOB MR EL.God is with you…PABWATOOOOOO.
vumbwi
December 30, 2014 at 3:34 pm
Let’s go luuuuungu.
Judge Joe Bidden
December 30, 2014 at 3:37 pm
Now that he got enough money from Mugabe ala ponta? That’s some sneaky weasel
vumbwi
December 30, 2014 at 3:38 pm
Judge joe uletekanya.ala ulatuchita irritate.ndiwe lova or or employed as a comments poster by upnd
Judge Joe Bidden
December 30, 2014 at 4:08 pm
Ki ki ki kabili you avoid to be told the truth. Lungu is sick mwakana do u want the poor guy just to drop?
ndanje kaks
December 30, 2014 at 5:45 pm
I live in Kalulushi, the day your HH came to Kalulushi his urgents went from bar to bar dishing out money and promising more for those who would attend the rally. One of those is well known failed politician and business man.
mbomba ku ma Chinese
December 31, 2014 at 8:10 pm
Mulenyafye Tata, landeniko fimbi ubufi bubi, am on kalulushi too, chinshi mubepela?
mbomba ku ma Chinese
December 31, 2014 at 8:11 pm
Meant “in kalulushi”
News
December 30, 2014 at 3:40 pm
EL very soon you will be in state house.
Many people are ready to escort you to state house.
Continue being humble and loving your people (all
Zambians).
all
Zambians
mana
December 31, 2014 at 2:36 am
So true. Lungu is a humble leader. I can bet that he will be the best President Zambia had so far. He is not arrogant and is easily reachable and listens to his co-workers, co-ministers and family, friends and party members and has not been promising mana from heaven. A true leader.
Harrison Mukosha
December 30, 2014 at 3:41 pm
El no looking back
kapandula
December 30, 2014 at 3:43 pm
EL is a silent liar,impoverished look at how he is trotting around borrowing.
vampiro
December 30, 2014 at 3:45 pm
@ joe Biden take it easy. Let me help ed is referring to pipo like the unprincipled gbm and few others. For own info GBM to hh to give him veep pos to endorse him and poor hh agreed. Thats wy we say ed is intelligent and sharp. He declined to gbm request.
Judge Joe Bidden
December 30, 2014 at 4:12 pm
But Edgar comes out like someone who’s being told what to say and where. Because he’s got alot of hyenas to feed if he’s elected
evans m chintu
December 30, 2014 at 11:25 pm
Aaaaaah! Ati poor HH waba ifyabola pakati kamoolu yobe IDIOT big FOOL DULL
ST. DESPERATIOUS
December 30, 2014 at 3:46 pm
Now that is Presidential Material.
monk
December 30, 2014 at 3:57 pm
my if you cant see sense in these words then go & hang yourself like judas iscariot, period!
monk
December 30, 2014 at 3:58 pm
i meant ‘my freind’
vampiro
December 30, 2014 at 4:20 pm
Just look at the hyenas that hh will have to please if ever he becomes president. Others like gbm have tandem stomachs. Kikikikiki. Imagine gbm veep hh in trouble
Judge Joe Bidden
December 30, 2014 at 4:36 pm
Kikiki pamatako!
pillar
December 31, 2014 at 11:44 am
chinyo chanoko chikala//chinena
u are just a riff raff from UPND.satanyoko
Sampa
December 30, 2014 at 4:27 pm
hhhehheheheheeh Kuli umuntu ku Mpulungu. Not uma rally.. Nichi RALLY….ED 2015 zoona.
Muntu Na Muntu
December 30, 2014 at 4:29 pm
@Vampiro: You cannot lose somebody like GBM and presume it is just one vote. GBM is a political heavy weight. Remember that AZ in 2001 helped to divide UPND votes in Western Province which made Inonge earn. a diplomatic job and GBM is more than Inonge. Take it easy. This is an upper-cut. Some of these people you need them just nxt year especially when a real majority president will needed under 50%+1 clause. Never think of these past elections anymore.
Chumi
December 31, 2014 at 8:57 pm
@ Muntu Na Muntu you are right in your own way. But believe you me its not every one in kasama who likes GBM. The man has a bad language i can tell u. most of the times he uses his money and intimidatory tactics to get support. But there kasama residents and Northerners who are principled and are able to read btn lines. When he resigned pipo thot Sata’s popularity was going to dwindle instead its GBM who felt the impact.
council man
December 30, 2014 at 4:35 pm
True story apa guys ni lungu chabe,ise ba mu council PF made us to b geting salaries from Govt ine guys pa bwato for life che
Nono
December 30, 2014 at 4:40 pm
Also you have not promised a reduced cabinet and you will not work alone. You need a cabinet atleast you must promise someone a job. Besides youths also need jobs.
gFat
December 30, 2014 at 4:42 pm
Edgar has started thinking. I just hope he is not just trying to appease the stupid Zambians.
Ndyo
December 30, 2014 at 4:43 pm
Its true Mpulungu people at Edgars rally is like MaLusaka or copperbelt. Not those meeting s with councillors you were seeing last week. NO DOUBT…EDGAR 2015.
John kabengele
December 30, 2014 at 5:05 pm
Stop dreaming Lungu, which portraitwill be on the wall HH chabe, nice and handsome
kim
December 30, 2014 at 8:02 pm
Ati nice and handsome kikikikikiki go and look at him again. Let him smile this time
Kelvin
December 30, 2014 at 5:07 pm
Guys let’s give Edgar enough votes do that crooks supporting hh are buried together.viva lungu viva of.lets go and vote in numbers for Edgar.civil servants were getting peanuts in mmd government but now under of they are smiling.even hh opposed to their salary increments saying that where is the government going to get money to pay them?go to choma at Mr hh s farm find out how much he pay the workers.u will cry coz highly paid worker is getting k300.imagine watch out for hh.viva lungu viva pf
kay
December 30, 2014 at 5:17 pm
VIVAAAAAAAAAAAA LUNGUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU pa bwattoooooooooooooooo PPPPPPPPPPPFFFFFFFFFFFFF 2015555555555555555
Ndeloleshafye
December 30, 2014 at 5:26 pm
Its very sad to see the losin team are busy commenting even though they know what 20/01/15 wil be. They are just commenting for the sake of commenting….. Wait and see …… Viiiiiiiiiiiiva HIS.E the President Edgar Lungu pabwato
choolwe
December 30, 2014 at 5:38 pm
John, thts wher u get it wrong. God does nt look at once apearance 2 bless. He blesses pipo even b4 birth. So we see lungu as a blessed n chosen child of God despite his looks. Viva el
judy
December 30, 2014 at 5:42 pm
Too bad HH,its his last attempt and that’s the reason he is sitting on UPND constitution.with or without money edgar will be a president.GBM is not a heavy weight as many have described him.heavy weight win elections as independent no pa party.HH should go back to the drawing board and rethink again why he will lose.he is intellegent but he can’t win.how he became a upnd leader is what will make him a loser.HH goodby boi ,ED 56 HH 28 NM 4
UbuFI BUFI
December 30, 2014 at 5:51 pm
Ba Lungu napapata ndefwaya bu chilolo bwa Home Affairs ndi kuno ku Canada ndinokwisa belama pa Sasa Filika pa Jnauary 19 up to jan 24
chaona mzako
December 30, 2014 at 6:03 pm
THAT WHY NA GBM HAS RUN AWYA. HE WANTED KA JOB OLO TUMA TEMDER. VIVA LUUUUUUUNGUUUUUU.
UMUTULUPA
December 30, 2014 at 6:11 pm
UMUNTU NI LUNGU CHABE, GBM FYOBE
kakolwe
December 30, 2014 at 7:07 pm
@Judge Joe Bidden, have you noticed of late that I comment , mostly, after others have spoken. It is a learning process. From others I have learnt that celebrating GBM is like trying to warm yourself by some ashes just because it once was a huge fire. That GBM which HH has picked is just some extra baggage. Spent force. Truth be told, you have lost objectivity in argument & are sounding like abena Hilda
Judge Joe Bidden
December 30, 2014 at 9:15 pm
Boyi whats the use of being objective sometimes when 98.947% of PF cadres here are dim-witted who are quick at insults than debate?
Chitutuma
December 30, 2014 at 7:20 pm
Abena Mpulungu are very appreciative of the tremendous and unprecedented transformation that has taken place in Mpulungu in just three years under PF watch.
umukankala
December 30, 2014 at 8:28 pm
EL for presdo
Coozza boy
December 30, 2014 at 9:57 pm
Og zooona ba Lungu, niwe wabako.
one tim
December 30, 2014 at 10:20 pm
lungu u have my vote to finish the projects that sata left.
John Kanio Ka Winta
December 31, 2014 at 4:08 am
Where will edgar find money to pay back Kagame
monk
December 31, 2014 at 8:29 am
wit or without money ifintu ni lungu. sata did not have money but guns & hh was laughing at him. de fact dat lungu is not reach after working in government makes him de right peson than aba cuma ca privitisation & masonism
obbies
December 31, 2014 at 9:52 am
ALL THOSE SAYING BAD THINGS TO OTHER PEOPLE OR TRIBE GOD CASE THEM AS WE KNOW THAT. zambia is christian nation ALL INVOLVED INSULTING OTHERS ON THE MEDIA.
club zero
December 31, 2014 at 10:51 am
U know what pipo keep on calling asking the same question,anyway I m voting for ass chikala chobe na lungu na HH
zakeyo
December 31, 2014 at 1:06 pm
Wise and intelligent man EL!
No wonder Sata trusted him not ifima crooks and double dealers kwati FaT Albert Mwamba!
zulu
December 31, 2014 at 4:42 pm
Great lungu.!