Lusaka, Zambia, 23rd December 2015 – We are disturbed with the criminal levels of desperation the UPND is stooping to in a bid to distort the good image of our humble leader, President Edgar Chagwa Lungu, who has naturally been accepted by Zambians from diverse political and religious divides as one of their own.
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The most recent such desperate attempt is the embattled opposition parties decision to digitally manipulate an image that appears to show President Lungu engaged in a conversation with a woman, supposedly at the just ended ZAF Annual Ball at the ultra-modern ball room of the ZAF Officers mess.
We want to state the following for the record in a bid to distance HE Edgar Lungu from this criminally distorted image:
1. Firstly the ZAF ballroom like many civilised venues in Zambia today, is a ‘smoke-free zone’. The ZAF leadership looks upon cigarette smoking with scorn. This clearly means, even if she wanted to, the character in the poorly manipulated image would have not been allowed to smoke there.
2. Secondly the ballroom is in an enclosure that is restricted and secure albeit, it had all the cameras focused on President Lungu. This means the professional cameras of officially accredited photographers could have not missed the footage of the character the UPND is depicting in their pathetic attempt at digital manipulation if she truly existed.
3. A close look at the distorted image shows that the hand holding the cigarette—a man’s hand—is joined by the wrist very poorly by an amateur graphics person from the UPND.
4. The colour tones of the hand differs openly with the rest of the hand while the wrist with the artificial nails also fails to make sense with the other hand.
We can go on pointing defect after defect of this poorly digitally manipulated image but we do not have time nor the inclination to continuing to sink so low in responding to a party that has clearly found itself locked between a hard place and a rock, as another miserable defeat of their President looms next year.
President Lungu has survived offensive lies by the infamous cartel such as cooked up medical records, accusation of foreign parentage and just general slander and libel by well-known media outlets whose coverage Mr. Hichilema and UPND lines up for.
We are certain he will come out this particular derogatory manipulation, an even greater person that is loved by Zambians due to his humility and his ability to connect with ordinary Zambians, rather than bitter tribalists that those that attack him. We are also mindful that the UPND choke with envy every time they see President Lungu calling for a Day of National Prayer and Fasting or whenever they see him immaculately dressed. They even hate to see President Lungu at ease with himself around ordinary Zambians. They are hateful when they see him celebrating in his tailor cut Commander in Chiefs battle dresses and shined patent leather shoes. They are hateful when they see him dressed down at a funeral in Bauleni Compound as an ordinary citizen too.
Our advice is that the UPND must return to the drawing table and strategize on how to make their President HH smile, or even dance. He cannot do either even if he tries faking it. Over the past 11 months, President Lungu has remained resolute in providing sober and transformational leadership. Therefore we can assure detractors that attempts to divert President Lungu from creating jobs and reducing poverty, among others, will continue to draw a blank.
Issued by: Sunday Chilufya Chanda, Vice Chairperson, PF Media and Publicity Committee
topten
December 25, 2015 at 8:04 am
Yes we like edgar coz his part of us though he’s very educated unlike the party for interllectuals who can’t identify with the suffering masses.Mind you pf is a working gvt why replace it.The interlectuls will vote for themselves.
Judge Joe Bidden
December 25, 2015 at 8:49 am
That’s why you support mediocre kind of government and half baked leadership a good Govt should have good and educated leaders it’s people like you who think people like Kambwili chanda Chama Mumbi Tayali Edgar fossil bwana finance minister are kind of leaders Zambia need.
CoolCat
December 25, 2015 at 8:57 am
keresemose e monate go wena.
Judge Joe Bidden
December 26, 2015 at 10:12 am
E monate mogo maswe. Gompieno ke eja mo Mzanzi ke a tla ko Zambia ka bo 2nd January nwaka o mosha wa 2016.
kas
December 25, 2015 at 10:03 am
Wamweba!!! Very good.
Judge Joe Bidden
December 26, 2015 at 10:15 am
Thumbs up!
Moneni
December 25, 2015 at 8:44 am
Moneni how close the man’s waist part was to the woman begging for sex.
Sunday Chanda confirms the scene but rejects minor changes.
Chanda is not defending Lungu with his so called original picture. He is confirming the incident depicted in the picture.
Even the original picture depicts sexual advances by Edie.
Chanda must understand that the issue here is about the closeness of sexual parts he is confirming not additions. So iwe wasendapofye ichushi washa umulilo ulewocha ba Lungu. Wemwana wandoshi we.
Anyway you are doing a good job for some people.
Now everybody must support Chanda. He is a snipper.
That was a big score for…
Onyx power @vampiros
December 26, 2015 at 3:06 am
The picture of woman was juxtaposed on a male picture. That lady was not there. Just look behind her and you will see a colonel standing whom Edgar was talking to.
CONSIPIRACY THEORY
December 25, 2015 at 10:36 am
I have on several occasions observed that when a man is near a woman and decides to put his hand in his pocket,that’s a sign that he is trying to configure his uncontrollable beast. Something bigger than the cigarette was up, just her dress code is inappropriate for the event. Whose wife is she?
Onyx power @vampiros
December 26, 2015 at 3:08 am
She is from a Nigerian movie
Judge Joe Bidden
December 26, 2015 at 10:24 am
For sure what was OUR president crunching on in his pocket making it bulge? Is that part also photoshoped?
ck
December 25, 2015 at 1:21 pm
Desperation will always be there for UPND what ever level their desperation or degree of desperation it will not help them ifintu ni God fearing person and not ethists.
CABLE4
December 25, 2015 at 2:29 pm
.Nyere ni Nyere.Respect our president’s feelings.
MERCY
December 25, 2015 at 4:48 pm
Give us the land for 2012 interviews in Livingstone we are tired of waiting when the council themselves have lands
Big Nose
December 25, 2015 at 5:08 pm
did he carry a condom if not let him go for vct the man was drunk
munda wakudala
December 25, 2015 at 5:46 pm
Very dull chap ever heard of photo shop?
kasongo Wabaluba
December 25, 2015 at 7:40 pm
Leave the man and his life alone. a man must have privacy and that is not negotiable. President or not he has the liberty to socialize and mere talk can not be construed to mean the conclusive end was accomplished. A picture can not speak to you. Ask and you will be told.
derrick factors
December 25, 2015 at 9:04 pm
I’m so alarmed at the levels of discourse has sunk to.
Abena Andrew Banda akashishi nakafika kuputyeti.
Facts
December 25, 2015 at 9:43 pm
I was on the Copperbelt this week, attending to family problems. I took advantage of this to move around the townships in Kitwe. I went to Chimwemwe, Kwacha, Chamboli, Wusakile, Mindolo, Buchi, Kamitondo, Kapoto, etc. I visited places where you are likely to meet the common folk such as taverns, bars, etc. If the information I was getting is anything to go by, the optimism of UPND types like NEZ is seriously misplaced. Nearly 100 percent of these people you meet in these places would say: “Bakaamba, ifwe twaishiba fye ba Lungu kuno. Nangu ba HH bese kuno naba GBM ifwe twaishiba fye ba Lungu. Nangu ba GBM batupele ndalama fyabo ifyo. Ifwe tukavotela ba Lungu”. My own conclusion is that HH has a mountain to climb on the Copperbelt.
Nikambeko
December 25, 2015 at 10:44 pm
Same story in Lusaka and Eastern provinces. UPND’s fortunes are dwindling at a faster rate than before. Now the 50% + 1 clause just makes things worse for them. Further, PF has little pressure to convince a few more electorates as they have been consistent with the developmental works.
Judge Joe Bidden
December 26, 2015 at 10:38 am
Self massaging heh? I like it when people create their theory and believe in it to sooth theirs heart.
Judge Joe Bidden
December 26, 2015 at 10:47 am
Sometimes stop lying how on earth would you go about visiting all the taverns in all Kitwe townships just to find out the “mood” of people so that I go and post on Tumfweko? Oh puliz spare us your online PhD research and Kambwili is your Thesis supervisor while Tayali your external examiner? Oh great good job then good research Tayali will send you your doctorate by email.
New Educated Zambia©❤√
December 26, 2015 at 11:41 am
Kikikikiki 😂 wandepula
Judge Joe Bidden
December 26, 2015 at 11:58 am
Hahaha no mwine nao even on Christmas balebepa
New Educated Zambia©❤√
December 26, 2015 at 10:51 am
If that helps you sleep at night please carry on dreaming kikikikiki 😂
Nikambeko
December 25, 2015 at 10:35 pm
Desperation kills. Ba UPND, think of something better than lies to bring down the intelligent ECL.
joe
December 26, 2015 at 3:37 am
Look whose talking. Chanda is talking desperately. Do not get excited just now mr man, your day is near. You will soon realize that miners on the cooper belt are not happy with your dancing leader
john
December 26, 2015 at 9:34 am
Indeed ba UPND are very desperate because they know how irrelevant they will be after 2016.Who can believe this foolishness of distorting information ?
Judge Joe Bidden
December 26, 2015 at 10:34 am
Now am told Mrs Lungu is very upset about the photo one bodyguard leaked it, how do you explain to a Mrs Lungu about photoshoping or doctoring of a photo? That’s where the problem is because both terms are just too alien to her.
munda wakudala
December 26, 2015 at 11:25 am
JJB she is not as dumb as you think she can read she is not like vera chiluba of the hope foundation..
Judge Joe Bidden
December 26, 2015 at 12:06 pm
Hahaha she just look like Vera the dumbest first lady Zambia ever had. It’s Christmas it’s good to pull one’s leg or both. But if you choose the latter then condomise. Great day guys going for the meal with my small family, with love from Polokwane SA. It’s been raining since yesterday but better now.
munda wakudala
December 26, 2015 at 11:30 am
She uses top of the range gadgets put this political bull shit aside take time and meet her she’s one sweet lady..