UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema says the Patriotic Front is composed of brutal, corrupt people masquerading as leaders.

And UPND vice-president Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba says Zambians have ‘dununad’ themselves and are yet to see more suffering, unless God says otherwise.

Meanwhile, GBM says Hichilema is the only man who can look after Zambians because he has pride and cannot steal from them.

Commenting on the procurement of eight planes by government shortly after appearing in court, Wednesday, Hichilema charged that the PF was an irresponsible, corrupt and lying government.

Hichilema said there was no leadership in PF but only a brutal team masquerading as leaders.

“They are claiming that they will be in austerity measure environment but they are spending lavishly, what do you call such people? Irresponsible, corrupt and liars. Worse still, these guys are stealing from the blind, old people and orphans, social cash transfer. The good thing is that the people of Zambia now know that there was never any intention by PF to go into office to run the country for the people, they went into office to steal from citizens and to lavishly look after themselves. There is no leadership in PF. What it is, is a brutal team of people occupying public office, masquerading as leaders. And are we surprised? We shouldn’t be surprised; we were told the man has no vision,” Hichilema said.

He said the move by government to purchase eight planes only proved that PF had no interest in the welfare of Zambians.

“They are spending too much money. Now we have no money left anymore for education, for health, for job creation. We are in a crisis. And in an environment of crisis, they have announced, themselves, that they will be implementing austerity measures. It means they are cheating us [because] they are saying things by word of mouth but doing different things in deed,” he said.

“How can they buy new expensive planes in this environment? How can they buy expensive vehicles for ministers in this environment? How can anyone normal and moral go ahead and even buy now, district commissioners expensive vehicles which we have seen on social media? Then you must know that this is a government that has no interest in the warfare of the people.”