Press Statement.
19.07.20
We note with great sadness the passing of two of our members of Parliament on the same day this past weekend . This is a great loss to our parliament and especially to the families the deceased belonged to. At the end of the day, all life matters and life is sacred. Even PF life matters.
However, unless President Lungu changes direction of this fight against Covid -19 immediately, his ill considered approach to fighting Covid -19 will have disastrous consequences for Zambians. President Lungu has been gallavanting the whole country and gathering crowds with no regard to social distancing in the midst of this pandemic putting many poor innocent people at the risk of contracting this disease, many of whom are in rural areas where there are no clinics and hospitals to handle this disease. To battle Covid-19, President Lungu should lead a unified effort as called up on by the leader of the opposition Mr Hakainde Hichilema. Lungu has an obligation to lead and protect Zambians in this fight against Covid -19 and as such him and his PF govt must swallow their pride and implement the Covid -19 fighting strategy, Mr Hichilema shared freely to the govt to implement. Mr Lungu should leave politics out of the pandemic and do what is right as advised by Mr Hichilema.
Anything else and failure to implement the Covid-19 fighting strategy is inhuman.
However, unless President Lungu changes direction of this fight against Covid -19 immediately, his ill considered approach to fighting Covid -19 will have disastrous consequences for Zambians. President Lungu has been gallavanting the whole country and gathering crowds with no regard to social distancing in the midst of this pandemic putting many poor innocent people at the risk of contracting this disease, many of whom are in rural areas where there are no clinics and hospitals to handle this disease. To battle Covid-19, President Lungu should lead a unified effort as called up on by the leader of the opposition Mr Hakainde Hichilema. Lungu has an obligation to lead and protect Zambians in this fight against Covid -19 and as such him and his PF govt must swallow their pride and implement the Covid -19 fighting strategy, Mr Hichilema shared freely to the govt to implement. Mr Lungu should leave politics out of the pandemic and do what is right as advised by Mr Hichilema.
Anything else and failure to implement the Covid-19 fighting strategy is inhuman.
Many lives will be unnecessary lost, if we do not lockdown at least parts of Zambia and knock-out Covid -19, then the coronavirus will knock us down and the world will lock Zambia out.
Mr Lungu must urgently mobilise and reallocate resources to the health sector, even if it means suspending all allowances to himself, Ministers and all those occupying political offices.
Mr Lungu must urgently mobilise and reallocate resources to the health sector, even if it means suspending all allowances to himself, Ministers and all those occupying political offices.
As Ghana’s President noted, economies can be resurrected, but dead people cannot.
It is time to leave politics out of this Covid- 19 and listen to the voices of reason on how to combat the disease.
It is time to leave politics out of this Covid- 19 and listen to the voices of reason on how to combat the disease.
Zambia Foward.
Oliver Amutike
UPND SA Chapter Chairman.
UPND SA Chapter Chairman.
