PF faction Secretary General Raphael Nakacinda says President Hakainde Hichilema was working very hard on wrong things.
Yesterday, Special Assistant to the President for Policy Compliance Joseph Lungu told Diggers Life that President Hichilema is a workaholic who often leave the office around 23:00 hours.
“Now, with my Boss, I can’t leave the office until he leaves. And sometimes, he’s here up to 23:00 hours. I can’t leave until he does. He’s a workaholic. We basically work 24/7. The Boss can send you instructions even at midnight, at 02:00 hours, or at 07:00 [hours] in the morning. So, we are always on our toes. We have to be on the lookout for what the Boss has said or is asking us to do,” said Lungu.
“You know, he is very committed to the cause. He is very committed to making Zambia a better place, a better country. He’s not doing it for himself; he is doing it for the 20 million Zambians, that’s his agenda. His agenda is not for him to benefit no, no it’s for the benefit of Zambians. He wants Zambia to be different, different in a better way. He wants it to be prosperous, he wants it to be united, he wants it to be more equitable, and he is committed to that vision. The way he works, it’s not for his benefit, no, it’s for the benefit of all of us. And you know, when you look at a leader, it’s important to look at the intention behind what he is doing. His intention is to make Zambians better, it’s not for him or his family to benefit. Actually, I would describe him as a very hardworking man, and very intelligent. He is very knowledgeable, even at a technical level, if you do some work and take it to him, a piece of paper you haven’t done very well, he will throw it back at you. So, you have to up your game, that’s the level he’s at. You have to up your game. You know, there is nothing I can take away from him. And if I could rate him, I would give him 10, being the highest. There is nothing I can take away from him. I can tell you, in terms of commitment, I would give him 100 percent.”
But commenting on this in an interview, Nakacinda said President Hichilema had been working very hard to destroy the country’s democracy and economy.
“So, we are supposed to be dancing that somebody is spending time up to 23:00 hours or 02:00 hours and therefore, we should say he is a workaholic? It is possible for someone to actually be all those things but working on wrong things. Working on trying to either enrich themselves and actually working hard to destroy institutions, working hard to destroy our democracy, working hard in scheming on how to do mingalato (dirty tricks) and all those things. So, not everybody that is seemingly working hard is working hard for the benefit of the country, they could be working hard for their own personal benefit or working hard in destroying institutions of governance. So, if Hakainde Hichilema is a workaholic, unfortunately his workaholism, he has only worked towards destroying the economy. Destroying our governance system and he has continued on a destructive path so we can’t celebrate that kind of hard work,” said Nakacinda.
“Working hard is one thing, what you are working at is another, so if Hakainde Hichilema is such a hard worker, fine, that’s how come maybe our economy has fast gone down because he has been working very hard to destroy the economy. He has been working very hard to destroy our democracy. He has been working very hard to destroy institutions of governance. He is working very hard in bringing about laws that are detrimental to the welfare of the citizens of Zambia. He has brought this cybercrime, he is now going towards amending the Constitution, it is very clear that he is working hard on wrong things altogether”.
By Mwiche Nalwimba
