Let us tread carefully as Zambians on LapGreen saga

Dear Editor,

SOME Zambian’s really hate themselves! Zamtel is a Zambian asset and so why do we quickly backtrack in giving up so quickly just because some judge in London said so?

If they want to go to the United Nations, let them go but we will remind the same UN to bring back our money stashed in offshore accounts by these so-called investors.

We should learn to fight for our country. We get excited when we master British law but quickly forget that its intention is to protect the British interests, first and foremost. So here we are, outsiders, trying to fleece more money from us and the best we can say is pay up?

Why not order an independent inquiry into the whole deal in the first place? Who are the real people behind this deal?

Right now, Zambia is begging for funds from the International Monetary Fund and other Western countries….. you think you are in a position to act like Mugabe?

It shocks me that there are some Zambians out there who would rather see our country suffer just because they want to see their relatives in State House.

Your inferiority complex will not take you anywhere. You honestly think Zambia is the only country on the planet which borrows money from IMF?

Yes, Zambia is begging because it makes interesting reading for the likes of some Zambians.

The sale of Zamtel is an internal issue which can be dealt with internally.

Imagine what would have happened if a Zambian judge attempted to make a ruling when the British government confiscated the rail contract from Richard Branson?

Zambia is not a poor country, just too many followers who don’t think out of the box. There is nothing immoral about protecting your national assets.

But we should be careful with countries that we go into business with. The judgement for LapGreen and against Zambia could be genuine but let us learn from our mistakes.