Support Bill 10, Lungu urges Chiefs

PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has advised traditional leaders to support Bill 10 to address the mushrooming of traditional leaders. The Head of State said the government had no powers whatsoever to handle matters of traditional leaders, therefore, if the Bill 10 succeeded then it would address such matters. Mr Lungu said that it was prudent that the traditional leaders rally behind the legislation so that issues of chiefs can be resolved. He was speaking yesterday when he paid a courtesy call on Senior Chief Sikufele in Kabompo. He however said, his government would continue to work with the traditional leader in a bid to foster development in the area. Meanwhile senior chief Sikufele said he was not opposition and he would remain resolute to working with the government of the day. The traditional leader said people accusing him of being an opposition member were misplaced because he would stand firm to support the Patriotic Government. Senior chief Sikufele said people who denounced the ruling party some time back and now had joined it due to the good leadership being exhibited by President Lungu, were now tarnishing his image by aligning him to the opposition. Meanwhile the traditional leader appealed to President Lungu to ensure government quickens up the construction of staff houses in the newly created town called Manyinga in his chiefdom so that officers can stay in decent homes unlike it now. And President Edgar Lungu has warned that Government will not shield any PF members who breaks the law from facing prosecution. Addressing PF members in Chavuma, the President said law breakers were the ones who destroyed UNIP and MMD and that he was not going to allow the same fate to happen to the PF.