Tue, 21 Mar 2017 06:27:39 +0000 By ANDREW MUKOMA FOUNDATION for Democratic Process (FODEP) in Livingstone has condemned opposition lawmakers for boycotting President Edgar Lungu’s national address to Parliament last Friday. In a statement to the Daily Nation in Livingstone, FODEP Livingstone district chairman Gideon Musonda said his organisation was ‘‘deeply concerned’’ with the conduct of UPND MPs for shunning parliament. Mr. Musonda said it was sad that the opposition MPs shunned the presidential address at a time when Zambians were expecting them to tackle issues of national development. He said that this was a disservice to the people who voted for them to represent them in the House. “It is unfortunate that the opposition MPs boycotted President Lungu’s address to the nation, it is a disservice to the people in their respective constituencies,” he said. Mr Musonda said despite the condemnation and apology that the MPs made in the past, it was uncalled […]
