Mon, 19 Jun 2017 09:52:33 +0000 By BENNIE MUNDANDO ZAMBIA is not drifting into a dictatorship but we are where we are today due to problems created by those who have failed to look at the big picture by refusing to recognise the presidency, former President Rupiah Banda has said. Speaking yesterday, Mr. Banda said it was unfortunate that the UPND rushed to attack him last month when he called for politicians to accept the outcome of elections and emulate former president Kenneth Kaunda whom he described as his role model without them understanding what his statement was premised on. He said just like Dr. Kaunda conceded defeat when he lost to the MMD in 1991, he (Mr. Banda) also conceded when he lost to the PF and that was a lesson that politicians should learn, adding that had the UPND accepted the outcome of the 2016 elections, the country would not have had […]
