By BARNABAS ZULU PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has vowed that it will be difficult for the opposition to unseat him from the presidency after enduring what he has termed as immense brutality during the UPND’s struggles in its 23 years in opposition. Speaking at the UPND Secretariat on yesterday, Mr Hichilema expressed confidence in his party’s resilience, stating that the journey to power was fraught with hardship and brutality. “This party is a mature party, 23 years in opposition. We suffered the most brutality in this country. Now, we are here…and people think they can push us out easily, ah ah ah… aikona man! Aikona man! Aikona man!” President Hichilema said amid deafening cheers from CLICK HERE TO READ MORE
I’m no easy pushover

Zambian presidential candidate for the opposition party United Party for National Development (UPND) Hakainde Hichilema gives a press conference at his residence, in Lusaka on August 11, 2021. - The UPND, the main rival to the ruling Patriotic Front (PF), is eager to tap into mounting disillusionment in the city's poorest neighbourhoods, where dissent has grown since the last 2016 poll. (Photo by Patrick Meinhardt / AFP)
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