Lungu promises to listen to Zambians once elected president

Edgar Lungu

Patriotic Front (PF) presidential candidate Edgar Lungu has promised to listen to everything that the people of Zambia instruct him to do once he is elected President.

Mr. Lungu says he will do everything that the people of Zambia want him to do because as leader he is a servant of the people and therefore must listen to them.

Speaking this afternoon at a rally in Lusaka’s Mandevu compound Mr. Lungu has stated that once he is elected republican President he will ensure the enactment of the country’s constitution before the 2016 general elections.

Mr. Lungu has also warned companies that are not paying taxes to government that once he is elected President all unpaid taxed will be recovered and that no company will be shielded from paying taxes.

He says once he is elected president his government will also respect the rule of law by respecting the decisions of the Judiciary.

Given Lubinda (left) with Edgar Lungu (right) at a rally

The PF presidential candidate has also assured the nation that he will ensure that the retirement age of 65 years announced by government be revisited as he prefers that the process of setting the retirement age should involve consultations from all stakeholders.

He says under his government Zambia will remain a Christian nation.

Mr. Lungu has since asked Zambians to prayer for him and his fellow leaders in government that they continue being humble as they ascended to powerful positions of leadership.

And in an apparent reference to the Post Newspaper, Mr. Lungu has bragged that there is a newspaper that is currently making good sells because of writing stories about him.

He says it has become a well known fact to him that the newspaper he has not named cannot sell without him being part of its news content.

Mr. Lungu was accompanied at the rally by among others his wife Esther, PF Secretary General Davis Chama, Youth and Sport Minister Chishimba Kambwili, Kabwata Member of Parliament Given Lubinda, Education Minister John Phiri and Alliance for Better Zambia (ABZ) president Frank Bwalya.