President Lungu undergoes medical check-up

President Edgar Lungu on Tuesday underwent two medical examinations at Maina Soko Military Hospital and Lusaka Trust Hospital respectively.

President Lungu undertook a Baseline Health Parameters routine check-up at Maina Soko and attended the dentistry at Lusaka Trust Hospital.

The President’s Special Assistant for Press and Public Relations Amos Chanda in a statement to QFM News says Doctors have since given the President a clean bill of health.

His personal physicians interviewed him on Tuesday as part of the process that he completed yesterday.

Meanwhile the Head of State has designated his authority to Vice-President, Inonge Wina to discharge the functions of the office of President from Thursday, 29th January to Sunday 1st February, 2015, the period he will be attending the African Union summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

President Lungu signed the instrument of power transfer yesterday pursuant to Article 39 (1) of the constitution of Zambia.

President Lungu has since left this morning for Ethiopia to attend the African Union summit.

President Lungu is expected back in the country on 1st February 2015.