Lungu warns lawbreakers

Edgar Lungu

Edgar Lungu

President Edgar Lungu says the law will catch up with lawbreakers and those engaging in acts bordering on economic sabotage.

The President has called on Zambians to remain patient as they await a full report by security services on the fire that has gutted city market.

President Lungu says if the fire is an act of arson, then those destroying public property are enemies of the people.

Speaking in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia before departure for Lusaka, the Head of State said for now security services have told him that it is too early to reach any conclusions.

And Patriotic Front (PF) Secretary General Davis Mwila has called for calm from all that have been directly negatively affected by the inferno at City Market whose source and origin are yet to be established.

The PF Chief Executive Officer says the news of the gutting of City Market has been received with great distress by the ruling party.

Mr. Mwila has called for calm among the members of the public as various national security wings are on the matter to establish what caused the fire which has consumed goods worth millions of Kwachas.

Mr. Mwila is urging those that have lost property in the fires as well as the public to stay calm and avoid any unnecessary provocation from those whose mockery seeks to dilute the impact of this unfortunate event.

He says the PF will not be distracted from the vision of meaningful development for all Zambians by a few sadistic elements that have nothing but terror and division to offer to a peace loving and united Zambia.

Meanwhile, UPND Chairperson Mutale Nalumango in a statement says at this stage, it would be too early to imagine or speculate the causes of the fire at City Market.

Ms Nalumango is calling on the Zambia Police forensic specialists and their Fire Department colleagues to take a professional and thorough look as to what could have caused this unfortunate incident.

She has also called on those that find comfort in politicizing such tragedies to lay off their hands and let independent professionals do their job unhindered.

And MMD Faction Leader Dr. Nevers Mumba says whatever the investigations will reveal as the source of these fires, shall not change the pain, the agony and the helplessness people feel.

He says the party stands shoulder to shoulder with all the affected families.

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