RB challenges commonwealth to state who should lead dialogue process

RB challenges commonwealth to state who should lead dialogue process

Former Republican President Rupiah Banda has challenged the Commonwealth to clearly come out on their stance to support a Zambian led dialogue process so as to end the debate on who should lead the forth coming political dialogue process.

The UPND has continued to insist that the dialogue process should be led by the commonwealth even after it pronounced that it supported a home grown dialogue process prompting the former head of state to call on them to be categorical on their stance.

Speaking when the Zambia Centre for Interparty Dialogue (ZCID) Board Members paid a courtesy call on him at his farm house, Mr. Banda said there was need for stakeholders to rally behind ZCID and ensure that dialogue process is a success adding that there was need to find peace before the country starts looking for solutions to other challenges.

Mr. Banda says it is important that the Commonwealth comes out in the open to give its stance on this matter.

He says outsiders were envious of the peace that the country enjoys hence the need to work together in ensuring that peace continues to prevail.

And the former Head of State has bemoaned the high levels of tribalism that has gripped the country.

He says the tribal divisions being experienced in the country today was unheard of during the time they were growing up and that the country would harvest what it was sowing was not curtailed.

ZCID has in the past few weeks been meeting key stakeholders in readiness for the political dialogue process.

RB challenges commonwealth to state who should lead dialogue process