By Chinoyi Chipulu
The Tonse Alliance says President Hakainde Hichilema has no moral pedestal to stand and condemn social media abuse, as long as he remains a beneficiary of rogue social media pages such as Koswe, Zambian Bulletin and Zambia Watchdog.
And Tonse Alliance spokesperson Sean Tembo has urged organisers of the N’cwala Traditional Ceremony, not to abuse the ceremony to peddle narratives of the UPND party as it is a ceremony for all Ngonis.
Tembo argued that the “rogue” pages insulted, defamed and disparaged the President’s perceived political opponents on a daily basis, without attracting the wrath of ZICTA or the President himself.
In a statement, Tembo urged people to disregard the threats issued by President Hichilema and treat them as rantings of an outgoing President who had realised, “albeit too late”, that the Zambian people wanted him out of office next year, due to his perennial dismal performance so far.
He said President Hakainde Hichilema had now resorted to threatening the Zambian people, so as to gag them and instill fear in them, so that they should be afraid to freely talk about the failures of his outgoing UPND administration.
“Tonse is compelled to respond to the threats that were issued by President Hichilema, in his keynote speech, during the celebration of the N’cwala Traditional Ceremony at Mutenguleni in Chipata of the Eastern Province of Zambia,” he stated.
He stated that this ploy of seeking to threaten citizens from freely using social media, was an addition to the President’s other unscrupulous initiatives such as obtaining endorsements from persons of a moral standing comparable to his own, such as Robert Chabinga.
“As Tonse Alliance, our message to President Hakainde Hichilema is simple; none of these desperate, last minute attempts, will have any impact to derail or reverse the will of the Zambian people in next year’s general election,” he stated.
He advised people to disregard the threats issued by President Hichilema, and continue to use social media as they saw fit.
“In seeking to determine what is appropriate social media content, the Zambian people are advised to use the standard set by President Hakainde Hichilema’s affiliated social media pages such as Koswe, Zambian Bulletin and Zambia Watchdog,” he stated. “Until ZICTA or Zambia Police take action and arrest the administrators of President Hichilema’s affiliated social media pages; Koswe, Zambian Bulletin and Zambia Watchdog, the Zambian people should take the content that is published on these social media pages as the national standard of permissible social media content. “
Tembo stated that any double standards which President Hichilema or his Government may seek to impose on the Zambian people, should be rejected with the contempt that it deserves.
And Tembo said N’cwala was a ceremony for all Ngonis, regardless of their political affiliation.
“It is not a ceremony for UPND Ngonis only. Therefore, it is wrong to use N’cwala as a platform for seeking to resucitate the dwindling political fortunes of the UPND party,” he stated.
He said regardless of the President’s last minute unscrupulous initiatives, the Zambian people were resolute to vote him out of office next year.
“For 15 years, Mr. Hakainde Hichilema cried for state power. But when it was finally bestowed on him by the Zambian people in 2021, he decided to abuse it and focus on personal enrichment, at the expense of the Zambian economy and its people,” stated Tembo.
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