Mon, 31 Jul 2017 11:25:45 +0000
By ANNIE ZULU
CHIEF Chipepo of the Tonga people of Southern Province has advised Zambians to respect the country’s authorities, especially the presidency, to ensure peace, stability and development.
Chief Chipepo said the President and the country’s leadership were democratically elected to steer the affairs of the country for a stipulated term of office, therefore Zambians, irrespective of their political and ethnic affiliations, should exercise patience and judge them at the end of their mandate through a democratic election.
He told the Daily Nation in an interview that the utterances and insults by some individuals on social media and in the electronic and print media against the presidency and other government authorities could ruin the country’s democratic process.
The chief has indicated that respect for leaders, especially for the office of the President was not a matter of choice but a civic obligation that must be respected.
“The Bible is very clear in Romans 13vs1-6, it states that respect those in authority because leadership comes from God, when you insult a Republican President or the authority, you insult God.
“In countries like America, when you insult a Head of State even those who don’t want him they can deal with you,” Chief Chipepo said.
