By NATION REPORTER
FORMER Minister of Health, Chitalu Chilufya has maintained that the Honeybee scandal in which he is alleged to have allowed Government to procure leaking condoms and expired drugs, is a hoax aimed at denting his image in the collective conscience of the public.
Dr Chilufya said the Honeybee scandal was a political scheme that may have been instigated by the perceived succession challenges in the Patriotic Front (PF).
“Well the whole Honeybee scam was a hoax and it was informed by the cartel of politicians, senior Government officials, Cabinet Office, senior politicians and certain business cartels. It was just meant to dent the name of an individual in the collective conscience of the public and I believe it was all political, maybe it had to do with the perceived succession challenges in the PF,” Dr Chilufya said.
He said in an interview on Millennium Radio that science could not be defied and sacrificed at the table of political expedience.
“So I go on record again that Zambia has a very alert pharmacovigilance system that will not allow procurement of leaking condoms or expired drugs and so that was never done and it is a hoax, it is a matter that must be deleted from the public conscience,” Dr Chilufya said.
He challenged individuals claiming that under his watch, the previous administration procured leaking condoms and expired drugs, to come forward with evidence.
On his aspirations to take over the PF presidency, Dr Chilufya said party unity and welfare of the structures was priority.
“I would like to emphasise the need for the PF to recognise that the party is bigger than any of us and what we are doing is an intraparty process to establish leadership. We would like to see a situation where beyond this, we remain a united party that will be the biggest party in the country and that will position to take over from the UPND [United Party for National Development],” Dr Chilufya said.
