Fri, 01 Sep 2017 11:00:59 +0000
By Oscar Malipenga
MINEWORKERS Union of Zambia (MUZ) president Nkole Chishimba says miners will never accept “black money” to discredit President Edgar Lungu’s administration.
And Mr Chishimba, who is also Zambia Congress of Trade Unions president has said any responsible Zambian must ensure that he fights his battles within Zambia.
He said any person who goes outside Zambia to seek foreign support for battle was irresponsible, unpatriotic and a danger to Zambia.
In an interview with the Daily Nation, Mr Chishimba said challenges being faced by Zambia were internal and could be managed by Zambians. “When there is something wrong in Zambia that becomes an internal matter and it has to be managed by us Zambians. We are patriotic, responsible and I do not think we can go to a level of seeking support from anyone (foreigners).
“…and I think we are also magnanimous enough to address issues that concern all of us. But the bottom line is any responsible Zambian citizen must ensure that he fights his battles right here,” he said.
Mr Chishimba said the moment a Zambian started seeking support from outsiders meant that he was now risking the integrity of the country.
“It means you are risking the integrity of the country therefore it can never be true that we were given money to discredit the Zambians government and President Lungu because that is black money.
“There has never been any attempt and we don’t know where that is coming from and we have never been in contact with anyone who has been proposing that so let it be on record that we have never faced anyone doing that,” Mr Chishimba said.
