By Simon Mwale Dear Mr. President Hakainde Hichilema, We all know what has happened in the presidential election. It’s a sad day for democracy in our country especially against a background of how the ruling party has behaved. The other day I went to town and met some people at one of the universities. Because of my name, Mwale, they started congratulating me. I asked them what they were commending me for and they said, “You have another president from eastern province.” This was before the official declaration of the final results. I responded by thanking them for their message, but quickly pointed out that I was supporting another candidate in this election, HH. They sounded shocked and I explained to them that as Zambians,we must grow out of this perception of supporting candidates on the basis of where they come from. I told them that for me, I support HH purely on merit and and his other attributes of being a humane person. I further told them that unfortunately, although Zambians had elected someone else with no basis for comparison with HH, I can’t find it in me to support their candidate purely on the basis of the reasons from the foregoing. Anyway, let me come to the point of this letter. Mr President, you know this race was tight and could have gone either way, though honestly speaking, it should have gone our way. But let’s forget that now and focus on the future since there is another election in 2016. Mr President, I want to encourage you to take heart from this loss and see possibilities. This was only your fourth loss and it is nothing compared to Abraham Lincoln’s record, hereunder for your serious reflection and consideration.
Posted on: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 11:22:22 +0000
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