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President Hakainde Hichilema has stated that his “buttocks are glued” to the presidency seat, advising his predecessor, Edgar Lungu, to continue ‘drinking in peace’ because his dream of bouncing back to power is unattainable.
Speaking to scores of United Party for National Development (UPND) supporters in Mazabuka district on Tuesday, Hichilema expressed pity for Lungu, who has claimed he would return to the political arena.
“He is better off being in retirement so that he can be drinking in peace,” he said.
“Someone who is drunk wants to come back to the presidency seat. Where will he sit? You drink and get drunk, then you want to come back to the presidency seat, the seat which I have already taken with my buttocks glued to it, so where will he sit?” he wondered.
Hichilema dismissed Lungu’s aspirations of returning to power as far-fetched, emphasizing, “I’m not leaving anytime soon.”
He recounted watching Lungu “rant” from a distance, saying he was not moved by his claims because he perceived Lungu as a drunk man.
“When I hear him talking about bouncing back to power, I peep, and I am like, ‘You are drunk; just sit down and continue drinking every day,’” he remarked.
The President stressed that no one would want to return to the era of the PF, where individuals were beaten for expressing their political beliefs.
“These people want to take away the free education; they want to take away the increased CDF, which was not correct. We cannot allow people who used to beat us just for wearing red,” he stated.
He pointed out that under the PF’s rule, people were arrested simply for being associated with the UPND, but now it was the PF’s turn to face consequences for their violent behavior.
Hichilema also cautioned all UPND members against claiming that he had already won the 2026 election, warning that such assertions could lead to serious trouble.
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