Zambia’s home affairs minister Edgar Lungu’s alleged levels of intoxication this morning prompted opposition members of parliament to raise a point of order demanding a medical test to ascertain his capacity to operate normally.
Lungu, a Lusaka-based lawyer, who is haunted by his careless intake of alcohol, is struggling to come to terms with his social life and a high profile position in the PF government.
This morning the minister in charge of sensitive wings such as the Zambia Police and the intelligence was visibly drunk and reeking of beer.
Opposition members were upset and demanded that Lungu be tested for the levels of alcohol intake and be prove whether he was drunk on duty or not.
The Ministry of Foreign affairs, where Lungu is head, has recently experienced gaffes which are sometimes corrected by permanent secretary Maxwell Nkole under duress.
Members of parliament from the opposition are expressing disappointment with Lungu’s attitude towards government business and are wondering how the PF will tackle serious issues affecting the country if Lungu will continue attending parliament in a drunken stupor.
Lungu sometimes appears drunk at press briefings and his statements become incoherent.
