Defense Minister Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba has hit back at The Post Newspaper for their lead story today that quoted him as branding the people of Eastern Province as sly.
Mwamba popularly known as GBM took to social media where he said he was not bothered by The Post Newspaper’s attempt to discredit him through their stories.
He said the future of the country never lay in the newspapers’ wishes but the Zambia people.
“Today, we can assure them that the collective courage and wisdom of the Zambian is about to break the Bwinjimfumu Cartel! The destiny of our country lies in the hands of its people as chief architects and NOT in the Post Newspaper,” he said.
“In case the Post Newspaper forgets, We, The Zambian People, will always Determine Our Own Destiny.”
“My endorsement for President Michael Sata has laid bare a clandestine scheme to prop-up and impose puppets. Its architects have resolved to fight anyone in their way and ensure they succeed with their devious scheme. They are deceiving themselves.”
He said on the story, today, 9th September 2013, the Post Newspaper bears a screaming and mischievous headline: “EASTERNERS ARE SLY-GBM”. Let me mention that while the malicious headlines by the Post Newspaper are inconsequential to me and I’ll leave it up to the reasonable minds to see through their lies and distortions.”
He said the stories would not drive him away from the good relationship he enjoyed with Easterners.
“I want to tell them that they have no capacity to come between me and my cousins in Eastern Province as is the case with Today’s Headline. In the context of my statement with reference to Mkaika, SLY meant CLEVER,” Mwamba said.
“My cousins in the Eastern Province know that attempts by the Post Newspaper to insinuate and misrepresent the context of my remarks are hogwash and should be rejected with utter contempt. “
He added: “The Post Newspaper drew another blank here! Just to drum it into the ears of the Post Newspaper and Fred M’membe- GBM stands for UNITY in the Nation, in the Party and in Government. Unlike them, I’m not a divisive and polarizing person.”
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