Johannesburg, South Africa (ADV) – Zambian opposition leader, Patriots for Economic Progress (PeP) Sean Tembo, who is detained at Lusaka Central Police remains on hunger strike as he intensifies his bid to force President Edgar Lungu to sell his new Gulfstream G650 private jet.
According to PeP Deputy Secretary General Ariel Phiri, the PeP leader was arrested on Saturday.
“President Tembo’s belief of being a target of intimidation for speaking firmly and against the social injustices of the ordinary majority, has made him decide to go on hunger strike from today 23rd. March 2019 until President Lungu sells off his brand new Gulfstream G650 private jet and uses the money to pay off all unpaid council workers and other employees in other Parastatal who are currently in salary arrears for close to 6 months or more,” said Phiri.
“The decision not to eat until President Lungu sells off his private jet is a clear indication that President Tembo is willing to die for the poor and the voiceless.”
He added, “President Tembo is in good and amazing spirits. He sends his best regards from his jail cell where he says is an opportunity for him to interact with detainees and listen to their plight.”
Phiri also said his party leader, Tembo, strongly believes that his arrest is just a clear case of intimidation of the opposition and a way of silencing those with divergent views by the government led by the Patriotic Front (PF) regime.
Last week, Tembo questioned Lungu’s mental status going by irrational decisions he has been making.
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