Green Party leader Peter Sinkamba says the firing of former Minister of Planning Lucky Mulusa is not startling.
Sinkamba says it was inevitable considering that he had been asked by President Edgar Lungu to resign but he had elected not to do so.
In an exclusive interview yesterday, the Green Party leader said for two months, the writing was on the wall that he would inevitably be relieved of his duties, adding that it was just a matter of time.
“You remember, two months ago, news leaked from State House that Lucky was asked by the President to resign following his comments on $42 million fire tenders. I spoke to him at the time. He told me it would not be in the best interest of the nation is he resigned. He said in national interest, he was prepared to take the political risk regardless his fallout.
“No doubt about it, Lucky was very close to the President. I must say, he was one of the President Edgar Lungu’s confidantes. However, the $42 million fire tenders appears to have rattled the feathers. I think it brought to the fore personal identity issues and the clash of principles.
“But as Denis Waitley once said, there are two primary choices in life to take: the first is to accept conditions as they exist. The second is to accept the responsibility for changing them.
He also said the task Mulusa had embarked of the changing the PF was a risk worth taking.
“I will add the third choice: to accept responsibility for attempting to change them. This is the choice Lucky must make. He was not so lucky to change the conditions in this instance.
“In life sometimes you win, and sometimes you lose. I hope he accepts responsibility for the attempt. I think it was a risk worth the run. But we leave it to posterity to hand down judgment one day,” Sinkamba said.
The Green Party leader advised the two to remain friends even if they part political company.
He said in life, there comes time when friends may choose to go separate ways. However, all is well that ends well.
“You see, Lucky and I have been family friends for over 30 years. He is not a type that engages in politics of hate and vengeance. I have not known him for that and will counsel him not to indulge in such politics,” Sinkamba added.
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