Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) Executive Director MacDonald Chipenzi has urged Edgar Lungu not to step down as president following his ill health.
President Lungu who is undergoing treatment in South Africa has said if he will feel that his condition unables him to perform his duties as Head of State, he will step down.
But Chipenzi has told Hot FM Radio in Lusaka that Lungu should not step down because the exercise to hold another Presidential election will be costly for the country.
Chipenzi has however advised President Lungu to cut down on his workload to enable him complete his term of office, which ends in September 20, 2016. He also wondered why Lungu accepted to run for the presidency when he knew his health condition saying he was now putting the country in an alkward situation.
President Lungu collapsed last Sunday while gracing a Women’s Day celebration in Lusaka and it was later discovered that his Achalasia condition that happened 30 years ago had recurred. This is a condition which causes the narrowing of food pipes.