PRESIDENT RUPIAH BANDA THIS MORNING LEAD THOUSANDS OF ZAMBIANS IN VIEWING THE REMAINS OF THE LATE SECOND REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT DR FREDRICK CHILUBA AT THE MULUNGUSHI CONFERENCE CENTRE IN LUSAKA.
THE FIRST LADY THANDIWE BANDA AND THE VICE PRESIDENT GEORGE KUNDA AND HIS WIFE IREEN WERE ALSO IN ATTENDANCE.
OTHER NOTABLE DIGNITARIES WERE THE SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, CHIEF JUSTICE ERNEST SAKALA, SERVICE CHIEFS, CABINET MINISTERS, DEPUTY MINISTERS, AMBASSADORS AND HIGH COMMISSIONERS ACCREDITED TO ZAMBIA, VETERAN POLITICIANS LIKE SIMON ZUKAS, LEADERS OF VARIOUS POLITICAL PARTIES AND CHURCH LEADERS.
BEFORE THE BODY VIEWING COMMENCED THE ZAMBIA AIR FORCE CHAPLAIN MOFFAT NYAMBE OPENED WITH A PRAYER WHICH WAS FOLLOWED BY A SCRIPTURE READING WHICH CAME FROM JOHN CHAPTER 11 VERSES 25-26.
AFTER THE SCRIPTURE READING PRESIDENT RUPIAH BANDA LED MOURNERS IN VIEWING THE REMAINS OF DR. CHILUBA.
AND DURING THE PROCESSION THE WIFE TO THE LATE REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT REGINA CHILUBA OFFERED A PRAYER THANKING GOD FOR HIS LIFE ON EARTH.
BUT THE SECURITY OFFICERS HAD TOUGH TIME IN CALMING AND CONTROLLING CHILDREN OF THE LATE PRESIDNET WHEN THEIR TURN CAME TO VIEW THE REMAINS OF THEIR FATHER.
THE SECURITY OFFICERS HAD TO CLOSE THE CASKET TWICE JUST TO ENSURE THAT CALM RETURNED IN THE CONFERENCE CENTRE AND ALLOW FOR A PEACEFUL AND ORDERLY PROCESSION.
MEANWHILE, PRESIDENT BANDA HAS DECLARED MONDAY, 27TH JUNE, 2011 A PUBLIC HOLIDAY AS THE NATION PUTS TO REST SECOND REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT FREDERICK CHILUBA WHO DIED ON JUNE 18, 2011.
SECRETARY TO THE CABINET JOSHUA KANGANJA SAID IN A STATEMENT ISSUED IN LUSAKA THAT THE BODY OF DR CHILUBA WILL LIE IN STATE AT MULUNGUISHI INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTRE TODAY AND TOMORROW.
DR. KANGANJA SAID BODY VIEWING BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC WILL GO UP TO 18:00 HOURS AND ON SUNDAY, BODY VIEWING WILL START AT 08:00 HOURS TO 18:00 HOURS.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE FREE TO GO TO MULUNGUISHI INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTRE TO PAY THEIR LAST RESPECTS TO DR CHILUBA.
AND THE PUBLIC HEALTH PARTNERSHIP FORUM SAYS DR CHILUBA WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR THE REFORMS THAT HE INTRODUCED IN THE HEALTH SECTOR SUCH AS THE INTRODUCTION OF THE FORMER CENTRAL BOARD OF HEALTH.
PHPF COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER ENOCK KAPUTULA SAID IT WAS DURING DR CHILUBA’S REIGN THAT THE NATION SAW THE REDUCTION IN SHORTAGES OF MEDICINES IN HEALTH FACILITIES, INCREASE IN AVAILABILITY OF TRANSPORT, EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF HEALTH CARE AND COMING OF MANY PLAYER IN THE HEALTH SECTOR.
MR KAPUTULA HAS SINCE CALLED ON ZAMBIANS TO MOURN DR CHILUBA IN A DIGNIFIED MANNER AS HE WAS A GREAT LEADER WHO RULED THE NATION FOR TEN SOLID YEARS.
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