{"id":55,"date":"2016-03-18T12:47:00","date_gmt":"2016-03-18T12:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/2016\/03\/18\/zambia-president-lungu-calls-upon\/"},"modified":"2016-05-03T09:40:29","modified_gmt":"2016-05-03T09:40:29","slug":"zambia-president-lungu-calls-upon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/2016\/03\/18\/zambia-president-lungu-calls-upon\/","title":{"rendered":"ZAMBIA: President Lungu calls upon the Bishops Conference to help end Political Violence"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n<\/a><\/div>\n
\nZambian President His Excellency Edgar Lungu has called upon the Catholic Bishops Conference (ZEC) to help put an
\nend to the political violence that has engulfed the country in the recent days
\nas the country heads to General Elections in August this year. <\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nPresident Lungu was speaking at St Joseph\u2019s Cathedral in Mpika, Saturday, 12th March, 2016 when he attended the Episcopal Consecration of Rt. Rev. Justin Mulenga as Bishop of the Mpika Diocese.<\/p>\n

President
\nLungu agreed that the Catholic Bishops of Zambia should convene a meeting that
\nwould bring together political leaders to dialogue over political violence in
\nthe country.<\/p><\/div>\n

\n<\/div>\n
\nThe proposed
\nmeeting would see President Lungu and other political party leaders discuss an
\neffective way to end the violence perpetuated by cadres.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nRecently
\nthere have been some political cadre clashes between the ruling Patriotic Front
\n(PF) and opposition United Party for National Development (UPND).<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nMeanwhile<\/i><\/b>, the
\nPresident acknowledged the services of Catholic run Lwitikila Girls\u2019 Secondary
\nSchool and Chilonga Mission Hospital as institutions that provide good social
\nservices in Mpika diocese, supplementing Government\u2019s efforts.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nHe said the
\ngovernment recognizes the role played by the Church as a partner in nation building
\nby providing spiritual and social needs of the communities. The Head of State
\nsaid that it is, therefore, important for the Government to partner with the Church
\nto address the needs of the people.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\n\u201cWe pray
\nthat all of us will have recourse to the wisdom recently expressed by the
\nCatholic Bishops\u2019 pastoral letter \u2018Let them all be one\u2019<\/i>,\u201d said the President.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nBy Mwenya Mukuka, Communications Officer ZEC<\/i><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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