PUT DIFFERENCES ASIDE-HH
By Wilson Mulinda/Mary Mwiinga:
President Hakainde Hichilema says there is need for unity of purpose in order for the country to attain economic and social independence.
President Hichilema has also challenged Zambians to put their differences aside and unite for the benefit of the country.
And President Hichilema has congratulated Zambians for a successful 57th independence anniversary.
He has also paid tribute to former heads of state for the role they played in the liberation struggle and preserving the country’s peace and unity.
President Hichilema was speaking after laying wreaths at the Presidential Burial site in Lusaka.
The Head of State said he will also lay wreaths at the burial sites of late freedom fighters Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe and Harry Mwanga Nkumbula when he visits Chinsali and Southern Province in recognition of their contribution to the freedom struggle.