VETERAN politician Vernon Mwaanga says former presidents should respect themselves in order to be respected by the general public. Commenting on the State’s move to seize properties linked to former president Edgar Lungu, his wife Esther and their children, including Tasila Lungu, Mwaanga said the state should be allowed to deal with the matter. “My view is that let the state deal with it. I’m sure they are dealing with it in the best way possible because a comment from outsiders would not be helpful in these times. What is clear to me is that under the Benefits of Former President Act, of which I was one of the authors of benefits of former presidents, former presidents who benefit from...