The Ndola City Council management on Monday refused to refuel Mayor Amon Chisenga’s vehicle, forcing the civic leader to walk home.
And PF Copperbelt Information and Publicity Secretary Jack Muwema has expressed concern that the mayor can be subjected to walking home by the council.
However, Ndola City Council Public Relations manager Tilyenji Mwanza said the mayor was merely exercising by taking a ‘walk’.
Around 17:30 hours, Chisenga was seen walking home while the mayoral vehicle remained parked as it ran out of fuel.
Speaking in an interview, Tuesday, Mwanza said it is not true that the council does not have fuel for the official vehicle of the mayor.
“That is not true. The mayor was merely exercising by taking a walk. He did not even walk a long distance before he got a taxi and went home,” Mwanza said.
She said the mayor has a fuel allowance which was added to his salary.
Mwanza said it was, therefore, a misunderstanding that the mayor walked home because the council did not provide fuel for his official vehicle.
5 Responses
Exercising in a suit ba mayor.. Mwanza what are you telling us.
Does the mayor not have a mouth to speak for himself what the truth is? Has he been asked to shut up his mouth like in Nigerian films?
Am seeing contradiction in your statement bwana madam, firstly that the mayor was exercising and later got into a taxi, why not using the official vehicle exercising? Secondly that he gets fuel allowance and it was just a misunderstanding.. So which is which now?
But why did have to get on a taxi if he was merely exercising… Kaya
But what’s wrong with him “walking”, walking home whether in a suit or casual attire?? Anyway, poverty mentality will always attach “walking” to “ifintu nafibipa” kind of thing, when in actual sense it should be a normal thing to do..