LOCAL Government and Rural Development Minister Gary Nkombo says former president Edgar Lungu’s statement that President Hakainde Hichilema may give up power before 2026 because people will rise is tantamount to plotting a coup. And Nkombo says police will not pull a trigger on Lungu, but he should just get a rope and hang himself if he is suicidal. On Tuesday, Lungu warned the police to “hold their horses and behave in a civil manner”, saying they might precipitate a situation that will force President Hichilema to give up power before 2026 because people will rise. This was after police fired teargas canisters to disperse some PF sympathisers who had gathered at Kabwata Police Station, demanding that the Lungu-led PF...