CHIEF Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says even if the opposition unites to field a single candidate during elections, it is too early to remove a working government. On Saturday, former president Edgar Lungu said the Kawambwa by-election was an eye opener for the opposition to consider uniting in contesting future polls like the upcoming Petauke by-election. Commenting on this in an interview, Mweetwa said Lungu should consider retiring. ā€œMr Lungu should consider retiring peacefully. He can no longer be the guiding light in terms of determining the fate of the nation. We need him to be at a level of stateman where he is giving advice generally, advice to the whole nation. So this whole idea of saying ‘if we...

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