CHIEF Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says government will do everything possible to facilitate and give a befitting send off to former president Edgar Lungu. Mweetwa says government is cognisant that Lungu will attract international presence, hence government’s insistence that the mourning venue be Belvedere Lodge. Addressing the media, Wednesday, Mweetwa said while Lungu belonged to the PF party, he also belonged to all Zambians by virtue of the office he held. “There should be no misunderstandings here that there’s politics, yes there’s politics, but Zambians are known for one thing, whenever we are faced with such a calamity we come together. The same way we came together when Edith Nawakwi passed on, when Mike Mulongoti passed on, the same way...

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