UPND shuns national prayers

The country is holding the National Prayers for the  second year after President Edgar Lungu declared an annual prayer day that also doubles as a holiday.

On the Copperbelt the event will be commemorated at the Copperbelt University starting at 08:30 hours.

But UPND spokesperson Charles Kakoma  earlier said if senior UPND members are not seen at the venue where  Lungu will be congregating for the prayers, they will be praying elsewhere with their pastors.

Kakoma had alleged that PF genuinely didn’t want UPND to be part of prayer as there is an earlier assumption that the ruling party  had said  other political parties such as the UPND would contaminate such national prayers.