Former Cabinet Minister, Vernon Mwaanga has described the late former President Rupiah Banda’s legacy as that of humility, hard work and selflessness.

Mr Mwaanga said the former President was a humble person who dedicated his life to service for the good of the people.

He was speaking during the second memorial service and wreath laying ceremony in honour of late former President Banda who died on 11th March 2022.

” I was with him myself during the struggle for independence. I went to visit him when he was a student in Sweden before independence. And I’ve admired the work that he did not just as Zambia’s Ambassador to Egypt, but also later on he became foreign Affairs Minister.”

Mr Mwaanga stated that the late Mr Banda had set the bar high for service to the people. 

“This is what public service means exactly that service to the people, not to the family, not to friends, but to people.” 

He said his legacy of hard work, and selflessness is something which he hopes the younger generation will be able to emulate.

And a tribute by family representative Fisho Mwale presenting Zambia’s Ambassador to South Africa Andrew Banda, said the former President was a loving father who raised his children well.

Meanwhile President Banda’s former Press Aid Dickosn Jere has urged young leaders to embrace principles of forgiveness and humility if they are to make great future leaders.