{"id":406139,"date":"2011-04-29T03:23:35","date_gmt":"2011-04-29T03:23:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/04\/29\/official-denies-presidents-role-in-arms-deal\/"},"modified":"2011-04-29T03:23:35","modified_gmt":"2011-04-29T03:23:35","slug":"official-denies-presidents-role-in-arms-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/29\/official-denies-presidents-role-in-arms-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Official Denies President&#8217;s Role in Arms Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"18.1584847313\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.monitor.co.ug\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/a142097fmonitor180.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"The Monitor (Kampala)\" title=\"Visit The Monitor (Kampala)\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Elias Mbao<\/p>\n<p>29 April 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>President Rupiah Banda had no role in the alleged illegal arms procurement deal involving $100 million and does not owe people an explanation on the transaction, says Zambia&#8217;s Defence Minister.<\/p>\n<p>An ex-minister of defence in the Banda-Cabinet, George Mpombo, a fortnight ago claimed he quit his position mid-2009 after he refused to succumb to the head of state&#8217;s pressure to force him to approve an illegal arms deal with a South African firm, in which Mr Banda&#8217;s son was the middleman.<\/p>\n<p>But Dr Kalombo Mwansa told journalists in the capital Lusaka that President Banda had &#8220;nothing to explain&#8221; because procurement of public goods and services was a function of civil servants. &#8220;The President has no role whatsoever in the procurement of goods and services, including arms. So, there is nothing for him to explain,&#8221; said Dr Mwansa.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend align=\"center\"><strong>More News on allAfrica.com<\/strong><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p>AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>See the original post:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201104290057.html\" title=\"Official Denies President's Role in Arms Deal\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Official Denies President&#8217;s Role in Arms Deal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Elias Mbao 29 April 2011 President Rupiah Banda had no role in the alleged illegal arms procurement deal involving $100 million and does not owe people an explanation on the transaction, says Zambia&#8217;s Defence Minister. 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