“Plan B” that was never really a plan at all. In Bad Boys II, Will Smith’s Mike Lowrey quips, “Alright, let’s go to Plan B!” as he and Marcus (Martin Lawrence) scramble to salvage yet another disastrous situation. But here’s the thing: in true Bad Boys fashion, the “Plan B” doesn’t really exist.
It’s more about winging it and facing whatever comes their way. Sound familiar? Enter Edgar Lungu, Zambia’s sixth president, whose political style has begun to resemble the very chaos of a Bad Boys car chase. Lungu’s recent public engagements, especially his meetings with opposition leaders, have raised eyebrows.
Is he plotting an illegal grand comeback? Or simply cushioning a successor for the Patriotic Front (PF) or the Tonse Alliance? The answer might be as elusive as the villains in a Bad Boys car chase one minute they’re in front, the next, they’re crashing through a window and disappearing. Lungu’s ambiguous moves in politics are like Mike and Marcus trying to figure out their next move there’s always a Plan B, but you’re never quite sure if it’s real or just a diversion. As much as he may not be able to stand for president again due to legal constraints, his influence remains far from retired.
The real question is: what’s his next act? And will it be a Bad Boys style plot twist that no one saw coming? The UPND, still grappling with governance, might want to wake up. They could find themselves in a HUSA moment, much like Mike’s captain i.
