By GRACE CHAILE LESOETSALAWYER John Sangwa yesterday walked out of the Supreme Court a gloomy man after the Constitutional Court dismissed his petition where he wanted it to direct the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) to amend the affidavit for Presidential candidates/Running mates to state the number of years one has served.Mr Sangwa wanted the affidavit to include a paragraph saying “I have not twice held office as President” for it to comply with article 106 (3).ECZ and the Attorney General Likando Kalaluka were cited as respondents while lawyer Lewis Mosho joined as an interested party.After three hours of deliberations yesterday, the ConCourt full bench of Judges which included its president Hilda Chibomba dismissed the petition for lack of merit.Judge Martin Musaluke delivering the abridged ruling on behalf of the bench said the court had considered all the documents filed by Mr Sangwa, the State, ECZ and Mr Mosho.“We have considered the petition lacks merit […]
SANGWA’S PETITION TOSSED OUT
