RETRACT ‘DEMEANING’ STATEMENT, SANGWA WARNED

We are giving John Sangwa 48 hours to retract his statement de-meaning the eligibility of President Edgar Lungu or he will face legal actions, New Congress Party (NCP) pres- ident Peter Chanda has de- manded. Pastor Chanda said the disrespect by Mr Sangwa was also demeaning the Constitutional Court judgment which cannot be tolerated. Mr Sangwa was quoted in some sections of the media as saying that if President Lungu was a democrat he could not had said that he would rule until 2026. He said President Lungu had been elected into office twice, therefore, he was not eligible to stand in 2021. He said President Lungu was not eligible to be on the ballot paper in 2021 general elections. But Pastor Chanda said such statements were criminal because the judgment by the Constitution Court was clear that President Lungu was eligible to stand in 2021. The opposition leader said if Mr Sangwa did not […]