THE Green Party will hold its national convention alongside presidential nominations in May this year, its leader, Peter Sinkamba, has announced.Mr Sinkamba has also urged the Electoral Commission of Zambia to give guidance on whether the presidential nominations will be done virtually or physically, bearing in mind the numbers involved in carrying out the exercise amidst Covid-19 guidelines.He said the Green Party believe in democracy, the reason why a national conference would be held where members will be given an opportunity to elect national leaders.Mr. Sinkamba said rather than going for a national convention only to choose the national leadership now, the party would do this, side by side with the presidential nominations.“What we don’t know is whether the presidential nominations will be done physically or virtually, that’s why we need ECZ to guide in advance. But what we have decided as a party is to kill two birds with one stone,” he said.He said […]
Green Party convention set for May
