Fri, 03 Mar 2017 08:33:36 +0000 By CHIKUMBI KATEBE THE Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) has applied that the petition in which four opposition parties are seeking a declaration of President Lungu’s eligibility to contest in 2021 general elections be dismissed on the basis that the petitioners have no locus standi in the matter. And the Constitutional Court has allowed LAZ, United Party for National Development (UPND) and General Godfrey Miyanda to be joined to the proceedings on the presidential tenure of office. LAZ legal counsel Messrs Simeza, Sangwa and Associates have argued that the originating summons do not disclose issues which could support the determination of the matter by the Constitutional Court. “The issues raised in the Originating Summons are procedurally non-justiciable by the Constitutional Court in that the applicants have no locus standing in the matter. “The issues raised in the Originating Summons are ultra-vires the provisions of Article 52 of […]
