Mon, 04 Feb 2013 11:46:28 +0000 SENIOR Chief Madzimawe of the Ngoni people of Eastern Province has urged the Patriotic Front (PF) to include the 50 percent plus 1 presidential threshold vote in the constitution. And Forum for Democratic Process (FODEP) executive director MacDonald Chipenzi has said that there would be no going back on the 50 percent plus one vote. In an interview, Senior Chief Madzimawe said that the people of Zambia have spoken and therefore, traditional leaders must support the calls of the 50 percent plus one to be included in the new constitution. He said that there was no need for those in leadership to move or run away from what they advocated for, adding that the leaders must realize that laws should protect people now and in the future. “We shall go with what the people of Zambia want and we shall support that. If our people demand for the 50 […]
