Wed, 31 Jan 2018 10:19:06 +0000 By BENNIE MUNDANDO THE rest of the 16 members of the National Opposition Alliance (NOA) will apply for a joinder in the case to determine the eligibility of President Edgar Lungu to contest the 2021 elections and push for it to be concluded as soon as possible, spokesperson Cozmo Mumba has said. Yesterday, the ConCourt halted the eligibility case until further notice saying it had initially received a notice of motion requesting that the matter be heard by a full bench but that while it was planning, it received a another notice of complaint from the Judicial Complaints Commission (JCC) that four opposition political parties were demanding that its president, justice Hildah Chibomba, be investigated for alleged incompetence and gross misconduct, hence that decision. This has however infuriated NOA who have charged that there was no need for the Concourt to halt the proceedings of the main matter on […]
