By GRACE CHAILE LESOETSAIN a strange development, UPND Member of Parliament Bampi Kapalasa has amended his petition stating that President Edgar Lungu is not eligible to contest the August 12 general elections, a u-turn on his earlier petition which drew the wrath of his party.The Katuba parliamentarian in his initial petition to the Constitutional Court filed on Tuesday, said it was his belief that President Lungu is eligible to contest the elections but wants the court to clearly pronounce itself on the debatable matter to remove any doubts.Mr Kapalasa claims the words that President Lungu is eligible to contest the elections in his initial petition were a typographical error and should read that President Lungu is not eligible to run as a candidate in the fourth coming elections. “That it has come to my attention that there are typographical errors and omissions in the originating process which now I wish to amend in order to […]
OPPOSITION MP U-TURNS ON ELIGIBILITY CASE
