By GRACE CHAILE LESOETSATHE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has submitted that Mr John Sangwa’s petition to amend the affidavit for Presidential candidate/Running mate to include a clause “I have not twice held office as President” is out of time.ECZ also submitted that the contents of the affidavit for Presidential candidates / Running mate conform to the requirements of Article 100 of the Constitution which relates to the qualifications and disqualifications of Presidential candidates.The ECZ and the Attorney General are first and second respondents in the petition.In response to Mr Sangwa’s petition, ECZ stated yesterday that it was not a mandatory requirement to include the provisions of Article 106 (3) of the Constitution in the prescribed affidavit as the article relates to the tenure office of the President which is not provided for under Article 100.The ECZ submitted that according to Article 67 (3) of the Constitution, Mr Sangwa was supposed to have challenged the […]
SANGWA OFFSIDE
