United Party for National Development (UPND) officials in Mkushi district have resolved to petition against the swearing in of the wrong candidate for Nshinso ward local government seat.Mkushi UPND District Secretary Lishomo Nalishiwa confirmed to ZANIS that his team has petitioned against the swearing in of Patriotic Front’s Xavier Chisenga, who is said to have lost the election to Edward Chuuka of the ruling party.Mr. Lishomo said the decision to petition against the swearing in of Mr. Chisenga was prompted by a resolution that was arrived at during a Conflict Management Committee (CMC) meeting, where it was established that the UPND candidate had 402 votes whilst the PF candidate had 337 votes.Meanwhile, Mkushi District Electoral Officer (DEO) Carol Chanda has explained that the mistake might have been caused by clerical error in data entry on the Gen 21 declaration form which serves as the basis for a councilor to be sworn in.Mrs. Chanda said the […]
MKUSHI UPND PETITIONS SWEARING OF WRONG PERSON
