By NOEL IYOMBWAThe number of petitions after the August 12 elections is a wake up call for the Electoral Commission of Zambia to pull up its socks, former minister George Mpombo has said.Dr Mpombo explained that high number of petitions should be a wake up call for the commission to embolden the credibility of its functions.He observed that the increase in petition cases in the courts of law for both parliamentary and local government in 2021 is alarming.“The overwhelming number of petitions this year should be a wake up call to the ECZ to pull up its socks to embolden the credibility of its functions as a commission,” Dr Mpombo said.Meanwhile Dr Mpombo noted that during 2021 general elections, politics in Zambia were heavily monetized to the point that substance took second place.He said that constituencies were flooded with money and other distractions.“Politics in Zambia are now heavily monetized to the point that substance takes […]
ECZ URGED TO PULL UP SOCKS
