By GRACE CHAILE LESOETSAOPERATION Save MMD members have asked the Lusaka High Court to dismiss the application to raise preliminary issues by Ms Elizabeth Chitika where they are being accused of abusing the court process by re-litigating issues already pronounced.The 20 state that the notice of motion to raise preliminary issues lacks merit.In this matter, Mr Geoffrey Mulenga and 19 others sued MMD president Dr Nevers Mumba, Ms Chitika as party national secretary and four others seeking a declaration that the extra ordinary convention held on March 20, this year was null and void and that they breached the party’s constitution.They also want the court to direct the Registrar of Societies to appoint an interim committee during the determination of the matter.However, Ms Chitika filed a notice of motion raising preliminary issues which include the court’s jurisdiction to determine the matter as the issues raised by the 20 in the writ of summon and statement […]
MMD FACTION WANTS CHITIKA COURT APPLICATION DISMISSED
