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PUBLIC NOTICE
RESIGNATION OF ASPIRING CANDIDATES FROM THE 2026 GENERAL ELECTIONS
THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION OF ZAMBIA (ECZ), THROUGH THE OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ELECTORAL OFFICER FOR CHOMA, HEREBY INFORMS REGISTERED POLITICAL PARTIES, MEDIA ORGANISATIONS, CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS, FAITH BASED ORGANISATIONS, STAKEHOLDERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE UNDERLISTED ASPIRING CANDIDATES HAVE FORMALLY RESIGNED FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE FORTHCOMING 2026 GENERAL ELECTIONS:
MR. WISDOM MWEETWA- SIMANVWA WARD COUNCILLOR, NOMINATED UNDER THE UNITED PARTY FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (UPND)
MR. HOWARD MUKONKA – SIKALONGO WARD COUNCILOR, NOMINATED AS AN INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE
THE COMMISSION HAS RECEIVED AND ACCEPTED THE NOTICE OF RESIGNATION SUBMITTED BY THE ABOVE-NAMED CANDIDATES. CONSEQUENTLY, THEY SHALL NO LONGER PARTICIPATE AS A CANDIDATES IN THE FORTHCOMING GENERAL ELECTIONS
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED TO TAKE NOTE OF THIS DEVELOPMENT.
DAVIES MUSENGE
DISTRICT ELECTORAL OFFICER
(Stamped: Choma Municipal Council, Town Clerk, dated 06 Aug 2026, P.O. Box)
