Maiko Zulu wrote…
ITS NOT SANGWA AGAINST LUNGU, ITS THE PEOPLE AGAINST LAWLESSNESS, PERIOD
What Lawyer John Sangwa SC, Dr Sishuwa Sishuwa, Linda Kasonde and others have done by petitioning the eligibility of Edgar Chagwa Lungu to stand as Republican President is to provide Zambians an opportunity to seek the interpretation of the LAW and to lay to rest all illigalities that may have come about after the filing in of nominations for the highest office in the land.
It is therefore perplexing to note that some people are reducing such an important Constitutional matter to a cadre confrontation with some even calling on their followers to treat the lawyer as a political opponent. That in itself is a call for anarchy and further lawlessness. The problem we have as a country is that we have politicized and caderized public institutions to a point where people have no regard for systems. Even fools can lift a middle finger at the law.
This is not about Lungu and Sangwa but about the Constitution which is the supreme law of the land and we cant apply cadre interpretations of the law because this is not street law. Its imperative that Edgar Lungu’s sympathisers understand that the Courts do not look at individuals (hence the saying Justice is blind), but rather at the interpretation of that which is in the law. The uproar by some of these supporters reminds me of another cadre who insinuated at attacking the United States Embassy following a diplomatic row between Zambia and the US 😄😄. No guys, it doesn’t work like that.
President Lungu is a qualified lawyer himself who I want to believe understands the magnitude of this matter and who ought to respect the law.
As the eligibility case comes before the Constitutional Court, we can only hope and pray that the Judges will be impartial and will apply the utmost levels of professionalism and judicial fairness which in turn should also make the nation and the parties involved content with the judgement.
As a country, we have to give it up for those lawyers who have taken it upon themselves to help all of us understand the law and most importantly to help the Courts guide the nation in upholding the Constitution.
We shall stand in solidarity with these men and women who have sacrificed their own personal safety for the good of Zambia.
Mwebantu, these are indeed the true definition of what a Zambian Watchdog ought to be. They are the Diggers of truth and the Mast of the Nation. Let us all remain calm as Koswe does a ka Zambia Reports on this interesting NKANI. I will be watching on Diamond TV Zambia or just Ask Muvi TV in case I miss it. Kalemba will write.
#TheRevolutionWontBeTelevised