PF DENIES ACCEPTING LUSAMBO’S DISQUALIFICATION
Statement: It has come to my attention that the News Diggers newspapers is running a story claiming that “PF accepts that Bowman doesn’t qualify” as their lead story in today’s edition of the paper. Further, they have attributed this story to me.
I wish to categorically state that the said story is FAKE and a gross misrepresentation of facts. My statement was very clear; I contended that only the Court of Law or the Constitution, which is the Supreme Law of Zambia can disqualify a candidate and that as far as we are concerned, it is neither the Court nor the Constitution that disqualified Hon LUSAMBO, rather it is the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) that has disqualified him. This was my statement and I have an audio recording to prove that.
In any case, if it was indeed true that we have accepted the disqualifications of our candidates why have we challenged the decision of ECZ in the courts of law? It doesn’t make sense!
I therefore request the News Diggers newspapers to immediately RETRACT their false story and APOLOGISE for the anguish and agitation their distortion of my statement has caused me and the entire Party.
I want to urge all media houses to be truthful and professional in their reporting. The media is a powerful tool thus it must be used professionally and truthfully in order to preserve peace, entrench democracy and protect the reputations of innocent people.
For avoidance of doubt find attached the audio of my verbatim.
I thank you.
Issued by;
Hon Micheal KATAMBO, MP, MCC
Campaign Manager for the Kabushi Parliamentary by-election
Patriotic Front
