PLOTS TO BAR ME FROM STANDING ARE HATCHED FROM STATE HOUSE, SADLY IT APPEARS THE JUDICIARY IS PARTICIPATING IN THESE DIRTY SCHEMES
Tuesday 1st October 2024
I have chosen to make my remarks on this matter because of their importance to the life and well-being of our country.
You are aware that recently, there have been legal petitions against my eligibility to stand as a presidential candidate in both 2021 and the future.
This matter has been settled by the Constitutional Court.
The re-opening of what was settled remains illegal and a clear act of lawlessness.
It is now common knowledge that the petitioners are surrogates of State House and the UPND.
We have all seen pictures of the petitioners with my competitor, President Hakainde Hichilema, and in many cases with his ministers, and senior UPND leaders.
This doesn’t bother us.
However, what bothers us is the credible information that members of the Judiciary are keen or have demonstrated interest to participate in these political and illegal schemes to bar me from participating in elections.
It is for this reason that we have raised a petition of recusal, on the need for some judges to recuse themselves, to create distance, promote the sense of impartiality and remove those perceived to have vested interest in the case.
My hopes and prayers are that there will be respect accorded to my application currently before court, to help restore confidence in the courts and the Judiciary.
The recent events where professionals have been removed and punished for doing a professional job makes very sad turn of events.
I have in mind the unconstitutional removal and harassment of the former Director of Public Prosecutions. Ms. Lillian Fulata Shawa Siyuni, the Registrar of Societies, Thandiwe Phiri-Mhende, and the recent suspension of 3 constitutional court judges among others.
All the complaint against the Judges were comprehensively dealt with, we see that the matter has been, without cause or justifications, been re-opened and the Judges stand suspended.
These developments are serious, and are undermining the rule of law and our democracy.
SCHEME TO UNDERMINE THE 2026 ELECTIONS
It has become very evident that schemes designed to undermine the 2026 presidential and general elections have been heightened.
From secret issuance of NRC to the secret registration of voters. The ECZ has not bothered to publicise this exercise and has not bothered to conduct it in an open manner.
All these devious schemes are being implemented to attempt to destroy the opposition, decimate viable and credible candidates and present an opportunity for the UPND to steal the 2026 election.
Our call is that the participation of democratic institutions such Parliament, Judiciary and the Electoral Commission of Zambia in these illegal and dangerous schemes being perpetrated by State House would amount to the act of treachery and reversal to our democratic values and the democracy we constantly all aspire to achieve.
These actions are threatening national security and our cherished peace.
We make this call, to Zambians, who are the real custodians of both our peace and security, that democratic dividends earned so far must not be lost.
Both our independence in 1964 and our democracy in 1991, were hard-fought for and the sacrifices made by our forefathers must NEVER be sacrificed at the alter of political expedience and narrow partisan interests being perpetrated as being by President Hichilema.
Instead of focusing on the numerous challenges and crises facing our country such as load-shedding, high cost of living, poverty unemployment, lack of economic opportunity, volatile exchange rate, rising debt and rising inflation and the economic collapse that we face, President Hichilema is engaged in schemes to retain power at all cost, even at the expense of destroying our democracy and the rule of law.
What did he find when he assumed office? What was the price of mealie-meal? Fuel? Electricity? Fertiliser?cooking oil? sugar?
To win elections, one must work for the people and the economy of the country. One must NOT plot to retain power against the will of the people.
He must face me and should desist to use cowardly and dirty political schemes to bar my participation in the elections.
Dr. Edgar Chagwa Lungu
ZAMBIA’S SIXTH PRESIDENT
PRESIDENT
PATRIOTIC FRONT
This sympathy card will not work. The law is the law. 2 terms is 2 terms. As a lawyer you should know better, but sadly you are in the forefront trying to break the law that you swore to uphold. This is blatant, shameless treason. Ku tumpa uku. Don’t think we don’t know that you carried out a bloodless coup in 2016 when you you were sworn in whilst there was an active electoral dispute in court.
It is so sad that the judiciary is accused of being biased. This intemperate behavior by the former president is disturbing.
He warned the judges not to go the Kenyan way. Judges were awakened to sign a consent order.
His family is losing properties to the state. Is he not satisfied by court judgments?
If ECL is re-elected, he will disregard court judgments and repossess the properties forfeited to the state.
What documentary proof is there to show that state house is involved in his eligible case?
Kikikiki these schemes will no longer work adada. You think you can still intimidate the judiciary? You used Nakachinda to claim HH called and spoke to judges in the night, that scheme failed and now you suddenly think you can address us with your claims? Just the sight of you makes some of us want to vomit. We are not moved by your desperate scheme to use lawlessness to stand in 2026. Thing is, even if you stood you would lose miserably; you are already claiming HH has already rigged the 2026 elections. No one should give you the joy of illegally appearing on the ballot paper ever again because the constitution bars you anyways. If it did you would still lose miserably. Zambians are shocked at the wealth you and your family accumulated while fuel suppliers were not paid, farmers were not paid, no medicines in hospitals, no employment in civil service, wage and salary increment freezes etc above all thugs held the instruments of power over us. We were helpless.
I fail to understand how a top-notch lawyer would make such comments on matters that are actively in court. Is this not contempt of court?
Tiye Thamanga. You threw stones when you lived in a glass house, today the same stones have fallen on you! Go away!!!
So when you removed mutembo nchito and when you warned judges not to go Kenya ways was the promotion of Democracy???? Those words you mentioned them in solwezi former criminal president who ended up killing nsama nsama, kasongo, Kaunda, matapa, menyani, Lawrence, Mugala, vasper and mapezi chibulo.
What proof do you have? Can you prove this in a court of law?
If not please…stop the games.
Let the court do their work on the 3 Judges. If they are found wanting they will go if not they will ve reinstated.
We need to have prinicipled men and women in the Public service. Those that are used to do bidding in time their works will be seen.