Technically, ECL illegally stood for a third term in defiance of our Constitution. The courts only established his ineligibility after he had already contested the election.
He contested in 2015, 2016 and 2021. Three times.
His case is an example of why the removal of presidential term limits, by itself, would not necessarily guarantee anyone a perpetual stay in power. Ultimately, the people of Zambia would still have the power to decide who leads them at the ballot box.
And if you ask me whether I support the Idea to remove term limits or not, my position would be that, 10 years is well enough for anyone to leave a lasting legacy.
Thank God, my President HH, is one of the few leaders on this continent, who doesn’t subscribe to this idea.
One of his reasons for not supporting removal of term limits is that, it is one of the leading causes of autocracy and conflict.
By Proff Mutti
They all say they are not interested while they scheme in the background.
Zimbabwe’s Munagagwa initially denied that he was planning to extend his rule to 2030 ahead of the 2027 elections. That is exactly what has happened.
This talk of abolishing the two term limit is not just cadres getting excited. Someone is testing the waters.
Mr. Lungu illegally went for a third term which shows how weak our governance institutions are. The more reason we should maintain the two term limit.
We should be organising to vigorously resist this transgression on our constitution