HICHILEMA WANTS A 7-YEAR TERM, AND ABOLISH 50%+1, RUNNING MATE CLAUSE – MWAMBA
The rash to have a constitution amendments is to bring in clauses that extend Hakainde Hichilema’s tenure to seven years among other hidden intentions, PF Spokesperson Emmanuel Mwamba has said.
President Hichilema while addressing the International Women’s Day celebrations in Kasama yesterday said the Nation has agreed to amend the constitution before 2026 elections.
This has sent the nation into debate wondering as how the constitution can be amended within a year.
But Mwamba says among other clauses Hichilema intends to sneak in the clauses that will abolish the 50 + 1% threshold for winning presidential candidate and remove the Running mate clause too.
President Hichilema propagated for these clauses while in opposition and has denied these allegations. But the big question remains why the rash? Why tie it to 2026 elections?
Here is the statement in full by Mwamba seen by Zambian Eye:
He Wants a 7-year term, and Abolish 50%+1, Running Mate Clause
President Hakainde Hichilema has been preaching about the so-called-need to amend the Constitution.
His call is not founded in sincerity or honesty.
It’s not about including or facilitating the delimitation of constituencies, remove lacunas or provide for proportional representation. He wants to;
1. 7-year presidential term- extend term limit from 5 years to 7 years.
2. Abolish presidential term limits.
3. He wants to remove 50%+1 and return to First Past the Post.
4. Abolish running mate clause.
5. Abolish Constitutional Court.
He has been seceretely meeting some Patriotic Front Members of Parliament to garner support and we are aware of his remarks to the caucus of party amd his MPs
We are aware how he pushed Speaker of the National Assembly, Nelly Mutti to attempt to process amendments of “non-contentious” clauses of the Constitution.
We need to recognise that President Hichilema has fostered a tyranical rule and a dictatorship.
He has demonstrated clearly that he doesnt not respect the principle of seperation of powers, he has taken over the control of Parliament, the Judiciary and Electoral Commission of Zambia.
He has weaponised law enforcement agencies as tools of oppression against his critics and political opponents.
Allowing him to process constitutional amendments a year before elections, would be suicidal, and will make us surrender our collective will to him to help codify or enact a dictorship.
Amb. Emmanuel Mwamba Wrote;
President Hakainde Hichilema has been preaching about the so-called-need to amend the Constitution.
His call is not founded in sincerity or honesty.
It’s not about including or facilitating the delimitation of constituencies, remove lacunas or provide for proportional representation. He wants to;
1. 7-year presidential term- extend term limit from 5 years to 7 years.
2. Abolish presidential term limits.
3. He wants to remove 50%+1 and return to First Past the Post.
4. Abolish running mate clause.
5. Abolish Constitutional Court.
He has been seceretely meeting some Patriotic Front Members of Parliament to garner support and we are aware of his remarks to the caucus of party amd his MPs
We are aware how he pushed Speaker of the National Assembly, Nelly Mutti to attempt to process amendments of “non-contentious” clauses of the Constitution.
We need to recognise that President Hichilema has fostered a tyranical rule and a dictatorship.
He has demonstrated clearly that he doesnt not respect the principle of seperation of powers, he has taken over the control of Parliament, the Judiciary and Electoral Commission of Zambia.
He has weaponised law enforcement agencies as tools of oppression against his critics and political opponents.
Allowing him to process constitutional amendments a year before elections, would be suicidal, and will make us surrender our collective will to him to help codify or enact a dictorship.
HICHILEMA WANTS A 7-YEAR TERM, AND ABOLISH 50%+1, RUNNING MATE CLAUSE – MWAMBA
