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Mpongwe By-Election Set For Feb 28, 2013
The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has set Thursday 29th February 2013 as the date for Mpongwe parliamentary bye-election.
The ECZ has also set the same date for the local government bye-elections in the 25 wards in Chibombo, Kapiri Mposhi, Mkushi, Luangwa, Lusaka, Kabompo, Mwinilunga, Chavuma and Ithezi Tezhi districts.
The Mpongwe parliamentary seat fell vacant its Member of Parliament, Gabriel Namulambe resigned from the Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) and Joined the ruling Patriotic Front (PF) while the vacancies in the 25 wards arose from resignations, deaths, and defections of councillors.
ECZ Public Relations Manager Chris Akufuna has disclosed this in a statement issued to the Zambia News and Information Services (ZANIS) in Lusaka today.
Mr. Akufuna has since urged candidates in the forthcoming bye-elections to lodge completed and attested statutory declaration and nomination papers before the magistrate, local court magistrate, head of a government primary or secondary school, principal of a college, Commissioner of Oaths, election officer or returning officer on 31st January next year.
He has also advised all aspiring candidates in the Mpongwe parliamentary bye-election to attend a nomination briefing on 29thJanuary next year at the Mpongwe civic centre.
Meanwhile, Mr. Akufuna has said the ECZ has set the period between Thursday 31st January and Tuesday 26th February 2013 as the campaign period for the forthcoming parliamentary and local government bye-elections.
He also said pursuant to section four of the Electoral Act No 13 of 2006, the commission has suspended voter registration from tomorrow, 28thDecember 2012 to 3rd March next year.
Posted by
Isoka
December 28, 2012 at 6:44 am
Let’s hope that no defectors from opposition parties will be adopted by PF to stand on their ticket the money to be used for these by election should have been used to start infrastructure in the newly created districts more Jobs in these districts but no infrastructure. DIDN’T YOU WATCH THE POLICE STATION under a tree? NAMULAMBE political prostitute go back and help your church.
Ba medza
December 28, 2012 at 6:55 am
There are two dates here 28 & 29,which one? Pabwaaaatooooooo!!!!
The ID10T
December 28, 2012 at 7:34 am
With the current political situation, once an MP defects to PF, we might as well allow him to remain MP and assume the seat has moved to PF. There is so much confusion and a lack of seriousness with the opposition such that the outcomes of all current elections are almost predetermined. It would save us a lot of money and human lives also. We do not need to deploy any police to shoot people during campaigns. I say until we have some credible opposition, mps should be allowed to defect with their seats.
Lord farah
December 28, 2012 at 8:54 am
@id1ot u’ve raised a very gud point. With wats obtaining politically and economically in our beloved country, its only fair and senseble tht defectors to the rulng party do so with their seats. 2 start with, in any given by-election, the pf will emerge victorious. Hence, no need 2 waste tax payers moni on costly campaigns and by-elections. Wat we need as a nation is development not a popularist rulng party full of bandwagon jumpng punk misula kabwalalas!
Excellent
December 28, 2012 at 10:28 am
we wanted change and we will end up with the same people. by 2014 all MMD crooks will be in PF and things will be worse than they are now.
Abakonzi
December 28, 2012 at 2:58 pm
Surely this wastage of hard earned resources and Namulambe chikala chakwe is even adopted to stand on PF.Atase,is this the change we fought for in 2011….am better of going to join the opposition than to sit a watch these Rabbied Dogs from MMD being embraced in PF because next you will see Maj Kachingwe joining PF.Ifyabupubafye kapuli kenu