Minister of Justice Given Lubinda says the Constitution amendment agenda is going ahead even if members of the Opposition Alliance shun the process.

And Lubinda says President Edgar Lungu will never meet his UPND counterpart Hakainde Hichilema again since the latter has accused the Head of State of plotting to assassination him.

Meanwhile, Lubinda says the International Criminal Court (ICC) has informed his office that there is no case reported against the Zambian government by any one at The Hague.

Speaking during a media briefing, Tuesday, Lubinda announced that the Constitution amendment process would still go ahead even without the participation of Opposition Alliance leaders, warning that they will have missed an opportunity to fix the Public Order Act.

This follows the 10-member Opposition Alliances’ resolve not to be part of the Constitution amendment process without first having the national dialogue.

Lubinda insisted that President Lungu would not sit on the same table with Hichilema to dialogue again.

“The question I have for you, fellow citizens, from the President is: ‘Would Mr Hakainde Hichilema sit on one table to dialogue with his assassin?’ Does he really expect that people will buy the bluff that he is willing to dialogue with President Lungu, one who is attempting to assassinate him? Do the people of Zambia expect that President Edgar Lungu, who has been called an assassin, will be willing to sit with his victim? What will they talk about? Mr Chishimba Kambwili and Mr Milupi are now saying: ‘dialogue, dialogue..!’ Do they really expect that President Edgar Lungu will simply accept and say: ‘thank you for accusing me of attempting to assassinate you, now come, we have a cup of coffee? That is expecting far too much,” explained Lubinda.

And the minister warned that if the opposition misses its chance to fix the Public Order Act through the Constitution amendment process, it should not complain to the PF.

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