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Court action seeks to end Rupiah's Vice-presidency

Court action seeks to end Rupiah's Vice-presidency
By Bivan Saluseki
Saturday September 27, 2008 [04:00]

ANTI-Rigging Zambia Limited has asked the High Court to declare that Rupiah Banda is no longer Vice-President and acting President of Zambia following his filing of nominations for the office of Republican President. According to originating summons taken out by KBF and Partners on behalf of Anti-Rigging Zambia, Vice-President

Banda ceased to be nominated member of parliament by virtue of having filed his nomination for election to the office of President on September 26, 2008.

The summons stated: "That as a consequence of the foregoing, the Respondent is not entitled: (a) to perform the function of the Office of the President of the Republic of Zambia; (b) to enjoy the benefits of the Office of the Vice-President and/or Acting President; (c) to enjoy or use public resources to fund his political campaign for election to the Office of President of the Republic of Zambia which he hitherto enjoyed before the filing of his nomination."

Anti-Rigging Zambia has also sought the court's interpretation of Articles 71(2) as read in conjunction with Article 65(2), Article 38(2); and Articles 45, 63 and 34.

And in an affidavit sworn by Kaluba Musenda Simuyemba who is a director in the company, it is stated that Vice-President Banda filed his nomination as candidate for the office of President before Chief Justice as returning officer.

It stated that the respondent was now property of the MMD, which party must now be solely responsible for all the respondent's funding, security, transport and other campaign expenditure.

The applicants have further instructed their counsel to apply for an order for a mandatory injunction restraining the respondent or his agents, employees, members of his political party or any other person acting on his authority.

Labels: RUPIAH BANDA

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