Mazabuka Central MP, Garry Nkombo says the move by Speaker of the National Assembly, Dr Patrick Matibini to decline the restoration of the Impeachment Motion on the Order Paper is a dark day for Zambia’s democracy as it has denied citizens the right to make pronouncements on constitutional breaches by President Lungu and Dr. Matibini.
Addressing the press at the UPND secretariat yesterday, Mr Nkombo alleged that the decision by Dr Matibini had denied Zambians, through “the people’s House” to present to them what they believed as constitutional breaches by a sitting President.
Mr. Nkombo also wondered why the Speaker had been insisting that the Impeachment Motion couldn’t be tabled before the House because it was before the courts when numerous issues that were before the courts of law had been tabled for debate in parliament.
By Ikechukwu Okaforadi, Lateef Ibrahim & Vivian Okejeme, Abuja
There was minor security beef up at the various entry and exit points of the National Assembly yesterday at close of work, ahead President Muhammadu Buhariâs visit, although speculations were rife that the President may not honour the invitation after all. This is as the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, said that the National Assembly has no constitutional power to summon President Muhammad Buhari over the nagging insecurity in the country. Recall that the House of Representatives had at the wake of the killing of 43 local rice farmers in Borno State, summoned President Buhari to appear before it to explain why insecurity has worsened in recent times under his watch.
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