Patriotic Front (PF) Lundazi Central Central aspiring candidate and Minister of General Education, John Phiri has failed to file in his nomination papers after arriving at the nomination center one hour late.
Dr. Phiri was turned away by Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) officials for arriving after 16:00 hours when his nomination was supposed to be at 15:00 hours. This means that the ruling party has lost one seat before a single vote has been cast.
There was confusion at the Lundazi council chambers as PF officials desperately tried to force the retaining officer to allow Dr. Phiri to file in his nominations but the Council Secretary stood his ground.
Sources say when he was asked why he was late, Dr Phiri said he had “overslept” after taking an afternoon nap.
And there was jubilation in the town center of Lundazi after word went round that the Minister has been disqualified from the race. Dr. Phiri was reportedly not the popular choice for the seat but was imposed on the people by the leadership of the ruling party.
PLEASE GIVE MR. PHIRI A BREAK HE NEED TO REST A BIT COZ THEYHAVE MADE MONEY ALREADY SO I DONT CARE ANY MORE
level playing field…let Simbyakula and John Phiri file in so we can clearly see how popular UPND is
He hs dt courage to say “l Ws sleeping during dt day” whilst progress en work is progressing. Leaders meant to bring development in Zambia.
Sleeping on duty, are these the leaders we want? I can feel change is coming, I hope they don’t blog HH, HH should go 2 hours early, KiKiKi. ECZ is a mess, they are messy.
See the calibre of ministers you have. Shame on him and the entire PF. if he was Magufuli s minister, he would be fired before he gets back to the capital
Yes he fired a home affairs minister accused of attending parliament while under the influence of alcohol.
Baka yenga oyesa ku leta leti ma ballot paper tiza ka bamenya.
join upnd boss ok
I hope ECZ will not be late to bring ballot boxes on polling day.
That’s really good ba ecz
Such is good rigging!!!
Congrats to the ECZ officer there for acting professionally.