Lungu’s inauguration cancelled

Secretary to Cabinet Rowland Msiska has suspended plans to hold  the inauguration ceremony for President-elect Edgar Lungu, scheduled for Tuesday, August 23, 2016.

On Friday, the opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) successfully filed in a petition before the Constitutional Court challenging the declaration of Lungu as winner of the August 11 Presidential elections.

A check at the National Heroes Stadium found workers packing their tools stating that the urgency to the preparations was removed as the event would not take place on Tuesday.

“The Secretary to Cabinet, Dr. Roland Msiska advised that we suspend preparations due to constitutional implications, said the workers.”