Gov’t banns Tonse Alliance from claiming ECL 2026 candidature
By BARNABAS ZULU
THE Tonse Alliance has been banned from its continued endorsement of former President Edgar Lungu as its presidential candidate for the 2026 general election because doing so was undermining the integrity of the Judiciary.
Cornelius Mweetwa, the Chief Government Spokesperson has ordered that the Tonse Alliance should immediately cease spreading what he has termed as falsehoods that Mr Lungu was going to contest the 2026 general election when the Constitutional Court had nullified his eligibility.
Mr Mweetwa, who doubles as Information and Media Minister said Mr Lungu had been barred from standing in 2026 by the Constitutional Court and it was therefore an affront to the law to claim the former head of State would CLICK HERE TO READ MORE
