President Edgar Lungu says African countries can learn a
lot from the expeditious dispensation of the Presidential Election Petition in
Zimbabwe.
ZANIS reports that President Lungu praised the Zimbabwean
legal system for swiftly settling the presidential petition that had raised
anxiety and political rifts between two major political groupings in the
neighbouring country.
Addressing journalists at Kenneth Kaunda International
Airport in Lusaka today shortly before departure for Zimbabwe, President Lungu
said the swift verdict is a demonstration of the effectiveness of Zimbabwe’s
judicial system in administering justice.
On Friday August 24, the Constitutional Court in Zimbabwe
dismissed a presidential petition from the Movement for Democratic Congress
(MDC) alliance challenging the election of President Mnangagwa in the country’s
July 30 polls.
The Zimbabwean constitutional court ruled that the MDC
alliance failed to provide proof of electoral irregularities.
President Lungu said African countries should not be
ashamed to learn from others especially Zimbabwe which has settled its electoral
petition in record time.
“Let’s not be ashamed to learn from others, that’s why it’s
important to interact with neighbours, the international community, you cannot
be the best” said President Lungu
The Zambian Head of State encouraged African politicians to
learn to respect and abide by the due process of the law.
He urged Zimbabweans to maintain peace and build on the
relative calm in the country.
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