President, Edgar Lungu of Zambia is facing a possible exit from power following reports that MPs from his ruling party the Patriotic Front (PF) are to back an impeachment move against him.
The MPs are said to be willing to vote in support of the impeachment motion yet to be debated in the country’s parliament in an attempt to “teach” him a “life lesson”, according to the Zambian Observer.
The Zambian parliament delayed debating the motion scheduled for last week to impeach President Edgar Lungu.
The Zambian main opposition party, United Party for National Development (UPND) last month filed a motion pushing for Lungu’s impeachment accusing him of constitutional breaches.
Zambia’s parliament has 166 members and the opposition requires the backing of two-thirds of the lawmakers to have its motion succeeding.
According to details of the notice filed by the opposition, it accused Lungu of abrogating the constitution by not handing over power to the speaker of the national assembly when the opposition challenged his victory in court in 2016.
Source: Africafeeds.com
