Clean your house, Zambia Historian Professor Bizeck Phiri implores ECZ
President Edgar Chagwa Lungu speaks to Electoral Commission of Zambia Chairperson Esau Chulu (L) after he presented the Delimitation Exercise Report to the Head of State at State House on Saturday, 15th February, 2020. The ECZ Chairperson was accompanied by Director -Electoral Operations, Royd Katongo. Picture Courtesy of Press & Public Relations Office, State House.
By Derrick Sinjela
A UNIVERSITY of Zambia Historian Professor Bizeck Phiri has advised the Electoral Commission of Zambia to put its house in order so as to guarantee a free, fair and credible Presidential, Parliamentary and Local Government election on Thursday 12th August 2021.
Professor Phiri has noted that as at Tuesday 7th January 2021, the electoral body had 219 days within which to put to ‘Elections House’ in appropriate order to ensure the team led by Chairperson Justice Essau Chulu and Chief Electoral Officer Patrick Kryticous Nshindano do not become ‘Blame Ducks’ due to failure to do their work diligently.
In an interview in Lusaka, Professor Phiri advised the implored the electoral body to work towards ensuring that the environment for Zambians to vote and participate as aspiring presidential, parliamentary and councillors is favourable.
Professor Bizeck Jube Phiri
“Zambians must not be precluded from exercise their inalienable constitutional right to vote and elect leaders of their individual and collective choice,” advised Professor Phiri.
Meanwhile, Professor Phiri is prodding local politicians to desist from blaming each other through collectively educating Zambians on the importance of voting and duty bearers honouring electoral promises once elected.
