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Former President, Edgar Lungu, has vowed to focus on a ‘Plan B’ strategy following the Constitutional Court judgment barring him from contesting future elections.
In a statement issued on Tuesday in Lusaka, Lungu described the verdict as anticipated but reflective of political interference.
“We find ourselves at a critical juncture in our nation’s history, a moment marked by deep reflection and, I dare say, a profound sense of our common identity and destiny. The verdict rendered today was expected,” Lungu stated.
He alleged that the judgment stemmed from orchestrated political manipulation rather than constitutional principles.
“For months, the hands of political manipulation have, with undeniable force, steered us toward a conclusion foreseen not by the merits of reasoned argument or constitutional fidelity but by the weight of orchestrated design and political machinations,” he said.
Lungu urged Zambians to revisit the sequence of events leading up to the judgment, claiming his exclusion from politics was driven by calculated political interventions.
“It began with a petition that sought to exclude me from the political arena—not through the natural verdict of the people on the ballot paper, but by the calculated intervention of political forces sponsored by political players,” he explained.
The former president also accused unnamed actors of restructuring the judiciary to achieve their objectives.
“Yes, specific judges were expelled in order to retain specific judges specifically for today’s judgment! We saw decisions cloaked in procedural justifications concocted by that same unmistakable hand of expediency,” Lungu asserted.
He further alleged that judicial reshuffles and promotions were designed to align with partisan interests.
“Of course, we all witnessed calculated judicial reshuffles by politicians for their plan to land here today,” he said.
“Democracy, my fellow citizens, is not merely a system of governance but the lifeblood of our national identity.”
Lungu declared that “Plan B” had been initiated and would focus on upholding the power of the people.
“Plan B will prove that no machination can extinguish the power of the Zambian people and that institutions must serve the public, not the ambitions of a few,” he emphasized.
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