Political activist Dante Saunders says Zambians must forget about a good constitution under the Patrotic Front (PF) government.
Speaking in an interview, Saunders says he PF government had shown a trend of consistent inconsistencies with regard to the constitution making process.
He said President Sata had shown unwillingness to support and adopt progressive clauses that respond to the wishes of Zambians in the constitution under review.
Saunders said the PF government had lost the trust and confidence of the Zambian people because of their lies and fake promises.
He said leaders like vice president Dr Guy Scott had become blatant liars who had no shame to cheat Zambians even on the floor of parliament that all was well with the constitution making process when in fact not.
Saunders said Dr Guy Scott’s promise that the government decision to publish only 10 copies of the new constitution were for ceremonial purposes did not make sense because all Zambians and other interested stakeholders wanted to access the proposed constitution simultaneously.
Saunders said the idea of printing only 10 copies for the executive was one of the selfish tricks to manipulate the constitution of Zambia.
“Personally and it is the view of many other people out there that we must forget about these people giving us a good constitution. They have shown all the signs that a good constitution is not coming. Remember Sata had even openly refused good clauses such as the Presidential running mate and the 50 plus one percent. They have failed to adhere to any timeline and they are at loggerheads with the technical committee mandated to work on the constitution. From these, an observer like me notes so many consistent inconsistencies that point to the idea that a good constitution is not coming. We are doomed once again,” he said.
Saunders said Zambians expected a good constitution that would last the test of time from the PF government since Mr Sata and his team had promised the people a good constitution within 90 days after ascending to power.
He said the promise of a good constitution was one of the failed pledges that Mr Sata had tabled before Zambians in his days as an opposition leader.
Saunders, a former ally of Mr Sata said Zambians were not gullible to be hoodwinked in such callous manner.
“The people of Zambia are not sleepy as the PF and Sata want to believe. Zambians are more enlightened and alert now than ever before. Therefore, people out there are recording and booking the PF for all the wrongs and lies going on. A time will come when the people shall bring the party in power to book because enough is enough,” he said.
Saunders said Justice Minister Wynter Kabimba was the wrong man to have at the rudder of the constitution making process because of the controversy surrounding him in the ruling PF and that Kabimba had not shown any real commitment to working on a good constitution.
Wynter Kabimba has been issuing threats and other derogatory statements against his own committee that is working on the constitution. From the onset, you can see that Kabimba is not working well with the committee and so then how can we expect a good constitution. He is the wrong man to have in charge of such a serious national programme,” he said.
Saunders said the PF government would have a difficult time convincing Zambians for a second chance in office because of the consistent lies and wrongs committed in the current term of office.
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