Bid to Block Northern Province Elections Thwarted

Outgoing FAZ Northern Province chairperson Mwansa Kapyanga attempted to halt the electoral process from the floor after members disagreed with the approval of the agenda before the guest of honour could speak.

When the moment came for the approval of the agenda, a Mr Mbulo rose from the floor to question why some clubs that were eligible to attend the 2024/25 AGM were excluded.

He cited Chitampakwa as one of the clubs that had been excluded, with more members standing to highlight clubs that deserved to be in the meeting.

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The discourse degenerated to a point that the guest of Beauty Undi Phiri was forced to leave the meeting before she could give government’s address.

In the heat of the moment, Kapyanga attempted to put the decision to either proceed or halt the meeting to a vote, but the members saw through the scheme.

The FAZ deputy general secretary John Msimuko stepped to provide guidance as regards the electoral process.

Kapyanga had earlier attempted to block FAZ president Andrew Kamanga from addressing the meeting after scrapping him off the program.

The outgoing provincial chairperson was declared ineligible by the Electroral Committee, Apeals Committee and Arbitration Tribunal.

Northern Province is the seventh province to hold its elective AGM after elections were held in Southern, Lusaka, Central, North Western, Copperbelt, and Luapula provinces.

On Saturday, the elective AGM will be held in Muchinga Province.

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