/ 7 May 2001

MOVES AFOOT TO IMPEACH CHILUBA

ZAMBIAN parliamentarians have filed a motion to impeach President Frederick Chiluba in the wake of his unconstitutional bid to run for a third term, a parliamentary statement said on Friday. The impeachment notice was filed by former local government minister Ackson Sejani, who was recently sacked from Chiluba’s cabinet for opposing the president’s bid. So far, more than a third of parliamentarians — 65 out of 158 — have signed the petition filed Thursday to the speaker of the national assembly. The petition calls for Chiluba to be impeached on seven offences of “gross violation” of the constitution. -AFP