Reject piecemeal amendments of constitution – UPND MPs urged

The opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) has directed all UPND Members of Parliament to reject the piecemeal amendment of the constitution.

UPND Spokesperson Edwin Lifwekelo has disclosed the development to QFM News via telephone that the UPND MPs are fully aware that the country needs a new constitution and not the amendment through parliament.

Mr. Lifwekelo says this is because the PF promised to deliver a new constitution during campaigns and not to amend the current constitution.

He says the PF manifesto is very clear about the adoption of the new constitution through a referendum and not the piecemeal amendment of the Supreme Law of the land.

Mr. Lifwekelo says the UPND President has told the UPND MPs to ensure that they do not support such moves by the PF government to amend the constitution instead of delivering a new one.

He says the PF government ought to know that their decisions on the constitution making process will haunt them in 2016.