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THE Grand Coalition on the Campaign for a People Driven Constitution has petitioned Justice Minister Ngosa Simbyakula demanding for an immediate stop to plans to table the Constitution Bill in Parliament when the house resumes sitting tomorrow, 18th September, 2015
Grand Coalition Spokesperson MacDonald Chipenzi says members of the Coalition handed the Minister the petition today.
Mr Chipenzi says the Grand Coalition and its constituents are concerned that the government, has deliberately disregarded the citizens’ views submitted to the Technical Committee on the constitution making process during its consultations at individual, district, provincial and national levels, and trashing all the efforts, time and public resources invested into this process since November 2011.
He says the petitions submitted today were signed by 1,009 citizens.
Mr Chipenzi says at the time of the presentation, more signatures from the provinces were on the way to be delivered at the Ministry of Justice and that the signature submission to the Ministry will be ongoing
The Grand Coalition petitioners were led by Vice Chairperson Sara Longwe, Spokesperson McDonald Chipenzi, as well as Steering Committee members Guess Nyirenda, Pamela Chisanga, Lewis Mwape and Shadrick Chembe. The submission of the petition was also witnessed by more than 60 students and youth activists, and members of the various coalitions that make the Grand Coalition.