Parties, ECZ called on to clean up Lusaka

Some Lusaka residents have called on political parties and the Electoral Commission of Zambia to start removing the campaign posters which they say are making the city look dirty.

The residents talked feel now that the election period is over, there is need for political parties and the ECZ to engage their cadres and start removing the posters around the city.

They lament that politicians are in the forefront of making the city dirty by indiscriminately sticking posters.

They have also stressed the need for political parties to take into consideration environmental protection and public safety when placing campaign posters.

The electoral code of conduct states under article 10 (f) and (g) that political parties and candidates shall take appropriate measures to ensure environmental protection and cleanliness in the course of posting or distributing electoral campaign materials.

And under (g), the electoral code of conduct states that political parties and candidates shall remove campaign materials within 14 days of the declaration of the election results.

But the Lusaka residents have since advised political parties to abide by the guidelines of the electoral code of conduct and remove the campaign materials.

And political analyst Dr. Alex Ngoma is advising political parties especially those that took part in the elections to remove campaign posters now that the campaign period is over.