IT'S FINAL, THE ELECTION DATE IS SEPTEMBER 20, 2011 -RB

By John Chola

Lusaka, 28/07/2011

The President of Zambia Rupiah Banda has today formally announced Tuesday 20^th September 2011 as date the Southern African country will hold its 2011 tri-partite election.

Banda announced the date for holding the tripartite election in a televised national address.

This comes amid accusations by major opposition political parties that Banda’s government officials have massively abused public resources to campaign for their re-election.

Recently Banda told the nation that cabinet and deputy ministers and other government officials were using public resources such as money and motor vehicles simply to inspect state projects.

However the opposition political parties rubbished Banda’s claim.

The opposition observed that government officials seeking to stand as MPs on ruling party ticket have been going round the country dressed in party campaigning regalia.

Yesterday one of the country’s opposition leaders Brigadier General Godeffrey Miyanda of Heritage Party claimed that the 20^th September 2011 general elections will not be free and fair.

The former Republican Vice President, Brig. Gen. Miyanda noted that the ruling Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) has been using underhand methods to dupe electorates to vote in its favour.

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