CONSTITUTIONAL Lawyer John Sangwa State Counsel, says there is no provision in the Constitution that allows for an election to be postponed. Speaking when he featured on Hot FM’s Red Hot Breakfast Show, Thursday, Sangwa said holding an election on August 12, was a must. He further said the only time a country could fail to hold an election was when the entire country or institution of government had collapsed, whereby there was no one to make arrangements for holding an election. “You need to understand where we have come from. Before 2016, the date of election was set by the President. There was a complaint to say ‘no, the President can use that ability to set a date to...

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