CONSTITUTIONAL lawyer John Sangwa and political analyst Dr Sishuwa Sishuwa have written to Apostolic Nuncio to Zambia Reverend Gian Luca Perici over alleged attempts by government to discredit Lusaka Archbishop Alick Banda and have him removed from his position. The duo claims that President Hakainde Hichilema has been lobbying the Holy See for the removal of Archbishop Banda. But State House Chief Communications Specialist Clayson Hamasaka has described the claims as absurd, saying the President has no power to remove any church leader from their position. In a letter dated December 30, 2024, addressed to Apostle Perici, the duo expressed concern that President Hichilema had continued targeting the Catholic Church for criticism. “Following his election in 2021, President Hakainde Hichilema...