COUNCIL of Churches in Zambia (CCZ) General Secretary Fr James Phiri says church mother bodies are ready to oppose any attempt to remove the presidential term limit, stressing that this is not the time for such a debate. On Wednesday, Socialist Party leader Dr Fred M’membe called on the Law Association of Zambia (LAZ), church mother bodies and civil society organisations to come together and defend presidential term limits, recalling their role in opposing late president Frederick Chiluba’s third-term bid in 2001. Responding to Dr M’membe’s call in an interview, Fr Phiri said it was welcome, arguing that debating presidential term limits risked diverting citizens’ attention from pressing national issues. “The call by Dr Fred M’membe is welcome and as...