By Hannock Kasama

The Constitutional Court has allowed the new petition against former President EDGAR LUNGU's election eligibility to be heard and fully determined.

The Court has dismissed Mr. LUNGU's preliminary issue that sought to quash the petition.

Mr. LUNGU had raised preliminary issues, arguing that the ConCourt has no jurisdiction to hear and determine the petition because the issues surrounding his eligibility had already been determined in the case of DANNY PULE and BAMPI KAPALASA verses the Attorney General prior to the 2021 General Election.

However, the court has ruled that according to order 14 clause "A" of the Supreme Court rules, the petition has raised issues that cannot be out rightly dismissed but fully heard and determined.