According to the nomination timetable released by the Electoral Commission of Zambia, the six aspiring candidates are coming from Citizens First,  New Congress Party, United Prosperous and Peaceful Zambia, Leadership Movement,  United Party for National Development and an Independent.

The Tuesday nominations deals a severe blow to aspirations by the “United opposition Front” to field a single candidate to compete against the ruling party.

Earlier in the week, some sections of the political landscape sent shockwaves  when they claimed that any party or independent filing nominations in Lumezi away from the “identified single” opposition candidate should be treated as UPND surrogates.