Chiluba bans MP's green ribbons

Opposition and independent members of parliament in Zambia have been banned from pinning green ribbons on their jackets to express their disapproval of President Frederick Chiluba running for a third term. The Johannesburg daily 'The Star' reported on Friday that the ban was announced on Wednesday by parliamentary speaker Amussa Mwanamwambwa, who ordered all MPs wearing green ribbons to remove them immediately. "There was a point of order which was raised, asking whether we were in order to wear green ribbons. The Speaker ruled that we were not in order because he was informed that green ribbons represent a political opposition," MP Dipak Patel was quoted as saying. The newspaper reported that some parliamentarians had started wearing green neckties instead to show their opposition to a possible constitutional amendment that would allow the head of state to seek another term in office. Zambia's constitution limits the president