21.   Ramaphosa said an equally controversial clause authorising lockouts had been reworded to satisfy all parties.

22.   Senators last week said the controversial clause sidelined new political parties and was not approved by them before Obasanjo signed the bill into law.

23.   The controversial clause is now routinely included in all accords negotiated by the EU and has also raised problems in negotiations with New Zealand.

24.   The decision would be implemented by amending a controversial constitutional clause which gives the president power to disband the assembly.

25.   The most controversial clause says both parents of a presidential candidate should be Zambian by birth.