Regulations, 2016. A candidate is called upon to furnish the required information and to assert that they qualify for nomination. [49] The requirement for filing of nomination papers and affidavits is to ensure that the prospective candidates meet the constitutional qualifications set for the various positions. In the case of the presidential candidates, this is as per Article 100(1) of the Constitution. This is apparent from the manner in which the prescribed affidavit filed by presidential candidates is couched. The said Article 100 (1) provides that: 1OO (1) A person qualifies to be nominated as a candidate for election as President if that person­ ae b. c. d. e. r. g. h. i. j. is a citizen by birth or descent; has been ordinarily resident in Zambia; is at least thirty-five years old; is a registered voter; has obtained, as a minimum academic qualification, a grade twelve certificate or its equivalent; is fluent in the official language; has paid that person's taxes or has made arrangements, satisfactory to the appropriate tax authority, for the payment of the taxes; declares that person's assets and liabilities, as prescribed; pays the prescribed election fee on, or before, the date fixed for the delivery of nomination papers; and is supported by at least one hundred registered voters from each Province.(emphasis added) [50] This catalogue of qualifications in Article 100 (1) mirrors the information that the affidavit, form GEN 4, is designed to communicate. The affidavit spans ten (10) paragraphs with the nine (9) paragraphs, each dealing with a specific qualification. Of relevance in this matter is paragraph 8 of the affidavit which requires a candidate to attest that he has declared his assets and J21