During a press conference last Saturday at Hotel Edinburgh in Kitwe, President Banda said he would meet former freedom fighters to discuss their plight.
President Banda, however, said only bona fide freedom fighters would be invited to the meeting.
FFFLZ president AndfordLungu said in an interview in Kitwe yesterday his members are happy that Mr Banda has agreed to meet them.
He said President Banda is the only head of State who appreciates the role freedom fighters played during the liberation struggle because he is one of them.
“President Banda is the only Zambian leader who has come to the rescue of former freedom fighters, and the man deserves a pat on the back. We are very impressed the President has conceded that our members are wallowing in poverty because of lack of empowerment,” he said.
Mr Lungu assured President Banda that only bona fide members would attend the meeting, and not conmen masquerading as former freedom fighters.
Mr Lungu said FFFLZ will support President Banda in this year’s tripartite elections instead of opposition leaders who have not told the nation what they will do to empower them.
He appealed to former freedom fighters to rally behind President Banda’s leadership.
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