Chingola residents vow to vote RB

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

 
By ALEX NJOVU
 
OVER 300 beneficiaries of the MMD home empowerment policy in Chingola’s Mushishima area have endorsed President Banda’s candidature in this year’s tripartite elections.
The residents commended Mr Banda for writing off outstanding balances on 3,386 housing units on the Copperbelt.
Mushishima housing committee chairman Richard Mofya said in an interview in Chingola yesterday that the beneficiaries have resolved to vote for President Banda in this year’s elections.
“We recently held a meeting and we all agreed that we must support and vote for MMD candidates in this year’s elections. We voted for Patriotic Front (PF) candidates in the last elections and there is nothing we have benefited from them in terms of development,” he said.
Mr Mofya said the MMD has demonstrated commitment to developing the country.
He advised opposition parties against politicising the development projects Government is undertaking.
Mr Mofya said the numerous development projects are testimony of Mr Banda’s committment to improving the welfare of the people.
“We have lost confidence in the PF and its leader Michael Sata because he keeps telling us that he will develop this country within 90 days when his councillors have lamentably failed to initiate meaningful projects since they were elected into office five years ago. We are tired with Mr Sata’s vulgar language. For us in Mushishima, we need change and the change we need is to vote for MMD candidates. We have a PF councillor and member of Parliament and there is nothing they have done for us,” MrMofya said.
He said all well-meaning Zambians should commend President Banda for his decision to empower citizens with decent housing.
Mr Mofya said critics of the MMD home empowerment programme must know that President Banda is not buying votes but is simply trying to improve the living standards of people.
“It is unfortunate that the people who are criticising President Banda for empowering Zambians with housing are the ones who are scrambling for houses in Mushishima. The PF top leadership in the area is scrambling for houses and yet their leader condemned President Banda for the gesture. These are not genuine and they must be ignored,” he said.
Mr Mofya said President Banda has exercised good leadership by empowering Zambians with housing.