Is President Hakainde Hichilema completing the Privatisation agenda of the MMD Government?
Information reaching us indicate that Mopani Copper Mine (MCM), Mulungushi textiles, Nitrogen Chemicals Limited, Indeni Petroleum Limited, Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) are all earmarked to be sold to pre-selected buyers.
This is unprecedented since the days of the MMD chaotic led privatisation process. It is imperative that President Hichilema states the Governments official position on these and other National strategic assets to avoid speculation especially that the Nation has never recovered from the previous privatisation process.
President Hichilema should state clearly if he has reignited the dreaded privatisation process that left thousands of our people unemployed, increased poverty levels, created ghost towns and left our Country de-industrialised. Government owes it’s people a clear explanation.
GPZ repeats it’s position that placing these strategic assets in foreign hands will never bring any development to our people and the Nation. We know this narrative all too well to believe otherwise. Indeed the New Dawn lacks the political will and capacity to maintain local Zambian ownership and run them profitably.
GPZ, Our People First
Silavwe Jackson
President
GPZ.