PRESS STATEMENT
28/11/2024
For Immediate Release
ITS TIME TO HEAL MR PRESIDENT AND FACE THE BITTER TRUTH.
Mr President move on from this bitter political rhetorical,you have a country to govern.
You cannot continue to sing from the old hymn book.
it’s time to move on and provide leadership.
Zambians rejected the PF in 2021 for a better quality life ,I think that is my understanding.
unfortunately it cannot be said at this stage that your government has done better than the previous administration.
Poverty levels are growing at an alarming rate from the time you took over instruments of power.
The situation has exacerbated with families on the complete verge of financial collapse and irredeemable poverty.
it appears Mr President you may not be aware that the PF had the best statistics in terms of tangible deliverables.
The pf prided itself on having enrolled more beneficiaries on FISP and Social cash transfer
Pf had the biggest infrastructure investments in education, health, Energy and Road sectors.
under PF we saw about 650 new health posts, level 1, district and general hospitals.
Under PF we had the State of the art international airports,the kazungula and Mongu kalabo bridges and new bituminous roads dotted in both rural and urban areas.
In just seven years, Lungu s administration built 1650 schools,,the same number of schools UNIP built in 10 years after independence .
The Cost of living under the PF administration was relatively affordable for many ordinary Zambians.
This is not withstanding the fact that under Edgar Chagwa Lungu we had repeated cycles of drought and floods.
KAWAMBWA BY ELECTIONS
it’s sad that Zambians have to be subjected to an illegal by election imposed by government through the electoral commission of zambia.
The Patriotic Front Party would like to call upon the ECZ to conduct a free and Fair by election in kawambwa.
A free and Fair transparent election is one that is free from intimidation .
It must be free from political influence
This is a reason we need strong reliable institutions of governance.
A country cannot be truly Democratic until it’s citizens choose their leaders through Free and fair elections.
There is urgent need to ensure a level playing field for all the candidates during campaigns and voting period.
The kawambwa by elections is a litmus test for both government and the electoral commission of zambia.
A Clarion call to ECZ to put their house in order, refuse to be influenced by external forces, northing remains permanent,you shall be held responsible individually if you conduct fraudulent elections
you are called to apply rules of engagements professionally without bias
We call upon government to be responsive and accountable to the voters only.
The independence of the electoral body will enable the citizenry to trust the process and guarantee peace in future elections.
Therefore strong institutions of governance will ensure free and Fair elections.
Edwin Lifwekelo
PF media director
28/11/2024