NOT EVERYONE ELECTED TO PUBLIC OFFICE IS A THIEF – SILAVWE
We need to drop this mentality of labelling every person who gets elected to public office as a thief and working against his/her own people.
Yes some are thieves and at times those occupying public office may not have the best of ideas and strategies to bring development to our people. Still that does not make them instant enemies of the people.
Nonetheless, dropping this mentality will help us achieve:
1. National unity of purpose
2. Make us more patriotic
3. Reduce political intolerance
4. Bring out issue based politics and
5 Most political leaders will be elected on merit.
Silavwe Jackson, GPZ President.
Well said…
That’s where we need start from, paradigm shift.
The calls by the ACC Board Chair are what will help us distinguish that. A life style audit is necessary for every piblic servant and elected official. It will allow us to see what a person owns vs what he/she earns. Where is this money that allows this person living or who owns more than what they make coming from. And lets not use “well wishers” excuse. That is corruption in itself.
Secondly, the debate will rage on the declaration of wealth of those in elective office and public office. There is no that compells them to do. Why not amend the law? What is so hard about that?
We however have a problem of pettiness and vindictiveness in this country. We fail to be clinical and objective about issues. Until we address the above this issue of theives, declaration of assets and corruption will be but lipservice. Silavwe is just skirting around an issue and needs to come out what he is really trying to say.