Friday 28 January 2011

ELECTORAL COMMISSION CHALLENGED TO ACCOUNT FOR VOTER REGISTRATION FUNDS

A POLITICAL ANALYST DANTE SAUNDERS HAS CHALLENGED THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION OF ZAMBIA TO EXPLAIN TO THE ZAMBIAN PUBLIC WHERE ALL THE FUND WHICH GOVERNMENT ALLOCATED TO IT FOR THE VOTER REGISTRATION EXERCISE IF IT ONLY MANAGED TO REGISTER ABOUT 2MILLION REGISTERED VOTERS OUT OF THE MORE THAN 6MILLION ELIGIBLE VOTERS.
DURING IT ANNUAL QUARTER PRESENTATION, THE CENTRAL STATISTICS OFFICE (CSO) DISCLOSED THAT ZAMBIA HAS MORE THAN 6MILLION ELIGIBLE VOTERS WITH LUSAKA HAVING ALMOST THE REGISTERED NUMBER OF THOSE TO VOTE IN THIS YEAR’S ELECTIONS.
MR SAUNDERS HAS TOLD RADIO PHOENIX IN AN INTERVIEW THAT IT IS SADDENING THAT MONEY’S ARE NOT BEING ACCOUNTED FOR AND USED FOR INTENDED PURPOSES BUT ARE BEING USED ON OTHER THINGS WHICH WHERE NOT BUDGETED FOR IN THEIR PROGRAMMES.
HE QUESTIONED AS TO WHY ZAMBIA WITH ALMOST 13MILLION AS SHOWN BY THE CSO PRELIMINARY INDICATIONS IS BEING DECIDED BY A FEW INDIVIDUALS IN THE COUNTRY WHO PROBABLY ARE NOT BRING OUT THE VOICE OF THE VOICELESS SUFFERING IN VARIOUS COMMUNITIES.
MR SAUNDERS SAYS THERE IS NEED FOR ECZ TO GIVE A DETAILED ACCOUNT OF HOW IT USED THE MONEY AND FAILURE TO DOING SO THEN THE ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION SHOULD EXTEND ITS INVESTIGATIONS TO SUCH MATTERS BECAUSE CERTAIN ENUMERATORS WHO WHERE CARRYING OUT THE VOTER EXERCISE HAVE NOT BEING PAID THEIR MONEYS.

published by augustine m sichula

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