Thursday 9 June 2011

THE REFUSAL BY THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION OF ZAMBIA TO EXTEND THE VOTER VERIFICATION EXERCISE EVEN FOR ONE MONTH IS A SIGN THAT THE RULING MOVEMENT FOR MULTI-PARTY DEMOCRACY HAS STARTED THE RIGGING PROCESS-HH

OPPOSITION UNITED PARTY FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (UPND) PRESIDENT HAKAINDE HICHILEMA HAS CHARGED THAT THE REFUSAL BY THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION OF ZAMBIA TO EXTEND THE VOTER VERIFICATION EXERCISE EVEN FOR ONE MONTH IS A SIGN THAT THE RULING MOVEMENT FOR MULTI-PARTY DEMOCRACY HAS STARTED THE RIGGING PROCESS.
SPEAKING IN AN INTERVIEW WITH JOURNALISTS AFTER TOURING THE MTENDERE MARKET YESTERDAY, MR. HICHILEMA STATED THAT ECZ SHOULD LISTEN TO THE CALLS OF THE PEOPLE AND NOT THAT OF THE GOVERNMENT BECAUSE THE NON-EXTENSION OF THE EXERCISE WILL DISENFRANCHISE THE REGISTERED VOTERS.
MR HICHILEMA SAID THE OPPOSITION POLITICAL PARTIES WILL NOT SIT IDLE AND WATCH THE RULING PARTY RIG THIS YEAR’S ELECTIONS BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE DEMANDING FOR CHANGE OF GOVERNMENT AND LEADERSHIP.
HE REITERATED THAT PEOPLE WILL NOT ACCEPT TO HAVE THE ELECTIONS RIGGED THIS YEAR BECAUSE THEY ARE TIRED OF OLD AND RECYCLED POLITICIANS GOVERNING THEM WITHOUT BRINGING MEANINGFUL CHANGE TO THEIR LIVES BUT ONLY THAT OF THE IMMEDIATE FAMILIES.
MEANWHILE MR. HICHILEMA WHO NOTED THAT THE MARKET IS IN PATHETIC CONDITION DUE TO BAD INFRASTRUCTURE VOWED TO INTRODUCE LOAN FACILITIES FOR THE MARKETEERS AND IMPROVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE ONCE ELECTED.
HE SAID THE CURRENT GOVERNMENT IS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE PEOPLE ESPECIALLY THE MARKETEERS BECAUSE IT HAS OVERSTAYED IN GOVERNMENT AND ITS IDEAS HAVE RUN OUT.


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