PARAMOUNT chief Mpezeni of the Ngoni people says Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) leader Edith Nawakwi will one time rule Zambia. Chief Mpezeni who did not state when this will be,said Ms Nawakwi knows politics and that she has been in the political system for a long time now dating back to when she served as minister of finance for the country. Speaking when Ms Nawakwi paid a courtesy call on him at his palace the Paramount chief said the opposition leader knew the work well, but that it is God who knows and will one day give her the chance to rule Zambia. I welcome you here I my chiefdom, be free to do your work.I know that you are a strong and visionary leader passionate about the welfare of people, chief Mpezeni said. And Ms Nawakwi said she is the only female candidate among ten men and was in the area to seek his blessing as she goes to meet electorates in different parts of the province. Ms Nawakwi said for the past 50years men have been at the helm of power and that it is now time for a woman leader because women have continued to suffer, She said country is rich and endowed with a lot of natural resources that can help develop the country but the resources have been mismanaged. In FDD, our focus is in decentralisation where power lies in the people to run their own affairs, we are also concentrating at ensuring that once we assume power, there us equal distribution of resources not where it is not focused in urban areas at the expense of the majority poor in rural areas, Ms Nawakwi said. She said the party is concentrating at changing the way the country is being managed by ensuring that people take part in the governance of the country. And Ms Nawakwi said failure by the MMD and now PF to enact a constitution which would allow the vice president to take over governance in an event that a republican president dies is affecting the smooth operations of government because it is expensive. If the MMD then had taken time t change the constitution, all these unexpected elections were not gong to happen, she said. Ms Nawakwi is in Eastern province seeking support from voters and will on Saturday proceed to Northern provinces where she will hold some campaigns. FDD Media Team
Posted on: Sat, 03 Jan 2015 16:55:30 +0000
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