Honour Sata with unity and reconciliation’

HONOUR the legacy of late President Micheal Sata by promoting unity, embracing discipline and reconciliation, the PF national centre committee has directed all its party leaders and general membership. PF Secretary General, Davies Mwila said in a statement that during a party caucus meeting held at State House with Patriotic Front Members of Parliament, it was resolved that to keep the legacy of late PF and Republican President Mr. Sata there was need for the ruling party to promote unity. Mr. Mwila stated that the directive was to all PF members and further stressed that, ‘’All party Members are directed that the most noble way to honour the legacy of the Patriarch and PF founding President late Michael Chilufya Sata who passed on in 2014, on 28th October, was for all leaders and members to promote unity of purpose by embracing discipline, reconciliation, forgiveness and promoting public service above self,’’ stated Mr. Mwila’s statement. He said on several occasions Mr Sata forgave and reconciled with individuals who he had differed with, including some who had physically attacked him and therefore PF members must emulate him. During the caucus meeting, the committee also deliberated on the Local Government Committee on operationalisation of Statutory Instrument number 12 of 2018 which empowers Local Government in appointing markets and bus stations boards to run markets and bus stations. Mr. Mwila said the committee had taken note of concerns on the matter raised by marketeers and transport operators during their consultative meetings with the Ministry of Local Government The Central Committee noted that the process which began in 2017 to look at the effective running of Markets and Bus Stations must be concluded to allow smooth running of markets and bus stations in the country.