Shun planned protests, urges EAZ

THE Economics Association of Zambia (EAZ) has urged its youth membership not to engage in any planned illegal protests as they do not yield any positive or constructive results for a country’s economic development agenda.

EAZ, deputy national secretary, Rita Lumbwa said the association’s economic policy advocacy was based on constructive engagement with various stakeholders including government.

Ms Lumbwa said in a statement that EAZ had lined up the Wakanda1 Youth Empowerment Conference and the Wakanda1 Women Empowerment Conference where internationally acclaimed activists and senior government officials had been invited.

“Such platforms are more likely to yield positive results as they champion constructive dialogue among various stakeholders. We have been working tirelessly to ensure that these events become a success.

“We strongly believe that youths are the future leaders and remain a backbone of any country’s economic development agenda,” she said.

Ms Lumbwa called on youths to get in touch with the EAZ secretariat to see how best they could take part in the upcoming events as they were free of charge.

She also said the association had been engaging State House and the Ministry responsible for youths to ensure that women and youth agendas remain a priority.

“We also have lined up the National Economic Summit to ensure continuous dialogue across all stakeholders aimed at enhancing wealth creation and promoting national economic development,” said Ms Lumbwa.