‘PF MUST MOBILISE MORE MEMBERS TO REGISTER’

THERE is need for a well calculated strategy to woo Patriot Front (PF) supporters across the country to register as voters in masses and ensure victory in 2021, a PF official Lemmy Bwalya has said.

Mr Bwalya called on party leadership to quickly mobilise funds to empower lower structures to easily help masses obtain National Registration Cards (NRCs) and register as voters.

He in an interview that NRC issuance and voter registration remained cardinal in ensuring victory for the PF.

Mr Bwalya said party provincial organs should not be hypothetical but practical enough to audit how many PF supporters were being captured in the voter registration.

"The party still remains a parent to Government in place and the way the party performs now, determines the continued stay in Government next year.

“I therefore, request the party at Lusaka provincial level to do an introspection to establish the facts regarding the turnout of those that are spending almost 1 or 2 days queueing up to register as voters. Are they ours or not? It will be daydreaming for us if this exercise is taken lightly," he said.

Mr Bwalya said there need for a well thought out plan to ensure achievement and find out what kind of machinery was urgently required to woo PF supporters to register.

"We've proved to be genuine servants who deserve to be given time again to continue improving lives of Zambians.

“PF under President Edgar Lungu has scored many goals among them, infrastructure development generally, human capacity building, enabling atmosphere for investment among others," he said.

Mr Bwalya said it was now the duty of the party to improve tactically in the way it dispenses political businesses ahead of a challenge next year.