‘Ignore critics of govt initiatives’
RECEPIENTS of Government empowerment initiatives should ignore the negative sentiments from opposition sympathizers, Patriotic Front (PF) Copperbelt provincial youth secretary Moses Musonda has said.
He said the beneficiaries should instead focus on growing the empowerment initiatives to sustainable levels.
In an interview in Kitwe yesterday, Mr Musonda said they UPND has concentrated on disparaging Government programmes aimed at alleviating poverty and promoting food security
"The PF believes that poverty and hunger can be fought by both the Government and the citizens. The Government will come up policies, initiatives and programmes to facilitate poverty alleviation and food security in the country. On the other side, the citizens are supposed to utilise those policies, initiatives and programmes to improve their welfare.
"So those who are receiving empowerment from Government must ignore the negative and retrogressive sentiments from the opposition especially the UPND and strive to utilise those opportunities. Where they have challenges, they should engage Government on how best to proceed," Mr Musonda said.
Mr Musonda said Zambians must not entertain lies from the opposition UPND leadership and aspiring candidates that they would create employment for them if they formed government.
He said this was because most of those promising employment were in dire need of employment themselves.
He said Zambians must not be excited by political rhetoric from the opposition but must seriously analyze those aspiring for various positions in the August elections to avoid making about grave mistake.
Mr Musonda said some of the UPND aspiring candidates were employees in Indian shops and one wondered how they would be able to fund their campaigns and later on, fulfill their campaign promises.
"Surely, does it make sense for an employee in an Indian shop to promise people that he will create jobs for the people when even himself was in dire need of a job. This is taking people for granted and Zambians should not entertain such kind of nonsense" he said