Daily Nation Newspaper

NEW KAZUNGULA BRIDGE A MARVEL - PF

- By ANDREW MUKOMA

THEruling Patriotic Front (PF) in Southern Province says it expects to see immediate impact of the newly constructe­d Kazungula Bridge and One Stop Border Post facilities through benefits to the people.

This will particular­ly benefit the people of Kazungula and the province as a whole.

The party says that the Kazungula Bridge which President Edgar Lungu and his Botswana counterpar­t will be commission­ing today is an infrastruc­ture project aligned with the priorities identified by the two countries.

Provincial Informatio­n and Publicity Secretary, Trymore Mwenda, said the PF has always appreciate­d and believed in President Edgar Lungu's leadership.

"It is yet another exciting moment for the people of Southern Province to welcome His Excellency President who was in Namwala just a few days ago to be back for the grand commission­ing ceremony of the Kazungula bridge with economic benefits not only for Zambia but the entire sub region as the Bridge will enhance Trade and Commerce.

"We are strong believers in a comprehens­ive approach to infrastruc­ture developmen­t which President Lungu has been championin­g," he added.

Mr Mwenda observed

that

Zambians have always known the value Government has in the people of Kazungula district. "We are confident that the Zambian and Botswana government­s will provide the strong leadership needed to effectivel­y coordinate all the relevant institutio­ns so that the Bridge and the One Stop Border facilities on both sides can become fully and sustainabl­y functional.

"Like we have always said as PF in Southern Province, our region has benefited highly in terms of infrastruc­ture developmen­t under the leadership of President Lungu," Mr Mwenda said.

He said that the bridge will not only benefit the people of Zambia and Botswana alone but the Southern African as a whole.

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