L/STONE RESIDENTS WANT CREDIBLE LEADERS
SOME Livingstone residents have implored political parties to give the people credible leaders who understand their challenges at all levels.
The residents have bemoaned that the previous leaders starting from the local government, mayoral up to the area Member of Parliament have failed to represent them adequately.
They have demanded that whoever will be voted for must work for the people and not prioritising themselves.
This came to light when parliamentary candidate Mutinta Matimba featured on Falls FM in Livingstone.
And Ms Matimba expressed worry with the way the Livingstone City Council is being managed.
She said that there was need to improve operations at the council in order to offer quality services to residents.
Ms Matimba said it was unfortunate that elected leaders have decided to become absentee leaders at the expense of serving the people that voted for them.
“It is unfortunate that people who are in office have made life difficult for us because they have decided to be absentee leaders. I am a Livingstonian and that is how come I have seen the developmental gap that is here…so that is why I want to see to it that we have an established office in every ward.
“Right now they are complaining that empowerment is only given to PF members, which is not right because here in Southern Province and Livingstone, UPND councillors are in government because they are the ones who are in the chambers, they are the ones holding to the mayoral positions, area member of parliament,” she said.
Ms Matimba declared the UPND led council as a failed project and that it needs to be disbanded.