The MMD in Southern province says it is confident of scooping the forthcoming Chirundu bye election which is scheduled for next week.
MMD Provincial Secretary Emmanuel Siamweela told ZANIS in Siavonga today that the ruling party is doing everything possible to ensure that it wins the seat that was declared vacant following the expulsion of a UPND councillor.
Mr. Siamweela disclosed that MMD has mounted a vigorous political campaign in the boarder town of Chirundu which is centered on development.
Mr. Siamweela who is leading the campaign team in the town said President Mwanawasa’s government has demonstrated that it is a working government hence the need for people of Chirundu to show their appreciation by voting for the MMD candidate Gift Chanda.
He observed that voting for an MMD candidate as Chirundu ward councilor will help bring about democracy to the Siavonga District Council chamber that only has one MMD councilor at the moment with the rest being those from the opposition UPND.
He added that increasing the number of councilors from other political parties will also help provide checks and balances to the council.
The Chirundu bye election is scheduled for 26th of June and is being contested for by the ruling MMD and the opposition UPND.
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Chirundu is a busy boarder and the council makes alot of money in Chirundu bt the roads in Chirundu are very bad.Where does the money go 2?The council raises more than one million kwacha per day!
Is MMD serious when they say they’ll scoup the chirundu ward by election?What have they done 4 the pipo of Siavonga 4 them to deserve tht seat?
They have done the road!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ka ndife,am sure you are so myopic!pliz get off the site…we need proper and constructive contributions.
Residents of Chirundu must not reward the mmd with their votes as the government has not done anything to improve the future of their children.