A MARKETEER in Ndola has bemoaned the involvement of politics in the running of urban markets.
Speaking in an interview in Ndola yesterday Mr Arthur Mataka said markets in the Ndola urban have remained in deplorable state because people entrusted with running them have been embroiled in political antagonisms that over take market developmental programmes.
Mr Mataka noted that Chifubu market lost out on the urban market upgrading programmes due to some political confusion that were fueled by a named opposition political party that crippled the market upgrading programme and caused it to be abandoned.
He observed that if the political antagonisms existing between the Patriotic Front and the Movement for Multi-party Democracy members in the running of markets are not addressed, that there will be no development in the market structures in Ndola and in all urban markets country wide.
Mr Mataka who is also Chifubu market advisory committee chairman called on the council officers to put politics aside when carrying out their civic administrative duties so that they could improve the infrastructure in markets and also serve all Zambians regardless of their political affiliations.
He appealed to the Ndola City Council to deliver services that it ought to deliver to the people in the markets and ensure that sanity is brought to the markets.
He also urged political party cadres from the two political parties to desist from interfering with the Council Management in its running of the city.
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As for “He observed that if the political antagonisms existing between the Patriotic Front and the Movement for Multi-party Democracy members in the running of markets are not addressed, that there will be no development in the market structures in Ndola and in all urban markets country wide” , MMD is the mother of PF only that the fighting thugs have joined PF and left the initial MMD.
I thus hope the PF – UPND PACT will cause the PF to be disbanded by its owner PF self-appointed leader Undereducate MC Sata so that he joins the mighty UPND as a cadre and learn some good manners under the leadership of president HH and the UPND Team leaders.
Otherwise, let developmental issues take the lead as fightings subsides form PF and MMD.
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Prevention is better than cure.
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In Zambian politics, a market place is called “grass roots” of a political party. This is simply because marketeers depend on political parties to obtain market stalls; as a result, they get manipulated into joining these parties. So do not complain that political parties are hindering progress in developing these markets, but you have yourselves to blame for allowing the political parties to get charge of the markets.
These carders must be dealt with. Who even told them to involve themselves in the running of markets when they are not council officials ? Council officials please put your foot down and sort out this mess so that marketeers can be opertaing in a condusive environment and not harassments by those carders.
Research Physicist Maestro Hhehhehhehhe aka Mugungulu H. Mwaanga says: (1)
Can you please explain to the bloggers here where the might in UPND is? Is it been rejected by 75% ov the voters two years ago then been rejected by more than 81% of the entire electolare 8 months ago? That is a mighty bad performance. Well there it might in everyting. How do you present yourselves and get such a mighty rejection and come back and get an even mightier rejection?
5 Hero Hero greetings and explain those issues yourself for I have got no time to waste with you.
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1 Thessalonians 5:14 Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.
Research Physicist Maestro Hhehhehhehhe aka Mugungulu H. Mwaanga says: (6)
Greeting back to you my mighy friend. I hope some of the other mighty and normal blogger can explain where the might lies. Help us understands why 19.7% is considered by some as mightier than 38.13%.
I just wish I can learn how to see things like the rest of you. Imagine writing an exam and getting 25%, then rewritting and getting 19%, and saying to myself and actually beleiving and trying to convince others that I am improving. Then even saying I am doing better that my classmate who wrote the same exam and got 38% and previously 29%.
Or going to the bank and my bank balance has dropped from 25 to 19 and I am pleased that I am getting wealthier. even better than my competitor who has incrased his balance from 29 to 38.
Ala bwafya pa zed! Nomba balatwala ubu crook mu market !
Hero Hero leave this lost fag,the boy is a dreamer,so obessed with losers (UPND),him and his party is going nowhere.He has failed to accept that he is rallying behind losers who will never rule zambia at least for the next 2000 years.
Ok lets just leave them to their own devices and see what they are going to do at the end.Because i dont trust these guys,they are abit dodgy.But please marketeers dont let them tread on your feet!
19.7% is greater than 38.13% for a dumb
MMD thugs want to use market fees as a source of livelyhood. Its a fact. They can do what ever they want because the police cannot touch them.
#3 Kaye, you are very right. The unfortunate thing is that I believe no marketeer (by our standards) has access to this blog to make them get your point. If you are the same Kaye on watchdog, there is a request for you to give Mojo a break as he was just speaking of power availability in Livingstone albeit the “country-wide” blackouts. (Dongo Na Sundu)
Ghost dog (10),
IYou are righ my man. I will her alone.