Chief Sinazongwe of the Tonga speaking people in Southern Province says his chiefdom will support President Rupiah Banda in this years general elections.
The Traditional leader said this when Commerce and Trade Minister Felex Mutati paid a courtesy call on him at his Palace yesterday.
” The district ( as a whole also) expects to elect a Member of Parliament (MP) under the Movement for Muilt-party Democracy (MMD) ticket this year,” he said.
He said Southern Province expects to elect about 10 MPs under the MMD and they expect them to be appointed as cabinet ministers.
The chief said President Banda’s administration has done a recommendable job in Southern Province which is an opposition strong hold for the United Party for National Development (UPND).
Chief Sinazongwe said government has built a lot of infrastructure such as Schools, Health centres, the construction of the bottom road from Sinazeze to Chaboboma in Gwembe district, and the rehabilitation of the Maamba/Batoka road.
He said Southern Province has been in opposition for the past 15 years yet the government has continued to bring development to area.
“All the members of the opposition are benefiting from the development that government is has brought and the provision of the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) that is being used to build a lot infrastructure and in Sinazongwe a magistrate court has been built,” Chief Sinazongwe said.
Mr Mutati said government will continue solving problems that are affecting the country and the district of Sinazongwe especially issues of the Maamba retrenches.
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RB will see snakes and headless chickens this yr
are chiefs really supposed to pledge there support to politicians?..what happened to chiefs being non partsan? whats the problem with our chiefs..is it brown envelopes or what? are they speaking for everyone or as an individual..can someone answer me?
Yes mwe bana Ba tonga,It is Rubeen Baker for southern Pro,I told you my husband and I have already endorsed Mwadiya Mweka Daddy and have handed over the Up and Down party to Mwadia Mweka Daddy.See you KE KE KE KE KE KE KE ……………
I thought chiefs are supposed to be non-partisan? The circus ring just keeps getting wider, from that big nose Bozo in state house to these clowns and jesters in these chiefdoms. House of chiefs should be nuked
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How many votes does a chief cast? Does he also cast for his subjects? These people should learn to speak for themselves. Most people in Sinazongwe will vote UPND, maybe including this chief. He should stop lying just because he wants a loaf of bread in his mouth!
If only chiefs were the ones who vote for all their subjects and tribesmen.
These chiefs will get a shock of there life this year, Zambians let us reach to our relatives and tell them to vote wisely!
I know that chiefs are full of wisdom in their various chiefdoms. I think they just want to appease some More Mad Dogs by offering them bones while they hide the stake for Powerful Forces and Unconcerned People Now Dozing. See why I say they are wise? Further more, the stake will be distributed by individuals secretly, so why worry?