The opposition Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) has expressed concern at the Electoral Commission of Zambia’s (ECZ) failure to pay suppliers and other service providers who provided the them with various goods and services during the just past general elections.
FDD Spokesperson Antonio Mwanza said the commission should explain to the nation why they are failing to pay suppliers when the election was budgeted for in the preceding National budget and that international cooperating partners contributed collosal sums of money for a smooth election process.
“We are concerned that the Electoral Commission of Zambia has to date failed to pay suppliers and other service providers who provided various goods and services to the Commission during the last elections despite the fact that money for the entire election process was budgeted for in the National Budget.”
“ECZ has maintained that it has failed to pay because the Ministry of Finance has not given the Commission the money,” he said.
He said the Minister of Finance should give a Ministerial statement to explain why ECZ is not paying suppliers adding that the non payment of suppliers was negatively impacting the concerned business houses.
“The Minister of Finance should give a Ministerial Statement as to why ECZ is not paying suppliers and other service providers despite money for such being factored in the 2015/16 National Budget.
“Non payment of suppliers is negatively impacting on concerned business houses as they are now lacking the necessary revenue to grow and sustain their businesses.”
RUMOUR HAS IT THAT LUNGU IS VERY SICK WITH INTERNAL BLEEDING AND CAN NOT EVEN TALK. HOW FAR TRUE IS THIS RUMOUR? IS GOD BEGINNING TO REVENGE?
ECZ are a bunch of PFieves, of both ballots and goods and services.
We discussed here, PF used money to campaign. What can ECZ do about it?
Buy a TV iwe chimbwi. Coz even a black and white 12inch TV will show ECL attending prayers and not engaging in satanic practices like you know who. God bless Zambia !
liar hw come he was able to speak at the day of prayers to day,pipo stop HH nad GBM type of thinking otherwise u will not get the right infor
Has you have said it.It was a rumour hence dont believe in runours if you had a chance on Tuesday you might have heard or seen the President on tv or listened to his soeach on radio.Then you can conclude from there.
It’s time to dance….dununa reverse…..music please…..
By the way did FDD pay it’s elections observers? Better clean up before throwing stones at dubious ECZ.
Truth, uli chipuba it is Peter Wamutharika who is sick. Our President is as fit as a fiddle.
Everyone knows Lungu is a “Fiddle” or Fake – thanks for confirming it!! PF Arse.whore!!
What did FDD supply to ECZ. Some political parties also. Getting involved with everything is a sign of directionless.
Lack of focus. Cutting with an edgeless axe.
Chimbwi afwile Ntangalala
Even contractors of government so called development infrastructure have not been paid for more than six months. This government is broke. Truth be told. MCS embarked on headless chicken like infrastructure developments without financial planning. That’s why we are in this mess. Putting up unnecessary roads in areas like Muchinga Province with vehicle traffic of say one vehicle per hour on the road. 2 to 3 universities in one area when the whole country managed with two universities for decades.
It’s because the same suppliers are pf members kikiki fdd don’t be daft . That is how they rigged
Should Antonio take into account the fact that the country was held to ransom by two rich selfish people? Nothing happened during that time.
The truth is Hakashide and GBM have filthy hands in some Companies which were contracted to ECZ thinking they are so smart by using their Concubines as Business Owners to supply various services e.g. Transport that is why their headless Cadrers kept chasing and obstructing distribution of Elections Materials in desperation of protecting Votes.
PF were so smart and Dununad them Pants Down.
We are not and won’t pay them.
They caused us too much pain and anguish Petitioning Baselessly.
Comment:even us polling assistants in kasama who were on five days allowances we av not received allowances for two days upto now.now imagine we covered 205KM to reach a polling station en stayed there 4 five days only to b paid 4 three days en told to wait 4de remain 2days bt all is in vain.