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President Lungu says Mwinilunga possesses great potential

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President Edgar Lungu pose for the group Picture with Chiefs From North Western Province at Statehouse on Tuesday 14-07-2015 PICTURES BY EDDIE MWANALEZA/ STATEHOUSE.

President Edgar Lungu says Mwinilunga district in North-Western Province, possess massive potential to be the food basket of the region and the country as a whole due to its fertile soils.

The Head of State said Mwinilunga is a sleeping giant that must be woken up by investing more in the agriculture production.

President Lungu said his government has identified Mwinilunga as a potential agricultural hub in the country and that more will be done to exploit the riches that lie in the district.

President Lungu said this when he called on Chief Chibwika of Mwinilunga at his palace today.

Meanwhile, Chief Chibwika has praised President Lunga for his visionary leadership of taking development to all parts of the Country.

The traditional leader said President Lungu has shown exemplary leadership and commitment to develop all corners of the Country including North-Western Province despite the region not having voted for him in past elections.

Chief Chibwika assured the President that his chiefdom will give him total support in order for him to successfully implement government’s development agenda for Mwinilunga and North-Western Province as a whole.

The traditional leader also installed President Lungu as Headman Kanyanda of Chibwika Chiefdom as a way of honouring the Head of State for his demonstrated commitment to transform the fortunes of the province.

Chief Chibwika disclosed that President Lungu had become the first Head of State since 1971 to visit the Chibwika Chiefdom noting that the move come as a pleasant surprise to the people in the area.

Other traditional leaders present at the courtesy call included Senior Chief Sailunga and Chief Kanyama both of Mwinilunga district.

President Lungu was in Mwinilunga to flag off the 2018/2019 National Planting season.

The Head of State was accompanied by Minister of Agriculture, Micheal Katambo, Presdential Affairs Minister, Freedom Sikazwe, North-Western Province Minister, Nathaneal Mubwakwanu and other Senior Government Officials.

11 COMMENTS

  1. Yes! Mwinilunga does! Let’t make sure roads are good and develop this region! It has a lot of rains and can produce good crops! All we need is a visionary leader NOT a tribal leader.

    • lazy bum illiterate tribal TONGA hooligan bully son of a tribal polygamist father who never taught him toilet training pooping HAGAIN in public needing cynical MUTINTA HICHILEMA to clean his diapers HAGAIN! I am glad MUTINTA will be a wife to a section leader or Paramount Chief of the NAMWALA people after 2021 because UNDER FIVE is a TRIBAL LEADER and is UNELECTABLE.

    • Everyday ni potential potential potential. Just act. Bring investment. Put your money where your mouth is. Declare Mwinilunga a tax free zone. Set things in motion instead of just yapping and yapping

    • Knock knock New York – Exactly …he is too lazy to think along those lines…you wonder why IDC was even created…in Europe pineapples are imported from Columbia this lazy thing is showing his gapped teeth whilst reading a speech.

  2. ZAMBIA MISSING FASHION SAKALA IN A CRUCIAL TIE, WHAT OF REPLACING SAKALA WITH LUBAMBO MULENGA? WE SHALL SHALLOW THE MAMBAS

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