President Edgar Lungu has launched the Citizen Entrepreneur Development Program in Nchelenge District. The program which is an initiative of the Economics Association of Zambia and the African Green Resource is aimed at empowering people with start-up capital so that they can explore resources within their communities.
Speaking during the launch, President Lungu expressed happiness that a big empowerment programme has been taken to rural areas.
He said Luapula has potential in fishing, agriculture and oil exploration, hence the need for citizens to take a lead in exploiting the resources.
President Lungu said it will be easy for government and other partners to come in and help if entrepreneurs take a lead.
He said the Covid 19 pandemic should help Zambians to start producing products locally.
The President said this will help local entrepreneurs to start supplying products to chain stores in the country.
President Lungu said his government wants to uplift the lives of people and will support any empowerment program meant to achieve this objective.
Later, President Lungu inspected fishponds that have been set up not only to increase the fish population in Luapula but also empower families.
The head of state-inspected chickens and farming equipment that will be given as start-up capital to various cooperatives.
Speaking at the same event Economics Association of Zambia President Lubinda Habazoka thanked the people of Luapula for welcoming the entrepreneurship program.
Dr. Habazoka said the program is aimed at empowering 1.2 million entrepreneurs countrywide.
He said the idea is for small scale entrepreneurs to not only produce but also start supplying products to chain stores in the country.
And Luapula Province Minister Nickson Chilangwa thanked President Lungu for supporting various developmental projects in the region.
Celebrate and eat up your money while many Zambians remain in poverty.
Bakateka tamwakapite….!!!!
This is very late sir. You are doing this in your ninth year of your ten year mandate as PF. Sorry this does not help us, let’s just meet at the ballot next year, thanks for the attempt
I am not going to say nothing about Ba Edgar this week. I don’t want to let Luapulan witches give him sleepless nights. The man looks so sad, near depression. In additional to his depressing affairs, he gave away Bank of Zambian to bandits last weekend, like he gave The Post Newspaper to number 2 notorious robber Mosho.
Edgar Corruption Lungu (ECL) is Chimbokaila Material come 2021.
So its strictly for PF members….something is wrong with the above picture… Launching a national development program and on PF members in attendance….stupid Politics
is that an office or home for someone from pf, who will come to me and brag about development?
KOSWE MU MPOTO…
This hand gesture makes me sick because it is coming from a man who has over borrowed yet destroyed the economy , health , justice agriculture etc You are simply not good enough and needs to go.
Development after development. Ah you people I tell you pamaka fye. Our president has a heart for the people. We need to be patriotic and be glad we have a president who cares. Remember your friends in diaspora are still fighting to be considered equal to whltes and are being killed by trigger happy police for being black and a threat. We have it good in our country. Always think that your friends in diaspora have it worse. Be thankful
@ANONYMOUS THE PILLOCK IS ON CAMPAIGN TOUR
Pitt I see you are back on your menstrual cycle once more
Pitt I see you are back on your menstrual cycle once more. I even miss that dunder head catpower
@PITT
Yes and disguised as National Development Launch tour…..thats day light robbery
We want to know who gassed n killed 50 innocent Zambians iwe KZ.
@ mushota your father did after eating beans and boiled eggs
@ mushota your father did after eating beans and boiled eggs. Kayipushe bawls0
@ mushota your father did after eating beans and boiled eggs. Kayipushe bawls0. Kaizar
@ mushota your father did after eating beans and boiled eggs. Kayipushe bawls0. Kaizar Zulu Friday njikata
Wht’s the role of the Citizens Economic Empowerment Commission which is developing industrial yards and is backed by legislation and therefore entitled to receive funding from the national budget?