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VICE-PRESIDENT Guy Scott has asked the electorate in Mangango Constituency to vote for the Patriotic Front (PF) candidate, Rodgers Lyambai Lingweshi, because he is the only one capable of facilitating development in the area.

Dr Scot said people of Mangango should vote for Mr Lingweshi in the August 19 by-election because only the ruling party candidate could foster development.

The Vice-President was speaking during a public rally to drum up support for Mr Lingweshi at Kafwansoni Primary School yesterday.

He said the PF was creating a better Zambia through the many development projects being undertaken in less than three years that the party had been in power.

Dr Scott said the opposition had no message for the electorate in Mangango apart from peddling lies about President Michael Sata’s health.

Speaking at the same rally, Western Province Minister Richwell Siamunene said voting for an opposition member of Parliament (MP) would be wasting votes because the opposition parties did not want to cooperate with the Government.

Mr Siamunene said although he was an opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) MP, he was serving in the PF Government in order to take development to his constituency.

He said it was only an MP from the ruling PF who could bring development to Mangango Constituency.

PF chairperson for elections Silvia Masebo asked the people of Mangango to give the ruling party an opportunity to prove itself in terms of service delivery, by voting for its candidate.

Ms Masebo said people of Mangango would be free to vote for another party in 2016 if PF failed to address some of the challenges being faced in the area.

The Mangango seat fell vacant after the nullification of MMD’s Robert Chiseke’s election by the Supreme Court. – ZANIS