By MOFFAT CHAZINGWA –
PATRIOTIC Front (PF) Copperbelt party mobilisation chairperson Joe Malanji has called on the general citizenry to support President Edgar Lungu’s effort of developing the nation by actively engaging in community-pioneered projects.
Mr Malanji said there was need for people to join efforts in championing the cause for development by ensuring that they worked towards enhancing community-pioneered projects.
He said this yesterday in Kwacha Constituency in Kitwe when he commissioned a foot-bridge constructed to link the area to Chimwemwe Constituency.
The two constituencies are bordered by a crocodile-infested stream where a number of people have fallen prey to the reptiles while trying to cross over.
The bridge was constructed at a cost of K115,000 and was funded by Mr Malanji.
Mr Malanji said there was need for people to change their mindset of waiting for the Republican President to involved in everything.
“This is a time to enhance community-pioneered projects because if we are going to wait for President Edgar Lungu to do everything for us, we are going to be changing presidents every day,” Mr Malanji said.
He stressed the need for people to realise that President Lungu was not super-human to change everything in terms of development during the short period he had been in office as Head of State.
“One thing we have to appreciate is that President Lungu has managed the transition period very well. You see, most countries where there is abrupt change of leadership they have been characterised by chaos,” he said.
Mr Malanji said from the time Mr Lungu ascended to the presidency, he had continued with the country-wide programme for implementation of projects such as construction of roads, hospitals and other infrastructure.
He said President Lungu had been pragmatic in implementing all State projects and for people to accuse him of not having done this and that was unrealistic.
Mr Malanji later toured Kwacha Market to check on the state of infrastructure, which require urgent improvement, especially the stands in the vegetable shelter and makeshift stalls accommodating mainly female traders.