By PETER SICHALI
ZAMBIA needs the International Monetary Fund (IMF) bail-out to come out of the economic challenges, FDD President Edith Nawakwi has said.
Ms Nawakwi said Government should continue engaging the IMF constructively to secure the bail-out as one of key economic recovery strategy. Meanwhile, Ms Nawakwi said Government should invest more in agriculture for the sector to effectively contribute to economic development.
She said the agricultural sector has huge potential and can help the country overcome its economic challenges, Ms Nawakwi said the economic challenges the country was experiencing were as a result of over borrowing and the Covid-19 pandemic. She said the country could easily come overcome the challenges with the IMF bailout and massive investment in the agricultural sector. “Zambian has a huge agricultural potential that can help solve some of the economic difficulties we are facing today For instance we can start exporting blueberries which has an available market and other crops to bring foreign exchange,” Ms Nawakwi said. Meanwhile, Ms Nawakwi said FDD was still relevant to Zambia’s political dispensation.
Ms Nawakwi said Zambians were anxious to have FDD on the ballot because they believe the party has a solution to the challenges the country is facing. “The fact that people are still talking about FDD is an indication that the party is still relevant to Zambia’s political dispensation,” Ms Nawakwi said. Ms Nawakwi said FDD is a big player in this year’s general elections and has since called for applications from aspiring candidates wishing to be adopted
