Upgrading of rural roads in Southern Province cheers PF

Tue, 16 May 2017 10:44:49 +0000

By ANNIE ZULU

UPGRADING of rural roads in Southern Province proves President Edgar Lungu and the PF government’s commitment of taking development to every part of Zambia, says Patriotic Front Southern Province vice information and publicity secretary Trymore Mwenda.

Mr Mwenda said this following the approval of a $ 200 million World Bank International Development Association (IDA) credit for Zambia which would see most rural roads in the Province worked on and upgraded.

Southern Province is among six other provinces to benefit from the funds to improve rural roads to ensure ease access to schools, health and market facilities for farmers in transporting their produce hence contributing to increased productivity in rural areas.

Mr Mwenda said the support was timely following an anticipated 2016/2017 maize bumper harvest which would need to be transported from rural remote parts of the province like Dundumwezi to markets and therefore upgraded roads would be crucial.

“The ruling PF in Southern Province is delighted that the Province has continued to benefit from developmental programmes undertaken by the government, under the able leadership of President Edgar Chagwa Lungu.

“This gesture is encouraging like many others before that Southern Province has continued to receive a huge share of development, a clear indication that President Lungu and his administration are spearheading an all-inclusive developmental agenda,” Mr Mwenda said.

He added that the ruling party and government was in a hurry to take development to rural parts of the country and that no stone would be left unturned in the implementation of progressive policies under the  able leadership of President Lungu.

Mr Mwenda has since appealed to all well-meaning Zambians to support President Lungu as he takes development to all parts of the country.

The six provinces to benefit are, Central, Eastern, Northern, Luapula, Western and Southern.