By ROGERS KALERO
ZAMBIANS are ready to vote out the UPND government because they have realised that the ruling party is but an agent of capitalists who have nothing to offer but use the government system to advance their personal and business interests,” the Patriotic Front (PF) has said
PF Copperbelt media director Munalula Moola said Zambians had realised that the UPND were agents of capitalists who do not mean well for the country and that was why they were ready to change government in 2026 so that the PF could return to power.
In an interview, Mr Moola said, apart from the overbearing tendencies, persecution of perceived political rivals, corruption scandals implicating some ministers and UPND officials and cadres, the sky-rocketing prices of mealie meal and its shortages was a clear indication of a failing government.
Mr Moola said Zambians were calm and peaceful, but ready to vote out the UPND government in 2026 because they had suffered enough within a short time of the new dawn which had so far proved to be irresponsible, careless and incompetent
“The majority poverty-stricken Zambians are ready to vote out the UPND from government because its conduct is not that of serving Zambians, but it is that of impressing their capitalist friends. The UPND behaves like agents of capitalists. Yes, agents of capitalist who don’t care about the poverty-stricken Zambians. Capitalists are always in government to advance their personal and business interests, not to serve the poverty-stricken majority. This is why poverty and hunger has worsened in various communities,” Mr Moola said
Mr Moola said, unlike the UPND, the PF had a track record of how good it run the country while the governing party had allegedly continued with its lies and promises.
Mr Moola said, after succeeding with its campaign lies and branding the PF corrupt, the UPND was stranded and was now introducing policies meant to please the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and throwing Zambians into serious poverty and hunger
“Zambians knew that the PF and its leadership meant well for them, but because UPND promised them ‘Heaven on Earth’ they decided to vote for President Hakainde Hichilema and his New Dawn which has now turned out to be the New Doom.
The new dawn has introduced policies to serve the interests of their capitalist masters.”
“Under the New Dawn government, Zambians will not benefit anything from the minerals and other natural resources in the country because those in government are ‘puppets’ of capitalists who wanted to enrich themselves at the expense of the majority poverty-stricken Zambians,” Mr Moola said
Mr Moola said the PF was fully aware that the UPND had no leadership that would fulfil its campaign promises, but Zambians decided to vote for the ruling party in the 2021 elections but had already started regretting.
He said many Zambians voted for the UPND and President Hichilema because of his campaign promises of reducing mealie meal, fertiliser and generally improving people’s lives which had turned out to be the opposite as poverty and hunger has worsened in communities
“During the campaigns for the 2021 elections, we told Zambians that these people (the UPND) are liars who have no capacity to fulfil their campaigns, but Zambians thought it was politics and that we were jealousy of them. It is good they are now seeing for themselves.”
“Poverty and hunger has continued to worsen in communities and the cost of living has continued to escalate. The price of mealie meal is not only high but the commodity is also in short supply. People are lining up for mealie meal like the case was in UNIP,” Mr Moola said
