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Motorists association urges quick reduction of fuel prices

Motorists association urges quick reduction of fuel prices
By Kelvin Tembo
Wednesday September 17, 2008 [04:00]

ZAMBIA Association of Motorists (ZAM) President Chazura Zulu has asked Vice-President Rupiah Banda to show his effectiveness by reducing fuel prices in the country. In an interview yesterday, Zulu said the government should work very fast in ensuring that it reduced fuel prices since crude oil prices have declined on the international market.

“The Vice-President does not need to promise the reduction of fuel; he needs to show that he is effective by reducing the fuel prices because he holds the instruments of power,” Zulu said.

He complained that politicians usually concentrated on campaigns during elections even when there were other important national issues to be handled.

Zulu said the high fuel prices affected every sector in the country, including agriculture.
“Government should look at how the high fuel prices are affecting businesses in the country. Government should look at truckers, the people in newspaper business, the railway companies, farmers and others. These are the drivers of the economy,” Zulu said.
He said the Vice-President Banda, who is the MMD’s presidential candidate in the October 30 by-election, should not only make promises to the people because it was election time but work on improving people’s lives.

And Zulu also said the poor state of the roads in the country had led to the loss of life among members of the association.

“The association has lost a lot of members in accidents caused by the bad roads in the country,” Zulu said. “These are the issues that politicians should address as lives are being lost.”

Labels: CHAZURA ZULU, FUEL, INFLATION, ZAM

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