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(LUSAKATIMES) Zambians believe poverty is part of their livelihood-Ngulube

Zambians believe poverty is part of their livelihood-Ngulube
November 4, 2008

A Ndola citizen has advised Zambia’s fourth Republican President Rupiah Banda to tackle poverty at three major levels.

Mr Humphrey Ngulube told ZANIS Ndola in an interview, Tuesday, that Mr Banda must tackle poverty in urban, rural areas and people’s consciousness.

He explained that Mr Banda’s administration must also tackle the issue of poverty of the mind which he said most Zambians had as most believed poverty was part of their livelihood.

He said there was need for the president to provide decent education by building more primary, secondary and tertiary education institutions so that more people could be equipped with skills they could use to improve their lives.


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Mr. Ngulube further suggested that the President must address the issue of poverty in cities and towns by providing decent jobs, housing, food, water and medical care to all.


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He said that in rural areas the President must make the areas attractive so as to decongest urban areas.

He advised that rural areas could be made attractive by providing them with good road infrastructure, education facilities and decent health facilities.

Meanwhile, Mr Ngulube has advised opposition political parties to accept the fact that the country can only have one president at once.
He said the opposition should learn to attend to the needs of the rural population on daily basis if they were to win the 2011 elections.

He observed that people in rural areas could not accept the opposition if they only see them during the campaign period.

Labels: DEVELOPMENT, POVERTY, RUPIAH BANDA

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