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The Patriotic Front (PF) has called for an emergency Central Committee meeting to declare the shortage and high cost of mealie meal and other essential goods and commodities a national disaster.
Party Deputy Secretary General, Nickson Chilangwa, in a statement released on Monday in Lusaka said the shortage and high cost of mealie meal and other essential goods and services is posing serious national security risks.
Chilangwa said it is reckless of the highest order and irresponsible for President Hakainde Hichilema and his government to ignore the seriousness of the situation on the ground.
“It will be immoral and a betrayal of the Zambian people for the Patriotic Front, with all its experience and excellent record in governance to standby and watch and allow this amateur and incompetent government to continue subjecting our people to hunger and starvation,” he said.
Chilangwa said Zambians cannot wait in hunger and destitution for a globe trotting President to take care of their immediate needs especially that the man has no clue and simply does not care about their plight.
“I wish to inform the nation that I have today, Saturday 8 April 2023 decided to call for an emergency Central Committee meeting to deliberate and declare the critical shortage and high cost of mealie meal and other essential goods and commodities a national disaster,” he said.
Chilangwa said this level of irresponsibility, recklessness and sheer incompetence is unprecedented in the history of this country and the Patriotic Front can no longer sit by and watch this degradation and dehumanisation of Zambians.
“Now our strategic maize reserves are depleted and with the expected low yield that has been caused by the same Government’s failure to distribute adequate fertiliser on time, the hunger situation in Zambia will only get worse,” He said.
Chilangwa said Zambians needs to be rescued from this malaise, hence his call for an urgent Central Committee meeting of the Patriotic Front to declare the shortage and high cost of mealie meal in the country, a national disaster.
He said this will allow the international community and the cooperating partners to give Zambia assistance to avert hunger and starvation for the people.
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