By Steven Godfrey Mkweteza
Former president Dr Joyce Banda, who is also the leader of the people’s party(PP) has asked the people of Bangwe in Blantyre to vote for her during the forthcoming September 16, General elections for the continued development activities that she initiated while she was the president.
Speaking during a political rally at the desert ground in the area, Banda criticized the current administration for ignoring people’s welfare and described the failure to meet the basic needs of the malawian’s as a suicide.
The former president said she was not amused with the abandonments and poor managements of development activities that she initiated during her tenure.
Banda said if she is voted back into power, she will make sure that the development activities are continued and managed properly.
Banda said she will prioritize free secondary school education, maternal health services, affordable farm input loans and wealth and job creations among others.
” Of course, people may ask how I would do them, but what they need to know is that I have been in varrious government systems and I know how best to manage these development activities,” she said
Banda also disclosed that she has already secured over 10,000 job opportunities for the youth in varrious countries.
During the rally, the people’s party welcomed over 80 new members from the Democratic progressive party(DPP)Â chikwawa district central constituency.
Speaking in an interview on behalf of the defectors, Francis Chagaka said they wanted to work with the compassionate and visionary leadership of the people’s party.
However, DPP spokesperson Shadreck Namalomba said he could recognise the defectors.
He added that the defection could not in any way, affect the party as it has a huge number of members.
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