By Isaac Zulu
Zambians are regretting changing government, Tutwa Ngulube has observed.
Speaking with Daily Revelation, Ngulube, the former deputy government chief whip and former Kabwe-Central member of parliament, said the UPND are facing the the reality of being in government and they are now backtracking on their campaign promises.
Put to him that the UPND administration might have been compelled to take the US$1.4 billion IMF route because of insurmountable debts and lack of proper debt management mechanisms by the PF, Ngulube argued that it was the the PF that had a debt management programme; adding that had the PF formed government after the August 12 general election, it was going to restructure the debt and improve the country’s economy.
“In fact, it is the Patriot Front government that negotiated for that staff level agreement. The Patriot Front had already negotiated for that…So the UPND should not even take credit for it,” said Ngulube, who is also immediate past Kabwe Central member of parliament. “And I sure the Zambian people are regretting changing government.”
On Friday, while in Parliament, Vice President Mutale Nalumango told the Zambian people to tighten their belts for while the UPND administration works towards addressing their economic challenges.
But Ngulube, who is Patriot Front member of central committee, charged that the UPND government is doing the complete opposite of what they promised the Zambian citizens when in opposition.
“The UPND promised to reduce the price of fuel, lower the cost of doing business as well as fixing the economy. But now that they are in government, they are doing the complete opposite,” explained Ngulube in an interview. “Today they are talking about the need to increase the fuel pump price and electricity tariffs as well as turning to the IMF for the staff level agreement. They are doing the very things they condemned while in opposition. They are facing the reality of being in government and are now backtracking on their campaign promises.”
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