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MPs-elect told to 'hit ground running'
06 Aug 2018 at 07:13hrs | Views
Zanu-PF has urged its elected members for the National Assembly to hit the ground running and complement President Mnangagwa's effort in transforming the economy and uplifting the lives of the people in their respective constituencies.
Zanu-PF Midlands provincial chairperson Engineer Daniel Mackenzie Ncube said Zimbabweans were looking for a tangible and real transformation of their lives. He said it was incumbent upon the elected Members of Parliament to ensure that was achieved. Eng Mackenzie Ncube said elected parliamentarians should not take the electorate for granted, but should work towards fulfilling election promises they made in the run up to last Monday's elections.
"As announced by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC), in the Midlands province, Zanu-PF got 22 parliamentary seats out of 28 constituencies," he said.
"I want to say to our MPs who were entrusted by the people to be their representatives in Parliament; they should work hard and hit the ground running. They should not take the people for granted. Our emphasis is on delivery not promises as enunciated by President Mnangagwa. People want real change, which is tangible and this can only be achieved if our MPs work hard and in the same rhythm with our President."
Zanu-PF MP-elect for Gokwe Kana, Owen Ncube, said the party should also give its elected Members of Parliament 100-day targets to complete the projects they initiated during their campaigns. Ncube said unlike other political party candidates, Zanu-PF was not promising, but was delivering on the ground.
"As Zanu-PF, we are implementers," he said.
"In my case I have constructed seven clinics in the constituency where I come from. We have supplied roofing material for four clinics. I have also put an information centre there which I expect to be complete next month.
"We are just waiting for the installation of equipment. In terms of transport, we have liaised with transport companies to provide buses on those routes.
"We did a lot including irrigation schemes. Our party needs to duplicate what the new dispensation did. We need to give our elected members of parliament 100-day targets. This will enable the party to see how an MP would have performed within the first 100 days.
"It will help in assessing the determination of MPs in resonate with the President's vision to make this country a middle income economy."
Zanu-PF Midlands provincial chairperson Engineer Daniel Mackenzie Ncube said Zimbabweans were looking for a tangible and real transformation of their lives. He said it was incumbent upon the elected Members of Parliament to ensure that was achieved. Eng Mackenzie Ncube said elected parliamentarians should not take the electorate for granted, but should work towards fulfilling election promises they made in the run up to last Monday's elections.
"As announced by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC), in the Midlands province, Zanu-PF got 22 parliamentary seats out of 28 constituencies," he said.
"I want to say to our MPs who were entrusted by the people to be their representatives in Parliament; they should work hard and hit the ground running. They should not take the people for granted. Our emphasis is on delivery not promises as enunciated by President Mnangagwa. People want real change, which is tangible and this can only be achieved if our MPs work hard and in the same rhythm with our President."
Zanu-PF MP-elect for Gokwe Kana, Owen Ncube, said the party should also give its elected Members of Parliament 100-day targets to complete the projects they initiated during their campaigns. Ncube said unlike other political party candidates, Zanu-PF was not promising, but was delivering on the ground.
"In my case I have constructed seven clinics in the constituency where I come from. We have supplied roofing material for four clinics. I have also put an information centre there which I expect to be complete next month.
"We are just waiting for the installation of equipment. In terms of transport, we have liaised with transport companies to provide buses on those routes.
"We did a lot including irrigation schemes. Our party needs to duplicate what the new dispensation did. We need to give our elected members of parliament 100-day targets. This will enable the party to see how an MP would have performed within the first 100 days.
"It will help in assessing the determination of MPs in resonate with the President's vision to make this country a middle income economy."
Source - the herald
