Africa-Press – Angola. The Minister of State and head of the Military House of the President of the Republic, Francisco Furtado, defended, Friday (4), in Saurimo, the need for Angolans to cultivate positive attitudes, for the consolidation of national unity and preservation of the legacy of patriotism of the Heroes of the 4th of February.
Respect for the law to promote healthy social coexistence, commitment to work and study must strengthen the cause that unites us, for the well-being of all, in a democratic and lawful state, than the differences that separate us”, Francisco Furtado highlighted the courage and determination of the protagonists of the heroic act, which galvanized Angolans.
To fight for Independence, in order to enroll the country in the concert of nations and create premises of stability for multifaceted development.
For the Minister of State, the Executive’s commitment to stabilization is reflected in the growth of economic indices, with a view to reducing product imports. The Executive’s strategy also aims to make Angola an attractive business place for private investment and capable of offering the opportunity for every citizen to live with dignity.
Furtado said that the struggle for moralization represents a challenging endeavor to combat the vandalism of goods and make every Angolan see public affairs as their own. He highlighted the public policies, in progress, highlighting the completed projects.
Regarding the gains registered in the province of Cuanza-Sul, Furtado highlighted the 101 health units, as opposed to the 86 of three years ago. The number of beds rose (600), as well as the number of doctors (104 against 28 previously), as a result of the clearance in public tenders.
Still in the Health sector, the Minister of State and head of the Military House of the President of the Republic indicated that another notable gain is the equipped operating theaters, X-ray rooms, 72 beds in wards, rehabilitation and expansion of hospitals in the municipalities of Cacolo, Dala and Muconda, interior of the province.
According to the official, the commitment to collective well-being is evident in the 295 new classrooms built in 2021.
Regarding the supply of energy and water, he acknowledged the partnership of Catoca for the city to have around 38 megawatts, from three thermal power stations. Investments obtained from Catoca, PIIM, PIP and others resulted in the installation of 33 small systems in outlying communities and the replacement of capacity at the main supply station on the Chicapa River.
He valued the construction of the Diamond Development Pole, an important undertaking that started with three cutting factories and employed dozens of young people. Advances in poultry farming point to a monthly production of 9,000 eggs and 3,500 chickens per quarter, at a time when aquaculture awakens in the interior, with the multiplication of tanks for the fattening of fingerlings.
Furtado appealed, on the other hand, to the population to be vaccinated, in addition to inviting citizens of legal age to update their electoral data, in view of this year’s election in the country.
As part of the commemoration of the 4th of February, he inaugurated two primary schools with 16 and 18 classrooms, respectively, in Aldeia Missão and Manauto, on the outskirts of the city of Saurimo.
The two buildings will, in all, enable the insertion of more than 2400 students in the education system who study under trees and chapels, due to lack of space in public schools, in the province’s headquarters.
Political parties remember heroes of the armed struggle
MPLA, UNITA, CASA-CE and FNLA yesterday highlighted the involvement of the heroes of the 4th of February, fallen for the cause of National Independence and those still alive, for having expressed the will to build a country capable of providing the well-being of all.
In messages alluding to the 61st anniversary of the beginning of the Armed Struggle for National Liberation, marked yesterday, the Political Bureau of the MPLA Central Committee considers the date an indelible milestone in the history of the resistance of the Angolan people to the Portuguese fascist regime, constituting a symbol of heroism and love for the homeland, whose action was inserted in the aspirations of the population and in the need to move on to forms of struggle for the achievement of National Independence, proclaimed on November 11, 1975.
The MPLA recognizes, in the note, the need to multiply the commitment and institutional capacity building in the implementation of the policy in the field of Former Combatants and Veterans of the Fatherland, with programs that allow the effective control of those assisted, contributing to the improvement of social conditions and quality. of life, social dignification and elevation of their self-esteem and their families, as the country’s first and most important asset.
It adds that the 61st anniversary of the beginning of the Armed Struggle for National Liberation is celebrated in the year of another electoral election which, apart from the feeling of jubilation, should serve as a sovereign occasion for the expression of actions to consolidate peace and democracy , preservation of national unity and cohesion and other achievements of the people, as well as the strengthening of participatory citizenship, for a more developed, democratic and inclusive Angola.
To this end, the MPLA Political Bureau urges all Angolan citizens to actively participate in the actions that contribute to the success of the Official Electoral Registration, as directed by the competent authorities, with the aim of reinforcing the pillars of the construction of the growing and high civic posture. and citizenship.
For its part, UNITA welcomed the occasion, considering that it is a day of important historical reference, showing itself to be convinced that “true nationalists and patriots will always fight for the construction of a true Democratic State and of Law that is capable of guaranteeing the fundamental rights of every citizen in order to fulfill the desires and dreams of the desired Angolan nation”.
UNITA recalls, in its message alluding to the 4th of February, that the bold action had as its primary objective the release of Angolan political prisoners, who were incarcerated in jails accused, by the colonial authorities, of subversive activities. “This is the tribute due to all our greatest who, throughout history, bequeathed us the sacred example of dedication to the noblest causes of the people”, reinforces the document.
CASA-CE took the opportunity to urge “the Executive to commit itself to improving the living conditions of Angolans, through the implementation of public policies based on humanized governance, aimed at reducing extreme poverty, ending the drought in the South of the country, the reduction of the high mortality rate due to hunger and malaria, the end of illiteracy and the creation of more jobs.”
The Presidential College of CASA-CE urges the Angolan people to remain firm and engaged in defense and preservation of peace, of national sovereignty, of the Democratic State and of Law, aiming to project Angola towards the arc of sustainable development.
Still on the date, the FNLA also marked the 4th of February, honoring Canon Manuel das Neves, considered by this political force as “the icon and main mentor of the 4th of February 1961”.
According to the Secretary for Information, Mobilization and Propaganda of the National Front for the Liberation of Angola (FNLA), Ndonda Nzinga, the honoree denounced to the world the reality and atrocities of the Portuguese colonial regime.
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