Africa-Press – Zambia. PATRIOTIC FRONT Presidential hopeful Makebi Zulu says his administration, if elected into office next year, has a solution to end load shedding in Zambia.
In a media statement, Mr Zulu explained that his team would restart the nuclear energy project to tackle the country’s energy challenges.
Mr Zulu recalled that the PF, while in government, worked hard to expand hydroelectric power stations such as Lunzuwa, Chishimba, Lusiwasi, Itezhi-tezhi, Musonda, Kariba, and Kafue Gorge Lower.
He emphasised that Zambians have suffered for too long under the burden of load shedding and rising fuel costs.
Mr Zulu noted that families are struggling, as some businesses are closing while jobs are being lost daily.
He remarked that the cost of food and basic necessities has soared.
Mr Zulu highlighted that network communication has been disrupted due to the power crisis.
He criticised the current leadership for failing to offer solutions and instead for shifting the blame.
Mr Zulu argued that they point fingers at everyone but themselves.
He added that they even blame the people they are meant to serve.
Mr Zulu questioned whether these are the same leaders who once promoted the “Dubai formula” and claimed to have ended load shedding within a year.
He pledged that his government would immediately halt the export of electricity.
Mr Zulu insisted that power generated in Zambia must first benefit Zambians.
He affirmed that the nuclear energy project, previously abandoned, has the potential to transform the energy sector and ensure long-term stability.
Mr Zulu stressed that energy is not just about light maintaining that it is about life and economic progress.
He stated that without energy, there can be no meaningful development, further declaring that the time has come to restore power not only to the grid but to the people.
Mr Zulu expressed confidence that together, Zambians can build a nation that works for everyone.
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He writes:
Fellow Citizens,
For far too long, our people have suffered under the weight of endless load shedding and the unbearable cost of fuel.
Families are struggling, businesses are closing, and jobs are being lost every day. The prices of food and basic necessities have skyrocketed, and generally the cost-of-living crisis remains the highest in living memory.
The Load shedding crisis is so perversive that even our network communication has been crippled.
And yet, instead of providing solutions, those in charge choose to point fingers and shift blame. They blame everyone but themselves, even the people they are meant to serve.
But I ask are these not the same people who once paraded the so called “Dubai formula”? That no single drop of rain was needed to generate power? Are these not the same people who proudly declared that they had ended load shedding within a year?
Fellow citizens, I stand before you today to say enough is enough and the pain, damage and this crisis must come to and end.
When we form government next year, our first action will be to review the sector, rationalize the reckless export of electricity.
We will ensure that power generated in Zambia benefits the Zambian people first.
And we will not stop there. We shall revive the nuclear energy project that this government abandoned, a project that has the potential to transform our energy sector, make Zambia a major net exporter of power for the sub-Sahara region and secure power for generations to come.
Because we understand that energy is not just about light, it is about life. It is the driving force of every economy, without it, there can be no meaningful development and progress.
My fellow citizens, the time has come to restore power not just to the grid, but to the people.
Together, we will build a Zambia that works for everyone.
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