Vice President Urges Zambians to Renew UPND Mandate to Secure Benefits of Economic Recovery

Vice President Mutale Nalumango has urged Zambians to grant the ruling United Party for National Development (UPND) another mandate, saying the next five years will enable citizens to benefit from the country's ongoing economic recovery.

Speaking during Friday's edition of the Let the People Talk programme on Phoenix FM, Mrs Nalumango said the UPND's manifesto offers hope and confidence for the future. She stated that the groundwork laid during the party's first term in office has positioned Zambia for sustained economic growth.

Mrs Nalumango acknowledged that the Government had implemented difficult but necessary economic reforms, adding that Zambians would begin to see the positive results of those measures over the next five years.

She said the Government recognises the economic hardships many citizens continue to face and has designed its national budgets to protect vulnerable households by supporting livelihoods and helping to cushion the effects of the economic transition.

Meanwhile, Mrs Nalumango dismissed claims that the UPND plans to extend the presidential term of office from five to seven years if re-elected.

She said the matter has never been discussed within the party and has never formed part of its agenda.