Entire Petauke MMD Youth Executive joins FDD

The entire Petauke opposition MMD Youth Executive has allegedly ditched the former ruling party to join the FDD.

Former youth Chairman Sarateyo Mwenda led members from Kapoche, Msanzala and Petauke Central Constituency during a rally today to join the FDD citing poor leadership in the MMD.

And the FDD President Edith Nawakwi has promised that she will stiffen the punishment for perpetrators of Gender Based Violence when elected Republican President.

Ms. Nawakwi has cautioned perpetrators of Gender Based Violence to stop abusing their spouses, adding that under her Government she would never tolerate such behavior.

Meanwhile, Ms. Nawakwi says she will introduce University loans for students and scrap off the current bursary scheme she described as having been “ineffective to solving education challenges the country is faced with”.

Speaking when she addressed residents of Petauke at Kunda grounds in Petauke District, Ms Nawakwi said students will be paying off the loans after getting employed.

Ms. Nawakwi says her Government would also make sure that Members of Parliament stayed in their respective constituencies in order to allow and promote decentralization.

Edith Nawakwi in Eastern Province

The FDD President has also told the easterners that PF Government was not a farmer-friendly party following its delay to pay the farmers its resources.

Ms Nawakwi said PF had poor agriculture policies hence the delay to farmers.

And speaking at the same function FDD National Spokesperson Antonio Mwanza said people should realize that the country will only move forward when they start making wise decisions when casting their votes.

Mr. Mwanza says people should stop exchanging their votes for Chitenge materials, salt and soap as that is agreeing to continue suffering and those that give them that always disappear once elected.

He has called on the new members who defected from the former ruling party MMD to ensure that they work had as they will be not doing for the president of the party but sacrificing for the feature of their children who deserve better feature.

This is according to a brief made available to Qfm News by the FDD media team.