Opposition Forum for Democracy and Development President Edith Nawakwi has voiced her concerns over the situation in public hospitals following the dismissal of some nurses who had gone on strike by government.
Nawakwi said Finance Minister Alexander who was a nominated Member of Parliament had casually dismissed her as a person from the streets and could not act on her suggestions.
Below is Nawakwi’s full statement:
Edith Z Nawakwi writes
The calamity unfolding in our Hospitals and Clinics in the country where nurses have been fired with no solution in sight from the Patriotic Front (PF) Government is a Sin to mankind.
I did request the Minister of Finance Hon. Chikwanda to provide leadership on this matter by making suggestions as to how Nurses were to be paid their promised wages. It is very clear to me that I am singing an empty slate.
My Nominated Brother and Minister of Finance thinks I am “from the streets” hence he can not listen to my advice. Our tragedy in this country is that we have people like Hon. Chikwanda, who have no Constituencies, being in charge of our lives. They have no allegiance to anyone, other than to outsiders.
This is the same Minister who says, “I cant listen to anyone from the streets.” May I remind my Brother that it is the same people from the streets who elected his Excellence President Sata at whose pleasure he is today a Nominated Member of Parliament in charge of our National Treasury which he is failing to manage in the interest of all of us who are on the “streets”.
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