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Gwanda Correspondent
THE newly elected Zanu-PF leadership in Matabeleland South Province will prioritise the completion of unfinished development projects, the outgoing Governor and Resident Minister, Cde Angeline Masuku, said.In the just-ended harmonised elections, Zanu-PF won all the 13 National Assembly seats in the province.
In an interview yesterday, Cde Masuku said the former MPs, a majority of them who belonged to the MDC formations, were uncooperative and failed to facilitate the completion of development projects in the province.
She said the situation had also been worsened by the illegal sanctions which were imposed by the Western countries on Zimbabwe resulting in some important projects not being attended to for many years.
“The former MPs from the opposition parties shunned the Governor’s office as they claimed it is a Zanu-PF office and as a result they failed to promote development.
“There are a lot of projects which are unfinished such as the Provincial Magistrates’ Court and the Registry offices in Filabusi. We also have the Tuli-Manyange Dam project which upon completion is expected to improve the water situation to the people.
“I am happy that the newly elected MPs are those that will recognise this office as there is no development that can take place without working with this office. Therefore, Zanu-PF will be there to complete these projects and also to resuscitate irrigation schemes so as to improve the lives of the people,” said Cde Masuku.
The Tuli-Manyange Dam in Gwanda District was destroyed by the Cyclone Eline induced rains in 2000 while other dams were silted.
Cde Masuku said lives of the people in Matabeleland South would be transformed for the better if the development of dams was taken as a priority.
“The repair and construction of dams should be taken as a priority as this would help improve food security since the province usually receives low rainfall. We also have some people in our province who walk for long distances to water sources thus when we have more dams, this problem would be curtailed,” she said.
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