POLITICAL ANALYST DISMISSES FINDINGS THAT UPND HAS ACHIEVED 80% OF ITS CAMPAIGN PROMISES

 Political Analyst Alex Ngoma has dismissed findings by a midterm review that the ruling UPND has achieved 80% of its campaign promises.

According to a latest midterm review conducted by policy experts at state house, the UPND has achieved 80% of its campaign promises, findings which Dr. Ng’oma says are not true and could have been conducted in-house because they do not reflect the reality on the ground.

Dr. Ng’oma argues that the free education program cannot be considered a UPND achievement because it started under the previous regime while the increased constituency development fund is government money collected and distributed to citizens, hence is not a new initiative.

He has charged that the UPND has not even reached 50% of its campaign promises and has advised the ruling party to concentrate on fulfilling its campaign promises, such as reducing the cost of mealie-meal and providing cheap fertilizer among others.

In an interview with Phoenix News, Dr. Ng’oma adds that an assessment conducted by the UPND themselves cannot be trusted.