Luanda - Unlike the first six days, this Saturday which marks the seventh day of the electoral campaign recorded greater intensity of activities in the country´s 18 provinces, with six of the eight presidential candidates leading their respective political organisations and all parties stepping up their actions to entice votes for the upcoming general elections, set for 24 August this year.
PHA
In the morning, the Humanist Party of Angola (PHA) marched through the streets of Menongue City of the south-eastern Cuando Cubango Province, where it presented to the citizens its arguments on why it should be chosen.
During the event, Florbela Malaquias, the head of the party´s list, said that apart from humanising people, “the PHA wants to put an end to holes in people´s lives and not only in the roads, as it is the case with the current government, which relegates the suffering of the people to a secondary level”.
In Dundo, Lunda Norte Province, the president of the political committee of this political party, Manuel Massanzo, ruled out any possibility of the PHA winning the general elections on 24 August, because it was still in a “process of consolidation”.
P-NJANGO
The Nationalist Party for Justice in Angola (P-NJANGO) on Saturday toured the municipalities of Viana, Cacuaco and Cazenga in Luanda Province to mobilise and sensitise voters, led by the party´s vice-president, Força Maria Tania.
In Viana District, the delegation held a march and ended with an awareness campaign. In Cacuaco they transmitted awareness messages in Vidrul and Kifangondo markets, while in Cazenga they knocked on doors in the neighbourhoods of Hoji-ya-Henda and Kalawenda districts.
UNITA
Under the leadership of its president, Adalberto Costa Júnior, UNITA held a rally act in the Municipality of Cazenga, during which it declared itself ready for the contest and to create a democratic government without discrimination.
In his speech, the head of UNITA´s list reiterated the commitment to implement local government in Angola, as one of the central issues of the party´s governance programme, which also includes the fight against corruption and the promotion of education, from primary to university level.
In northern Uige Province, more than 200 brigades of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) engaged in mobilisation of the citizens to convince them to cast their votes in the largest opposition party.
FNLA
Six days after its official launch of the campaign, the National Front for the Liberation of Angola (FNLA) effectively opened its election campaign in Bengo Province on Saturday, with a march through the streets of Caxito City led by its secretary general, Aguiar Laurindo.
“The FNLA intends to pay special attention to children, youth and women, as well as to build homes throughout the country, it wants to create an unemployment benefit, defend orphans, displaced persons and pensioners, if it wins the general elections on 24 August”, promised the politician.
CASA-CE
In Uíge province, the Broad Convergence for the Salvation of Angola - Electoral Coalition (CASA-CE) held a mass rally, in which it promised, among other things, to improve policies on access to employment and to create an unemployment benefit, in case of wining the elections on 24 August.
“We’ll eliminate the requirement of work experience, age limitation and other constraints for access to employment”, explained the head of the list of this coalition, Manuel Fernandes, during the presentation of his programme.
Meanwhile, in Luanda, CASA-CE, during a similar event, proposed the creation of a dialogue pact with the political forces competing for the general elections on 24 August, so that the electoral campaign takes place in a climate of peace and harmony.
APN
In the capital city of Zaire, the president of the National Patriotic Alliance (APN), Quintino Moreira, promised to rehabilitate the province´s road network, with emphasis on the road linking Mbanza Kongo to the municipality of Cuimba, over a distance of 62 kilometres.
Quintino Moreira, who was speaking at a rally as part of his party´s electoral campaign, said that priority would be given to secondary and tertiary roads and access to the interior of the province.
PRS
The Social Renewal Party (PRS), which spent the first days of its campaign in eastern side of the country, in Luena City of Moxico Province, held a march that ended with a rally. Its president, Benedito Daniel, met with leaders of youth associations.
On the other hand, during its ten-minute airtime in the Angola National Radio Station he said that the preservation of Angolan culture and African identity is part of his party´s programme, if he wins the elections, as he believes that for the construction of a structured society, cultural promotion is an essential factor.
MPLA
In the province of Bié, the President of MPLA, João Lourenço, highlighted the rehabilitation of roads and public lighting in the province, as well as promised proper intervention in the road linking Bié to Cuanza Sul (Andulo/Mussende), in order to facilitate the connection between both places and between them and other Angolan localities.
Speaking at a rally in the city of Cuito, the MPLA candidate for the 2022 elections underlined among other achievements the rehabilitation of the Cunje-Andulo road, which allows easy circulation between both cities, as well as the tertiary and secondary roads of the other municipalities.
Meanwhile, in Luanda, the first provincial secretary of the ruling party, Bento Sebastião Bento, urged the supporters, members and friends of the party to flock to the polls on 24 August, to exercise their right to vote, for the MPLA to win the election for the fifth consecutive time, after 1992, 2008, 2012 and 2017.
“In the capital and largest electoral ward in the country, the MPLA militants and leaders, besides mobilising the list delegates and the people for the massive vote for the party, should be the first to leave home for the polling stations”, expressed the politician, at the end of a march which lasted for about two hours.
In Malanje Province, the MPLA party also held a mass political event in the municipality of Mucari, during which the first provincial secretary of this party, Kwata Kanawa said that the defence of peace and national reconciliation are indispensable requirements to avoid disagreements among Angolans.
