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    President Mnangagwa rallies Provincial Ministers to raise living standards in provinces

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    Harare, (New Ziana) –Ministers of State for Provincial
    Affairs and Devolution should focus on improving the living standards of
    the people and achieving shared prosperity in their respective areas,
    President Emmerson Mnangagwa said Wednesday.

    Addressing Provincial Ministers from all the 10 provinces, who were
    accompanied by their provincial secretaries during an interface meeting
    at the State House, President Mnangagwa urged them to remain steadfast
    in tackling challenges and to take necessary risks in order to implement
    solutions that benefit the people.

    He said the increased momentum to achieve national development
    aspirations requires leaders who are bold, focused, hardworking and
    prepared to make the requisite personal sacrifices for unprecedented
    results.

    “Individually and collectively decide to be counted as those possessing
    these traits. This is the spirit that saw us realise our independence,
    freedom and peace to become masters of our own destiny.

    “No matter how far we go towards a brighter future, let us stay true to
    that original aspiration and never forget from whence we came. That is
    ZANU PF under my leadership, always having a heart for the people.

    “It is for this reason, therefore, that the policy of devolution and
    decentralisation is a beacon to the transformation, development and
    prosperity we all have a duty to achieve, as embodied in our national
    Constitution,” he said.

    President Mnangagwa said devolution is also critically important for
    national unity, social cohesion and safeguarding the indivisibility of
    Zimbabwe as a sovereign-unitary state.

    He said as such, Provincial Ministers should demonstrate the leadership
    capability, integrity and humility that rallies all communities, across
    all districts, within provinces, around the common national vision, and
    the indivisibility of the country.

    Provincial Ministers also have a duty at the grassroots level to ensure
    that society has vitality and hope, living in unity, peace and harmony,
    as it is under such environments that sustainable development and
    prosperity for the country can be attained.

    President Mnangagwa however castigated the non-attendance to Cabinet
    Committee meetings by some Ministers of State for Provincial Affairs and
    Devolution in 2024, saying it was glaring.

    “As a result, Cabinet Committee submissions missed vital input from
    provinces. This anomaly must be adequately addressed. May I emphasise
    that for the Government to have an effective national Devolution Agenda,
    Ministries of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution must submit
    comprehensive and timely reports.

    “It is, however, unfortunate that some provinces are failing to make
    these submissions resulting in gaps and jerks in the coordination of
    government programs and projects. This is unacceptable and tantamount to
    dereliction of duty,” he said.

    The interface meeting, the first since the 2023 harmonised general
    elections, takes stock of the progress made under the Devolution and
    Decentralisation policy, which is a critical cog of the Second Republic.

    New Ziana

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