Luanda- The MPLA candidate for the President of the Republic João Lourenço on Monday defended more work to lead the country on the path of development.
In his party’s airtime, on the National Radio of Angola (RNA), João Lourenço addressed the five years of his government, between 2017 and 2022, having stressed that, in all provinces, thousands of Angolans are working to put the country on the path to development.
In his view, the task for the desired future still has the size of the country, but he said he is sure that, with more development, “we can get there.”
“We are building a more equal, fairer and more prosperous country. Angola that Agostinho Neto dreamed of is for which we fight, is today a work in progress,” he emphasised.
Answering the question if he wants to be President of the Republic again, João Lourenço affirmed that “he has enough energy to continue serving Angola and the Angolans”.
As for the unemployment and possible solutions, the MPLA’s president also said he suffers with people, reason why his Government conceived the Monetary Transfer Programme “Kwenda”, which benefits the families that suffer the most, without the basics to live their daily lives.
João Lourenço also stressed the diversification of the economy and the empowerment of the private sector, recognising that “the people’s suffering , in its great majority, is reduced if people have, at least, a job”.
In its airtime, MPLA talked about the projects accomplished and underway in several regions of the country, with emphasis on the Cafu Canal, in Cunene province, which aims to combat drought in the south of the country.
The 160-kilometer-long project takes water from the Cunene River, generating 3.275 direct jobs and benefiting more than 235.000 people.
Another project highlighted is the Port of Cabinda, which includes a new wharf, which will allow the docking of large ships, in addition to the creation of at least 1,500 new jobs.
Source: Angola Press News Agency