VICE PRESIDENT RECOGNIZES GROWTH IN MUNICIPALITIES

Chicala-Cholohanga – The Vice President of the Republic, Bornito de Sousa, highlighted this Saturday the socio-economic growth of the municipalities of Mungo and Chicala-Cholohanga, in central Huambo Province as a result of the policies drawn up by the central and local structures of the state.

Speaking to the press at the end of the 72-hour working visit to Huambo Province, he underlined the commitment of municipal administrators who have been able to overcome the difficulties, as well as the gender equity in the leadership of the municipalities of this province.

“We are very pleased to see the commitment of municipal administrators, as well as the fact that some municipalities, such as Chicala-Cholohanga, are run by women,” he said.

Among the actions in progress in the municipalities, he indicated the programs linked to the earthworks of roads and maintenance of secondary and tertiary roads.

These are, mainly, roads that connect the municipal headquarters to the communes and areas of agricultural production.

As for the difficulties related to the supply of drinking water and electricity, he said that they should be resolved within the framework of the development programmes underway in the country.

Also in the context of his visit to Huambo Province, the Vice President highlighted the fact that some projects he visited were being developed by national and foreign businesspersons.

In the municipality of Chicala-Cholohanga, the Vice-President assessed the functioning of the Audácia Farm aviary, with a production of 8,000 eggs/day, in a universe of 11. 249 chickens.

In the same municipality, Bornito de Sousa visited a feed factory, which produces an average of eight tonnes/day, as well as the Giangzhou Agriculture farm.

The aforementioned farm is a Chinese investment that, this year, produced 8,206 tonnes of cereals, against the 8,260 in 2020.

The Vice President’s visit to Huambo is part of the monitoring of the actions of Local Governance.

Source: Angola Press News Agency