Luanda - Mass rallies, training session of party delegates and sensitisation of voters to continuous civic behaviour in the electoral process took place this Thursday on the 26th day of the campaign for the general elections on the 24th August.
MPLA
At the MPLA mass rally in Benguela Province, the party´s head of the list, Joao Lourenço, accused, without mentioning names, that there are politicians being funded from abroad to defend an agenda beyond the interests of Angolans, calling them “a rental mouth” of “unconfessed interests”.
During the event, Lourenço also promised to organise, this year, a public competition for the recruitment of 415 health professionals, if he wins the ballot on 24 August.
PHA
In Malanje Province, the Humanist Party of Angola (PHA) presented to the civil society and the youth of Malanje its electoral manifesto and the government programme to be implemented in Angola, in case of winning the elections.
During the mass act, the PHA representative in Malanje, Marcos Raimundo José, said the party was born to give dignity to citizens and promote the continuous consolidation of peace, the strengthening of democracy and the preservation of unity among Angolans.
CASA-CE
The candidate for vice-president of the Republic for CASA-CE, Alexandre Sebastião André, promised in Ondjiva to build a university in Cunene Province, if the coalition wins the general elections.
On his arrival in Ondjiva Municipality, Alexandre Sebastião André told the press that the coalition will prioritise in Cunene, the construction of a university, in order to reduce the exodus of young people to other regions, in search of scientific knowledge.
APN
Meanwhile, the president of the National Patriotic Alliance (APN), Quintino Moreira, promised to build a railway line to link the provinces of Uige and Luanda, in order to facilitate the transportation of minerals, coffee, wood, among other products, to the country's capital (Luanda).
Speaking at a rally event in the City of Uige, he reiterated that in case of winning the general elections, his party intends to grant bank loans to farmers of 50 million kwanzas each, to boost agricultural production.
UNITA
UNITA promoted a votes solicitation campaign in the Municipality of Cazenga, in Luanda, with messages appealing for patience and confidence in a positive outcome at the polls, in this month´s elections.
The provincial secretariat of the party continues to disseminate the governance programme inside Cazenga, calling the citizens to vote for its candidate for President of the Republic, Adalberto Costa Júnior.
FNLA
In the Municipality of Ndalatando, the FNLA´s first secretary for Cuanza Norte Province, Mateus Martins Vicente, praised the attitude of voters during the pre-election and election campaigns, ahead of the 24 August elections.
He said the Angolan people had matured politically and are ready to decide, in all conscience, on the future of the country.
PRS
At Least 14,400 delegates of the Social Renewal Party (PRS) have been accredited by the National Electoral Commission in Luanda to supervise the electoral process.
The provincial secretary of PRS, Novais Samungole, said that they are having a training session from 12 to 20 of this month, to better perform and ensure the smoothness of the voting process.
P-NJANGO
The P-NJANGO went to the Municipality of Ambriz, Bengo Province, to interact with religious bodies and civil society on the electoral process.
Vladimir Botelho, a member of P-NJANGO, said the country is experiencing a celebration time that should be respected by all Angolans.
CIVIL SOCIETY
Members of SADC´s civil society and diplomatic corps stressed, in Luanda, the organization and functioning of the National Scrutiny Centre.
At the end of a visit to the National Electoral Commission (CNE), the former President of the Angolan Bar Association (OAA), Manuel Gonçalves, the chairman of the Movangola organization, António Sawanga, and the Zambian Ambassador to Angola, Lawrence Chalungumana, were convinced that the system was ready and the CNE is also ready to hold the elections.
FAITH
The believers of the Catholic, New Apostolic and United Methodist churches in Lunda Sul Province have called for civic-mindedness, political tolerance, ethics and respect for differences in this phase of the electoral campaign.
The Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Saurimo, Lunda Sul Province, Dom José Manuel Imbamba, the Reverend Pastor of the New Apostolic Church in Lunda Sul, José Baza and the Reverend Pastor of the United Methodist Church in Lunda Sul, João Isaac, urged the parties and civil agents to convey feelings of peace and harmony in the electoral process.
