— Zambian voters urged to turn up en-mass on January 20th

—The   founder  President of Victory Over Tough Elections-VOTE Zambia, Stembridge  Mwangala has called on all registered voters  to turn out in large numbers and exercise their democratic  right to vote  for a leader with good qualities during the January 2015 Presidential  By -elections.

Mr. Mwangala said people need to be sensitised  to vote wisely for a leader who will be able to move the country forward for the benefit of all Zambians.

And Mr. Mwangala said his organisation which is the  first ever mass movement comprising of voters was recently established to provide a platform to all  voters country wide to air their views and opinions on the election campaigns, political leadership and developmental issues in a coordinated and effective manner.

He said this  in a statement availed to ZANIS in Lusaka today  that  many politicians have time immemorial neglected the plight of voters once elected.

He added that this was the reason his organisation will voice out  concerns of the electorate during and after  the elections and engage the leaders on various issues that affect people.

Mr. Mwangala  further said Vote Zambia aims at promoting good quality, positive result oriented leadership through background checks and open leadership debates that offers opportunity for electorates to make informed choices before voting.

He added that  his organisation will also help reduce electoral  violence, hooliganism, vote buying by educating the electorates on the importance of promoting civilisation during the voting process.

Mr. Mwangala  observed that there is need for the voters to identify  and endorse their own quality leaders with good track records and vote for them in the various political offices during the Presidential ,Parliamentary and Local government elections.