ECZ begins training of voter educators

THE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has challenged Voter Education Facilitators (VEFs) under the District Voter Education Committee (DVEC) in Chipangali to put in their best as they go in the field to disseminate information to the electorate.
Acting District Electoral Officer Anthony Kalunga said a mammoth task lies ahead of the ECZ programme to ensure a good number of eligible voters is captured during the registration of voters’ exercise.
Mr Kalunga observed that VEFs and the DVEC were the ones with knowledge to ensure eligible voters turned up in numbers to register as voters.
He noted that without the programme of registration of voters, next year’s elections would not be executed effectively.
Mr Kalunga was speaking when he officiated at this year’s training of VEFs and DVEC members for the forthcoming programme of voter registration.
“You are the ones with knowledge to give the electorate, and I encourage you to put in your best so that you manage to disseminate information to ensure more people turn up to register as voters in the district,” he said.
Mr Kalunga said the time to deliver information to the electorate was limited and there was need for DVEC members to put in their best for them to disseminate the information effectively.
He also urged voter educators to be ethical during their execution of the programme so that they did not tarnish and bring the name of the ECZ into ridicule.
And Chipangali District Voter Education Coordinator, Norman Kashi, said the voter educators should put in their best because the outcome of the programme depended on their performance in the field.
Mr Kashi noted that he had no doubt that the voter educators being trained will perform to expectations.
Twenty-three participants are undergoing the Voter Education Facilitation training, out of which 19 will be engaged to carry out the voter education campaign in readiness for voter registration exercise which will start on October 29. – ZANIS.