LUSAKA – An aide to President Levy Mwanawasa has accused a group of white commercial farmers of plotting to bring the opposition to power in upcoming elections in Zambia by creating artificial food shortages.
According to a letter signed by Mwanawasa aide Alfred Chipoya, four big white commercial farmers and safari operators were accused of hatching a plot to “work against” Mwanawasa’s Movement for Multiparty Democracy. The letter, dated April 3 2006, said that the four farmers attended a meeting organised by the opposition Patriotic Front (PF) in which they resolved to mobilise the white community against Mwanawasa.Chipoya also accused the farmers of plotting to “create artificial food shortages in Zambia by about August”.- Nampa-AFPThe letter, dated April 3 2006, said that the four farmers attended a meeting organised by the opposition Patriotic Front (PF) in which they resolved to mobilise the white community against Mwanawasa.Chipoya also accused the farmers of plotting to “create artificial food shortages in Zambia by about August”.- Nampa-AFP
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