More than 300 villagers in Chadiza district swindled after being promised jobs by suspected PF cadres.

More than 300 villagers in Chadiza district have been swindled out of their money and domestic animals after being promised jobs by suspected PF, Patriotic Front cadres.
Breeze FM Staffer, Paul Phiri reports that the villagers this morning gathered at Chipata-Chadiza junction waiting to be employed in the tarring project of Chipata- Chadiza road.
Some villagers, who came in as early as 04 hours for the employment narrated that people purporting to belong to the ruling party promised that they would be offered employment.
But PF Constituency Chairperson, Christopher Banda has dismissed the report stating that the party has no authority to employ anyone and that no PF members were involved in such dishonest activities.
Mr. Banda has instead accused MMD, Movement for Multi-Party Democracy and UPND, United Party for National Development members of being behind the scam, stating that they want to destroy the name of the ruling party.
Mr. Banda says that on Chadiza District Council and the contractor have the mandate to employ workers for the project.
And Council Chairperson, Richard Zimba confirmed receiving the report but urged people not to be cheated by what he described as cheap politics.