Utilise resources to stir development, Makambako council leaders urged

Councillors and other leaders in Makambako Municipality have been challenged to work diligently and utilize resources they are endowed with to speed up the municipal’s progress.

The challenge was given by the Director General of Rufiji Basin Development Authority (RUBADA), Mr Aloyce Masanja during a seminar to sensitize the municipal’s leaders on the government’s initiative on Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT) yesterday in Njombe Region.

“Colleagues, let us workwe cannot achieve progress by blaming each other, each one of us should play his part and reap the benefits,” he said. He also called upon the leaders to earmark areas that are conducive for agriculture investments for the benefit of the municipal and the region.

“The authority will make sure that these huge agriculture investments also benefit people here-this is our modal,” he said. He emphasized that leaders at the municipality should work hard to elevate their township to another level.

“There are healthy youths here who work hard, work with them and you will enjoy the results,” he noted. He reminded the councillors that the government’s Big Results Now necessitates them to work hard than ever before. “Everyone will be evaluated according to his workfailure to that people will be forced to step aside,” he said.

Talking on behalf of the councillors, the chairperson of the municipality, Mr Chesco Mfikwa said they will continue to work hard and bring up new projects to spur development. “We are ready to work with RUBADA to make SAGCOT a success,” he said.

He said the seminar was of great benefit to them and that the focus from now will be engaging in modern agriculture especially in irrigation,” he said. “It is modern agriculture that will bring us development- we thank RUBADA for this awareness,” he noted.