BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)-New appointed deputy Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development Abida Sidik Mia has vowed to fight against corruption and all bureaucratic bottlenecks that hamper effective delivery of services to the public.

Abidah Mia, the lawmaker for Chikwawa Nkombezi constituency made the remarks in a statement available to The Maravi Post on Saturday, July 11, 2020.

Mia says is ready to work hand in hand with minister of land Honorable Kezzie Msukwa and deliver the work in the 5-month probation that the president has given her and her fellow newly sworn in ministers.

She has also vowed to serve with honesty, passion, dedication and hard work to make significant contribution in building a new Malawi, leave good legacy and inspire the girl child in the society.

She has consequently beseeched Malawians to support her in any way possible while discharging her duties in freeing Malawians from living as foreigners in their own country.

Below is Abidah’s full statement:

THANKSGIVING, REQUEST & COMMITMENT

Dear Friends,
I give praise and honour to the Almighty God for this opportunity to serve my beloved country as Deputy Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development.

God who weighs the heart knows that it is intrinsic in me honest passion, dedication and hard work to serve humanity and my country.

I will be going to the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development on Monday, to among other things, clear the rubble of corruption in land transactions, which if not cleared, will leave us Malawians as foreigners in our own country.

Fellow citizens; yours truly is a fighter and together with my boss, Honorable Kezzie Msukwa, it will be gloves off—a bare-knuckle fight against corruption and all bureaucratic bottlenecks that hamper effective delivery of services to the public. This is not mere rhetoric but a promise because as you heard from the President yesterday; we are on 5-month probation—to deliver or be delivered home. Think about it. The bar has been raised very high and it will be no child’s play to have one’s lifeline in cabinet extended as the president wants nothing short of stellar performance.

I therefore promise to do my very best not for the fear of being delivered home in 5 months’ time but so I can;
a) Make a significant contribution in building a new Malawi.
b) Leave a good legacy when all is said and done and
c) Inspire the girl child that it is possible to do a commendable job of perfecting that which is imperfect.

To this end, it is my prayer to the almighty God to give me a spirit to fight gallantly and win big for our nation.

In the same vein, I entreat you, my fellow citizens, to support me as I discharge my duties. Your support will spur me to succeed and my success at the ministry will be our country’s success.

It’s game on!

May God bless you.
Abida Sidik Mia, MP
Deputy Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development