EVEN for the most extreme cynics, the completion of the Choma-Namwala Road is something that must be appreciated and lauded.

It is an achievement that all well meaning people should acknowledge because the value of service that it will provide goes beyond cheap partisan lines.

Just for the record, the Choma-Namwala Road has been on the work of administrations since independence and it is only the current Government led by Rupiah Banda that has managed to complete the project.

This is sign of the commitment by the Government that development will be taken to all parts of the country and political affiliation is not a consideration when implementing development projects.

Namwala MP Robbie Chizyuka also outlined several projects that were being implemented in the district and surrounding areas.

It is clear that this administration means business and will take development to the people even amidst malicious criticism from the opposition parties.

Hopefully the people who are the real beneficiaries will judge and separate those who are masters at cheap political rhetoric from those who have the interest of the people.

The people of Southern Province should Emulate Mbabala MP Emmanuel Hachipuka and Mr Chizyuka who have risen above partisan lines and worked with the Government.

The fruits of such co-operation with Government have been seen in Choma and Namwala and clearly United Party for National Development officials who have been condemning Mr Hachipuka must now be ashamed.

However it is not too late for them to change their attitude and work with the Government for the benefit of the people they are elected to represent.