Predsednik Zambije Hakainde Hichilema, ki ga pogosto opisujejo kot enega najbogatejših zambijskih poslovnežev z ocenjeno neto vrednostjo skoraj 390 milijonov dolarjev, je danes sporočil, da ni prejel nobenih izplačil, odkar je avgusta postal vodja države.
Preden je postal predsednik Zambija, Hichilema, ki je obogatel s kmetijstvom in živinorejo, se je izrekel proti zvišanju plač predsednika in vladnih ministrov.
»To je žalitev za navadnega Zambijca, ki se trudi kupiti hrano. Raje dam ljudem denar, kot da dvignem plačo,« Hakainde Hichilema tvitnila lani.
Medtem ko je potrdil, da je od prevzema funkcije delal brezplačno, je Hichilema trdil, da na svojo plačo "ni posvečal pozornosti", ker je bil osredotočen na to, kako "izboljšati življenje ljudi".
Nacionalni mediji so pred tem citirali ministrstvo za finance države, da je Hichilema ne prejemal plače, odkar je avgusta po zmagi na predsedniških volitvah postal vodja države.
KAJ VZETI IZ TEGA ČLANKA:
- While confirming that he has worked for free ever since assuming the office, Hichilema claimed that he had “not paid attention” to his salary because he was focused on how to “better the lives of the people.
- National media previously quoted the country's Finance Ministry as saying that Hichilema has not been receiving pay since he became the head of state in August after winning the presidential election.
- The President of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema, often described as one of Zambia's richest businessmen with reported net worth is nearly $390 million, today announced that he has not received any salary payments since becoming the country's head of state in August.
