President Andry Rajoelina reiterates the sincere will of his regime to straighten Jirama.
During the inauguration ceremony of the new Sainte-Marie solar park, the Head of State addressed the striking employees within the National Water and Electricity Company of Madagascar to reassure them in relation to the new status, at the origin of the anger of the latter. The tenant of Iavoloha reaches the hand to the personnel of the Jirama and calls for all those who wish to contribute to the recovery of the said company, as well as to the employees having the sincere will to save the Jirama so that this company is worthy of its status as a state -owned company. He thus encourages employees not to be invaded by viruses. Andry Rajoelina believes that there is a political maneuver behind the Jirama strike. “” Admittedly, there are employees with Jirama who have a real desire to work sincerely for the good of the company but there are also those who work and maneuver for other ideologies and/or other objectives, particularly political. We are against destabilization and we will have no tolerance for any desire to block the efforts undertaken to straighten the Jirama “He warned. At the pace that things go, there will be an explanation session between the President of the Republic and the striking employees, as well as the unionists within the Jirama. Indeed, yesterday, the head of state said that he will meet them in order to listen to them, but also and above all to bring elements of clarification on the ins and outs of the new status of the Jirama.
Solar park
As part of this Jirama recovery process, and in agreement with the energy transition initiated by the regime, President Andry Rajoelina proceeded to the inauguration of a solar park of 1 MW newly installed in Ambodifotatra Sainte-Marie yesterday. This infrastructure will double energy production and put an end to load shedding in this district, especially during the day, announced the tenant of Iavoloha. And him to add that this solar park will also allow the Jirama to save 2,500,000 liters of diesel, a gain of 12,500,000,000 Ariary that the State can now use to finance development projects.
Social actions
As usual during his trips to the regions, President Andry Rajoelina did not fail to carry out social actions for the benefit of the population of Sainte-Marie. Thus, no less than 4,000 needy families have received bags of rice and baskets garnished during a distribution organized in the field of the Saint-Joseph Catholic school. These donations of donations are signs ” mutual aid “Said the President of the Republic to respond to opposition criticisms. The Head of State particularly appreciated the warm welcome that the population of Sainte-Marie has reserved for him while announcing the next construction of other development infrastructures such as factories, a youth center, etc.
Whale festival
To close his trip to Sainte-Marie, President Andry Rajoelina took part in the emblematic kickoff Whale festival which makes the renown of the Nosy Boraha and which attracts many tourists from all over the world each year. The country’s number one launched a vibrant call to all the Malagasy in order to visit Sainte-Marie to appreciate its beauty in the same way as foreigners. Thus, to facilitate the arrival of local tourists, he announced the rehabilitation of the port of Antsiraka. This is the third time that the Head of State has witnessed this festival which has been an opportunity for tourism promotion for this locality. Through his personal involvement in the promotion of this tourist destination, the president wants to give a strong signal as to the prioritization of tourism as a lever for development.
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