Cases are frequent in different parts of the country, where the former fighters fail to receive their monthly pensions, which creates a poor relationship within the National Liberation Fighters Association (ACLLN), that was founded on the same date 19 years ago.
Rock Vicente, the association's chairperson, congratulates the contribution of the members to the liberation of Mozambique, but he notes that they are not fully happy with the current situation in the country, because there are still many challenges, such as poverty, unemployment, and other ills, which solution calls for the commitment of the people in all fronts, including political, economic, social and cultural.
He said that his association is prepared to lead the search for solutions to the country's problems, in the same way as they did it to liberate the country from foreign domination.
Among the efforts of the central government, after the creation of a specific ministry to deal with issues related to the former freedom fighters, are the urge for them to take part in the forthcoming elections for Provincial Assemblies on 16 January, the Municipal elections, in the same year, and the Presidential and Legislative elections in 2009.
To try and solve the problems of the associates, the government has decided that all issues concerning the payment of pensions must be solved by 31 December this year.
The statute for the former freedom fighters is not yet in force, and when it is implemented it will address problems such as free access to school, medical assistance, among others, for the children of former freedom fighters.
Still in the context of the celebrations of 7 September, the ruling Frelimo party urged every citizen aged 18 or over to register as a voter, explaining that this is a basic condition for them to exercise their right.
'Without the new voter's card one will not be able to participate in electing his representatives in the organs of power', reads the Frelimo's urge.
SOURCE: AIM
