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President Edgar Lungu congratulates Newly appointed North-Western Province Permanent Secretary Ephraim Mateyo during the Swearing-In-Ceremony at State House on Wednesday, January 27,2016 -Picture by THOMAS NSAMA/STATE HOUSE
President Edgar Lungu has advised civil servants against falling prey to fake promises being made to them by some opposition political party leaders.
Speaking when he swore-in former Inspector General of Police Ephraim Mateyo as North Western Province Permanent Secretary, Emmanuel Mali as Public Policy Specialist at Cabinet Office and Owen Mugemezulu as Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Higher Education, President Lungu says civil servants should remain focused in service delivery to the expectations of the people.
President Lungu notes that this being an election year, civil servants expect a lot of politicians to approach them with promises, advising them not listen to them.
And President Lungu has made some changes at Permanent Secretary level.
The President ‘s special assistant for press and public relations Amos Chanda says some Permanent Secretaries have had their contracts not renewed.
Mr. Chanda says the Head of State has not renewed the contracts of Higher Education Permanent Secretary Dr. Patrick Nkanza and his Ministry of Justice counterpart Joseph Akafumba.
He says other changes include the moving of North western Permanent Secretary Amos Malupenga to the Ministry of Local Government and Housing, while Misheck Lungu has been moved to Ministry of Transport and Communications.
Other changes include the moving of Mbolwa Muyaba TO Cabinet Office as Permanent Secretary in Charge of Remuneration, while Labour and Social Security PS Trevor Kaumba has swapped with his Ministry of Lands counterpart Barnaby Mulenga.
Meanwhile President Lungu says he acknowledges the pastoral letter by Catholic Bishops and will listen sensibly and look at the recommendations made by the Bishops.
Mr Chanda has told Journalists in Lusaka that the Head of State will take time to look at the recommendations more especially those to do with stamping out political violence.
Mr. Chanda says the President has acknowledged that the issues raised by the Catholic Bishops are cardinal to the growth of the nation and thus the need to sensibly look at them and consider them.
President Lungu receives the report of the findings from the Government Mining Technical Audit Committee Chairperson Dr Sixtus Mulenga at State House on January 27,2016 -Picture by THOMAS NSAMA