Southern Province Basic Teachers Union of Zambia, BETUZ, Chairman, Chris Sinkala, has been indefinitely suspended from the union barely two months after his election.
According to the letter of suspension dated January 5, 2009 which was signed by the Union Deputy Director, Lyson Munsaka, and obtained by ZANIS in Mazabuka, Mr. Sinkala has been suspended for alleged insolence and insubordination.
Mr Munsaka charged that Mr Sinkala failed to adhere to the channels of communication by phoning the union headquarters each time there were grievances in the district.
“You are still adamant to your position of not following my orders by making secretive phone calls to the union headquarters with the sole aim of making my leadership unpopular to my superiors,” the letter read in part.
He indicated that the conduct of Mr Sinkala had the potential of destabilizing the union leadership in the province.
And when contacted, Mr Sinkala confirmed receiving the letter of suspension from the union.
He said he take up the matter with the Provincial Executive Committee, PEC, and the district union officials, who gave him the mandate to manage the affairs of the union in the province.
Mr Sinkala claimed that that his suspension has been triggered by his insinstance on the need to define the roles of Deputy Director and the Provincial Chairman, in the management of the union in the province.
But Betuz Provincial Displinary Committee Vice Secretary, Justin Wakumelo, said the suspension of Mr Sinkala is not in order and that it should be lifted immediately to safeguard the integrity of the union.
“It will give a wrong face of the union if elected officials are suspended at will and members might lose confidence in the union,” Walumelo said.
He said failure to lift the suspension could cost the union a great deal.
Mr Wakumelo appealed to the union headquarters to quickly intervene in the matter.
End/JN/ZANIS/SJK
Morning Bloggers
This is very important for the parastatals and the infrustructure in government. In fact This is why the inflation rate has gone down and is being manipulated by the Perpendicular algebra in a monkey’s bottom. If you have read this far you will realise this is gibberish and a way to celebrate I am number one.
Pasa ulemu kuli ba chairman iwe
The punishment is too harsh. The guy is an elected official as a matter of fact[-([-([-(
Please act reasonably mwe bantu!!
Failure of democracy at the Organization level.This man was elected into office, he can only be removed by the people who put him in this office.
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Just suspend the chap! He must learn to follow procedure, alaa! If it is found that he was wrongly suspended, then suspend the chap who suspended him….for also not following proceedure!
I guess he is a threat to his boss. Some bosses are a pain in the wrong place. There are reasons am sure as to why he is phoning headquarters directly.