President Michael Sata has observed that the teaching service is facing numerous challenges which need to be addressed urgently.
Mr. Sata said people that charged with the responsibility of addressing these challenges in the education sector should work hard.
He was speaking at State House today when he swore in education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education deputy ministry Patrick Ngoma.
President Sata implored Mr. Ngoma, who is Feira Member of Parliament in Luangwa district, to work closely with the Minister of Education, John Phiri to address the problems in the education sector.
He bemoaned the fact that nearly 50 years of Zambia’s political independence, some children in Luangwa district are still subjected to walking long distances to access primary education.
President Sata said more efforts should be applied in the education sector so as to enable more children in rural districts to access primary education.
“Mr. Ngoma, you are not new to this discipline because when I was District Governor of Lusaka, I found you teaching and poached you from teaching to bring you in politics. We have given you the opportunity. You know the problems in the teaching service therefore assist your minister who is an educationist like you,” he said.
Meanwhile, President Sata told Mr. Ngoma to use his position as deputy minister to address problems in the teaching service.
The President expressed optimism that Mr. Ngoma will contribute positively in the improvement of the education system.
“I have been in Luangwa with you. Let us provide education to all the poor children. You must be embarrassed that 50 years of independence, we still have children walking long distance to access primary education,” he noted.
And speaking to Journalists after being sworn in, Mr. Ngoma thanked President Sata for reappointing him as deputy minister in the Ministry of Education.
Mr. Ngoma admitted that the education sector has a lot of challenges and called for concerted effort in addressing the problems.
ZANIS
Go on build the stadiums first and ignore everything else
Where did Sata build a stadium? He only promised. Those unfinished like now monument Independence stadium was social-democratic MMD’s project.s
Sata never went past grade 7
Sata hates soccer,
Sata loves guns, he had 7 of them a day before his election, I wonder how many he has now.
What does Sata know about challenges in Education??? Maybe thats why he never got educated… TOO CHALLENGING.
KK gave free education, PF have given false promises.
Good @Tigress. KK was educated teacher, no wonder had good schools.
Sata was a constable Police Office, no wonder so many shootings, accidents, prison breakouts, illegal meat, today more drug delaers…TROUBLES everywhere so Police Officers can be busy. And Sata never watched any soccer match, thats why Chipolopolo is doing so bad.
Well spoken Tigress.
Why is he sad now about the challenges that have been there for decades, why cant he reduce the number of bye- elections and channel that money to sorting out the challenges facing the teaching fraternity, teachers are unsung heroes who have made it for possible for most of us to read and write, but improverished by uncaring governments.
Sata’s concern is genuine. If you have kids in school now you will definitely agree with him. In the recent past there are teachers joining the teaching service. They have nothing to offer the children. They are from the leakage era and therefore know very little if any. The next generation will be badly educated going what is happening in education now. This is reality on the ground. The fresh teachers have no clue whatsoever. The Ministry of Education needs to work hard like Sata has stated. Otherwise, we see a bleak education future.
Comment:Has these problems commented by sata been solved for now,what about free education?