PRESIDENT Lungu has warned that he will not hesitate to fire non-performing ministers and civil servants from his Government.
Mr Lungu said this is because many development projects which were initiated across the country and could have been completed on schedule, have stalled due to lack of effective supervision.
The President said this here yesterday when he inspected Chama General Hospital where construction works started in 2008 but Mango Tree Construction Company Limited, the contractor engaged to do the works, abandoned the project.
President Lungu said it is sad and disappointing that some Cabinet ministers and civil servants have stopped carrying out their duties effectively in line with their expectation and are always waiting for him to act before a project can be completed on time.
“You cannot expect me to be inspecting each and every project before it could be completed. I am very disappointed that this building can even start developing cracks even before it is occupied.
“This means that some people are not doing their job. How can a hospital take so long for it to be completed? I am told the construction of this hospital started in 2008 and up to now it has not been occupied. I think it is not fair for me to start inspecting development projects when other people are just seated,” he said.
The head of State warned that incompetent Cabinet ministers and civil servants will be fired, especially that he wants to see the effects of development to trickle down to all the parts of the country.
President Lungu also directed Muchinga Province Minister Mwimba Malama to work out modalities that will facilitate the commissioning of Chama General Hospital in the next two months.
He warned that should Mr Malama and the civil servants who are supposed to see to it that the hospital is commissioned within the next two months fail, then he will have no any other option but to fire them.
Mr Lungu said he will not work with people in his administration who do not share his vision of taking development as close to the people as possible.
And President Lungu has commended China Civil for carrying out quality works on the Chama-Matumbo road.
Mr Lungu said he is impressed with the kind of workmanship done by the Chinese company and further urged Zambian contractors to emulate foreign contractors whenever they are engaged to execute projects.
The President, however, said it is sad and disappointing that some Zambian contractors have developed a tendency of doing shoddy works or not completing projects whenever they are engaged.
He said such acts are detrimental to development and his Government will not sit idly by but will de-register such erring companies.
The President is accompanied by Patriotic Front deputy secretary-general Mumbi Phiri, State House Deputy Minister Mulenga Sata, Deputy Minister of Finance Christopher Mvunga and other government officials.
The buck stops at you Mr President. Your incompetence manifests in your Ministers. They say fish starts to rot from the head. If you were on top of your game, you wouldn’t waste time touring the projects. You have an office in charge of projects at State House.
“Chagwa Must Fall”
Chagwa is just all talk. This is a Commander-in-Chief that is failing to stop cadre violence, how can he fire a Minister? Edgar Lungu is leading us to the cliff. When this man said he head no vision, we should have listened.
@Jameson Whisky and all you UPND cadres stop commenting on our internal affairs it does not concern you. You are even wasting your time insulting instead of just minding about your party UPND. The warning does not involve the UPND and nobody asked for your opinion.
Since when did visionless Lungu have a vision?
Great riddance to the fact that Lungu has finally accepted failures of PF ministers. This is what Cobra Sata said regarding Political Failures of PF that, “PF MPs ARE USELESS” & indeed the utterances of Lungu cements it all.
For the first time Lungu is speaking the truth, yes PF cabinet ministers & civil servants have stopped working in preference to stealing.
2 months left & PF will be history!
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Where is the minister of works and his PS, why should the all presidency be checking on building of roads and banks, Surely Africa is a dark continent. D. Trump is right the whites should come back and sort out things, they left too early before we could manage to govern ourselves and its true. Just look at Zambia/Africa from the time of independence we have been going backwards while the west has continued to move forward. Look at our hospital, they are death traps, our universities, our roads, companies, water systems, everything is falling apart. But why.
Chagwa MUST FALL INDEED! the chap has forgotten that all ministers & civil servants were warned NOT TO GO Campaigning by one NO OTHER THAN “FLANKI” BWALYA except for a handful of individuals – NO SURPRISES THEN CHAGWA WAS STONE DRUNK ON BOTH OCCASSIONS!!
lungu will be more vicious than sata and Mwanawasa in the second term. Those who saw Mwanawasa he was cabbage in the first term but became chicken in his last term. president this is the true pictute of most of the projects. Vist all districts you will be shocked.
DOOM, I share your views 100%. Those that are not able to read between the lines cannot think about this. Watch this space!
@DOOM you are right……once he goes round and see the reality on the ground he will change the strategy as Levy did. A Zambian would naturally want cash and do no work.
This man let ministers too loose and now he’s waking up!
Bad manager. They say a bad carpenter blames his tools. Just DO IT.
why should i believe him now? we have heard this talk from time to time and for me its meant to cheap talk the gullible Zambians. meanwhile in the background of this picture i see one Mumbi Phiri lurking wow.
iwe the presido is saying facts and you are disputing, what kind of human being are you kanshi? Mr president fire non performing ministers we want development in our country full stop.
Begin by getting ride of Chikwanda and Chishimba Kambwili honestly they are very useless ministers and probably we shall take your statement as a serious one. otherwise kuwaya wayafwe
Imwe naimwe , kanshi chaba shani?? The Chap has been “riding” his concubines, now you want him to “ride” his ministers???
This statement from Kadansa is a bit too rich. We have had largely the same cabinet for over four years now. To realise that they are non performing now, wow!
Just asking and in good faith. What value is Mumbi Phiri adding to these trips? I just want to know because all the time the President is accompanied by Mumbi Phiri, even on his recent visit to Europe.
Tell me, is Mumbi Phiri married or not? Because these trips with Chagwa are worrying me.