President, Rupiah Banda, is tomorrow expected in Abuja, Nigeria, for a two-day official visit.
According to a program released to ZANIS by Zambia’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Godfrey Musonda, President Banda is expected to arrive at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at 17 hours local time.
Nigerian Foreign Affairs Minister, Ojo Maduekwem, is expected to lead that country’s and Zambian officials in welcoming President Banda.
On Thursday, Mr Banda is scheduled to hold private talks with his Nigerian counterpart, President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, at State House before returning to Lusaka in the afternoon.
Foreign Affairs Minister, Kabinga Pande, and Energy and Water Development Minister, Kenneth Konga are expected to accompany President Banda.
Meanwhile, Zambia’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Godfrey Musonda, says President Banda’s visit to Nigeria will help cement the existing relations between the two countries.
Mr Musonda said Zambia and Nigeria share common aspirations that date back to the time of the struggle for Africa’s political independence.
Mr Musonda told ZANIS in an interview at his office today, that President Banda is determined to build on the vision of improving the national economy with the help of bilateral relations with other countries.
He said Nigerian financial institutions, including the Access Bank, UBA and Eco Bank, have since negotiated to open business in Zambia, adding that many more potential business firms have expressed interest to partner with Zambian investors in various economic development programs.
He is confident that the opening up of a new Zambian mission in Ghana recently, will significant help attract more investment from west Africa to Zambia.
ZANIS/ENDS/EB/SJK
Talk sinsible things that will improve our economy A Banda
All your best your excellence. May the God who placed you in statehouse to serve his people see your going and coming.May every ill word against you return to the enemy’s camp.God appoints and disappoints leaders.He has called you out of many to serve his people.Him alone knows seasons.His ways are not of man but divine.
Amen number 2!!! preach preacher!!!
So this konga is still a minister of energy and water development?
Watch your bags those guys are crafty they can put cocaine inside or oil from Niger delta
Please leave VJ behind . Take him at your own risk
when is load shedding ending? we are still waiting for the promise you made during your inaugural speech.
rabish
“President, Rupiah Banda, is tomorrow expected in Abuja, Nigeria, for a two-day official visit.
Nigerian Foreign Affairs Minister, Ojo Maduekwem, is expected to lead that country’s and Zambian officials in welcoming President Banda.
On Thursday, Mr Banda is scheduled to hold private talks with his Nigerian counterpart, President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, at State House before returning to Lusaka in the afternoon.”
What private talks? Can’t the 2 Presidents meet somewhere half way like in Congo Brazzaville (sp)? Why is President RB Banda going to be received by a Foreign Affairs Minister especially that this is his first trip to Nigeria? Are we going to be begging even from our fellow Africans?
Just going for his girl friend. Bad habits never die.
“Foreign Affairs Minister, Kabinga Pande, and Energy and Water Development Minister, Kenneth Konga are expected to accompany President Banda.”
We just spent huge country resources on the funeral of late former President LP Mwanawasa and the resultant Presidential By-election, and so whats with this big delegation to Nigeria when we are supposed to be saving money or better still increase the salaries for Civil Servant by the same token Constittutional workers may be getting of 15% increment?
Come on GRZ, let us have a heart for the Citizens who are working under difficulty circumstances and also get rewarded with “jokes” to borrow a term by the PF MP who explained his 15% voting for case.
What kind of rubbish is this? Who is advising Nyama Soya? How do you take on Nigeria as your first Country to visit on an official visit. How important are you in this partnership? to be received by a foreign minister? as if you are attending a summit! Whats so important about Nigeria anyway? Is RB going to get some JUJU? It doesnt work! ask chiluba.
Please dont cheapen the Zambian presidency. Why cant we learn from countries like our small neighbour Botswana? We can do better.
Arsenal has just scored.
It’s 1-0.
Another fact finding mission.?
Hoy you are not serrious. Where is my submission?
Hope tabakapitilile mutulo.
Chinekeme! Please Ooooooh brings us some the receipe for pepe soup and fufu!
Where have all mature bloggers drifted too for the threads to be spammed by kids 24/7?Long are the days when threads mind stimulating contribution by from mature heads.
Where have all mature bloggers drifted to for the threads to be spammed by kids 24/7?Long are the days when LT threads carried mind stimulating contributions from mature heads.
Mature bloggers do not post the same crap twice aha ha ha ha ha!
you are just learning 419 there we dont need crooks
Why always saying may be we could attract more invstment from other countries why not be ionvestors in those countries also then the profits send it home like the South African companies do. ZAmbain should learn to be investors too.
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22. your flag TRIGO, nice point there. In fact, why not encourage our Zambian people to be entreprenuers in need business areas?
Micheal Dell the owner and founder of Dell Computers that most of us use started small by selling and I think assembling computer parts into full systems when he was in university, but now is about the 5th or so richest man in the world.
Russian Abramovich (sp) we are informed sold toys before making enough money to start multi-million dollar investments.
Why then cant we manufacture our own toys instead of buying Chinese ones which break apart in about 1 day of being bought?
Almost all toys in the UK are made in China. Guys let us stop deluding ourselves.
But why Nigeria?In this global finacial crisis the President is supposed to be home or with our trading partners or our neighbours.Infact he is supposed to be looking at the mines.
It is easier said than done. The world has moved on. No company is going to make something to last forever like those Land Rovers of the late 60s-early 70s.
It is reason why we now have Plasma and LCD TVs. As if this is not enough, we have stuff like Panasonic plasma TV Viera series so and so, Samsung plasma TV series PX so and so.
?26.Anonymous is this the reason why the President is going to Nigeria.You have serious info man
Choma1
I was responding to a post above.
He is going to Nigeria for an “official visit”. It is money mind you! Other than that I hear the sweet 16 likes dressing in Nigerian gear so why not take the opportunity to do some shopping? lol! Infact rumour has it she is the one who decided the whole thing.
Honey moon again!
Some of you are just condemning the President,maybe he is going to Nigeria to find answers to zambia s problems especially with the problems in the mines.BUT Why is he being met by a Minister?wHAT has he done wrong?Is it to tell us that their President is busy?so strange,I feel let down by those west africans.No wonder Mugabe refused to give visa to kufour.
The president doesn’t owe any of you an explanation for his visit to Nigeria. Do you ask your father where he’s going when he leaves the house? Muzi nkalako na ulemu, ba inzi.
Waste of cash. This meeting can be done via tele/video link.
Just a simple math which even a street kid can solve would show you how much can be saved.
Which presidents have come to Zambia for official visits? We always go to other countries. No wonder we shall not develop
playing with nigerians now croocks
Mike Jones you mean today
mwaona manje
I am buffled that Rupiah is being met by a Minister and not his counterpart. This is a snub. He should have sent George Kunda!
Organise your workboard before making those unproductive visits
Nigerian are feared in most of the countries including Europe and America becoz they are very thieves. Honestly why would Money Banda want to develop our economy by working with such pipo???
Zambia has a lot of resources to develop on its own and with less assistance from outsides.The problem with our leaders is that they want to privatise everything including Human beings. They lack confidence to achieve goals and develop our economy on their own. WHAT A SHAME…..If they cannot come up with good plans to develop our country then they dont qualify to lead us….
RB should keep his a@# down, the country is in a crisis with miners laying off pipo yet he finds time to go to Nigeria. How much trade or benefits do we get from Nigeria? To make matters worse he will be received by a FM. Was this trip planned or was it a spur of the moment.Learn from Obama he is not officialy employed but he is already working with Bush to make sure the American economy gets back on its feet. Ifwe awe ati first we go to Nigeria. TO DO WHAT
THIS IS SO UPSETTING I MEAN EVERYTHING THAT MONEY BANDA AND HIS MONKEYS ARE DOING OR WILL BE DOING WILL BE IN THE NAME OF DEVELOPING THE ECONOMY. DO THEY THINK THAT WE ARE SO DULL TO BE TAKEN FOR GRANTED??
I wonder why Money Banda worsted his year at school if he cannot come up with good plans to develop our country.
Correction on # 38
I meant Nigerians / they are thieves
coming to south africa would have made much sense. There are many common grounds , Zimbabwe,trade,2010, cholera etc. But Nigeria is far fetched. RB WHAT ARE YOU DOING MAN
#42 Zuma you are right
Coming to South Africa makes sense……Nigeria of all countries.
Money banda is a good for nothing person, he lacks confidence in himself and his cabinet. They are just a batch of good for nothing old pipo without Objectives, goal and plans for our country. What is the purpose of increasing their salaries when their head CANNOT function!!!!!!!!!!
RB makes it very difficult for anyone to defend/support; the country is going through the folds and everyday there is a new problem being reported, and he chooses to visit nigeria??!! Who visit nigeria anyway? Mealie Meal prices on the up; miners losing their jobs; Constitutional office holders’ salaries being contested; Zim cholera threatening to engulf zambia; and what does he do, he goes on a state visit to a country where he is not even welcome (why isnt president yar’adua receiving him at the airport?). What the hell is going on in the president’s mind?? Does anyone advise him?
#2.That was great words to the King of our beloved motherland zed.God bless you for those wise words,we need such pipo on this bllog who can speak life and not death.
He will be going to TB Joshua for his prophesy who knows? May be he want to go and meet the sangomas.
He was reduced pump price of fuel,so he has gone to negotiate for a cheaper source
Nyama Soya is wasting our money. Finshi aleya mukuchita ku nigeria ata
I am sure the President is going to discuss ways of getting crude oil from Nigeria, since he has gone with the Minister for Energy. And possibly borrow money to run govt since so much has been spent on funeral and elections.
A Banda mulipo? or you are still being coarched.Come quickly and start attending to the many problems our country is facing dont waste time on those trips, they are ok but we want you to be seen doing something for zambia
Its a shame that not even Nyama Soya is standing in for the people while useless investors are prunning people 400 employees will be prunned by Friday from First Quantum Mining in Solwezi with a 4 months pay take away home (one month pay for each year saved plus lieu of notice, plus leave days now this employee was employed on a permanent basis and to be sent home with nuts and govt is saying they are aware, not even considering the profit margin that this company has made for the past 3 years when the company price was more than higher it sucks the company have made profit like they have worked for 7 years.
God help zambia we have a joker in state house.pliz mwe lesa
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LT whats up?
Our presido whatever you are up to in Nigeria pleases please and again please Don’t go and sleep! rather dose. You are using taxpayers money that could have been used to better the worse situation right now.
He’s meeting pastor Emmanuel in Nigeria and also on the agenda, he has good plans on oil partnership
Viva H H, he want to involve all his neighboring countries in partnership for good economic growth in Zed
Nyama Soya needs a boss to direct and supervise him, as he was used to directives from our late Leader. He cant make proper decisions for himself and let alone for the country. What sane person wanting to develop would want to work with the nigerians?
To make this trip like some one said is about sweet16’s boboos, TB joshua or the juju. But surely not at taxpayers expense. Let him go on leave and he can go galavanting were ever.
The first thing a president does is fanirliarise with the neighbours. improve on trade and bilateral relations in the regeon before going elsewhere. Angola has oil. why not smoothen relations with angola? they are developing at a faster rate. we can agree with them, they take our agri products and we can have some of there oil. China from the far east is taking advantage of them and here next door we cant. its a shame.
Lets do better for ourselves at 2011. you pipo with folks in the village start sensitising and educating them now.
# 1 Pastor you have written good words may God richly bless you and your flock because if they were many people writing like you have done maybe LT would have been more interesting, unlike other people who just insult instead of been sensible.
May God touch them and creat new hearts in them. Please you people God sees you, so fear God now!!!
Good-day
What a poor choice of his first Official visit? and Nigeria of all countries? Oooohhh!! Now I know Nigerian President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua also came in office through a highly fraudulent election so probably they are trying to compare notes. But seriously, Bwezani seems to have no viable economic revival plans for this country. Its in times like this when I miss LPM people…because with LPM we could see that we were going somewhere but not with Bwezani-If at all we are moving then its in reverse gear. Hope they won’t welcome him with ABUJA prostitutes because I hear that’s how Nigerian government officials welcome their counterparts.
#59 I meant # 2 Please I beg you the readers to pardon me.
I just feel Zambia is headless,NO HEAD OF STATE
Some contributors on this blog can really make you puke with their childishness. And to think that 80 percent of them are in the diaspora and going by their reasoning, it makes you wonder what picture they paint of a Zambian in their host countries. Surely cant we debate intelligently on the President’s trip without being ludicrous?
Ba 63 CHRIS
Have you ever read other blogs or is this the only one you write on.
Try other UK news blogs you will find the nonsense that goes on here it is sometimes similar to other blogs.
Sometimes the article it’s self makes bloggers respond in that manner.
Shoot me down if am wrong.
some trips are meant for junior staff hope there’s something sensible to be discussed at presido level.
Young thandiwe has remained, she must take a leaf from kakubo mollini.
Nyama Soya is just going there to see ka Zambian old girlfriend. He thinks we dont know. She works for a bank there.
RBB go and learn how Nigeria manages its oil revenue. Come back with instructions for Situmbeko and Fundanga NOT TO OFFLOAD ALL FOREX ON THE OPEN MARKET the next time copper prices peak. LEARN TO conserve EXCESS FOREX in safe offshore account and avoid distortions like 3100ZMK/USD
Number 63 Ba Chris…Don’t be so polarized or should I say relieve yourself of that cadre mentality that has engulfed your mind. Sorry if you are an enemy of democracy and free speech but you have to get used to it because you haven’t heard last of analytical but humorous contributors like myself. Don’t blame us if there was no sense of HUMOR where you grew up from. You want us to always contribute like we are writing a CHURCH SERMON. Ba Chris, we can’t all be cadres like you..those who see nothing wrong just because of their political inclination. In any case, who are you to blame or insult the diaspora? when you don’t even contribute sense yourself.
Number 63 Ba Chris…You need exposure. Like Bembas say “Umwana ashenda atashanina ukunaya.” Literally meaning an unexposed child thinks the mother is the best cook. Forgive my basic translation am not Bemba as you can see by my name above.
As # 49 has put it, I think the reason for the visit is to discuss issues concerning energy. That’s the reason the President is accompanied by the energy minister. If the visit is on this basis, then it is worthwhile. There is more we can learn from Nigeria despite the negative image Zambians and the world has on Nigeria. Nigeria is far much ahead of Zambia in the levels of development. Zambians are not enterprising, and yet want to react when they wake up to find resources in the hands of foreigners. Stop the blame game and work or come up with ideas to develop the country.
Hey Shakafuswa has told off Teta.. LT wat was it about
On several occasions, govt has said Zambia has oil. President Banda has gone to learn how the oil industry is run in Nigeria so that we don’t make the mistakes other oil producing countries such as Sudan have made before. Since issues of oil concvern the Ministry of Energy, it explains Konga’s presence on the trip.
speaking of which, is there any official profile of our first lady?
why do people say our president likes young girls and has many girlfriends?? i only know of 2 ex-girlfreinds who now have very good job offers.they were told to choose anywhere they wanted to work and choose land anywhere in the country,awe he is a great generous madala mwe,
Number 70 Kwerekwere. Granted! Nigeria is far much ahead of Zambia in the levels of development. But what is development if it cannot trickle down to the masses? I have been to Nigeria and the levels of poverty are astonishing. No wonder its nationals are scattered all over the globe like fake and cheap Chinese products because the state can’t provide. Don’t shower Nigerians with the praises they don’t deserve Bwana that country is riddled with state institutionalized corruption hence the development you are talking about is meaningless. In terms of providing basic necessities to citizens, Nigeria can’t be compared to Zambia Bwana. I have been there and I have seen it with my own eyes.
I agree with you Mukelebai.Nigeria of all countries can not at this time provide a model on which zambia can follow from.The point of the visit is apparently to cement the existing relations existing between the two countries…Is that more important than finding solutions to the problems of retrenchment that have rocked zambia?Why didnt this trip wait?Who else is travelling around among other presidents to cement existing relations?How sad..
VISIT…! OK IT SOUNDS GOOD.WHAT CAN WE DO.WE ARE USED TO HEARING THAT SLL TIME.THATS WHATS MAKE ZAMBIAN PRESIDENT.JUST VISITING AS THO HOME BASED CARE GIVERS.
#72 kwerekwere there are “oil tar sands”, not oil in viable quantities, otherwise some foreign company would already be busy extracting it. Govt is dreaming
Kosa nga walikosa.Twalatampa ukulya simba grass ilya imena pa golf.yapena
Kwere kwere.No disrespect but you are being very narrow in your analysis.I would like you to put it in your diary whether we will be able to produce oil in living memory or if when he comes back he will be able to tell us what they discussed in the “private meetings”.Im extremely skeptical and i have reasons to support my skepticism.later guys gota travel,not to zambia though…
No 64 Lord of the Files. Sorry buddy, I had stepped out. Yes I do visit other blogs when I can make the time, and I am not going to shoot you. There are a lot of critical but positive postings on this blog but some are just indefensible. Thanks though for the advice. As for No 68 Mukelabai, your venomous reaction is just my point! Any one critical of your ideas must be a cadre of one form or other. If blogging is about malice, ridicule, insults, childishness or ludicrity, then you have won and I rest my case.As for being exposed, I can assure you that I have enough of that, and in more advanced countries than where you are posting from. (No offence)
Hope he uses cash for all his holiday trinkets because the Boys in Nigeria don’t mess about, he will end up paying for people’s lunch in Tokyo.
To whom it may concern English is the official language in Zambia! Not everyone is Bemba on these blogs.
Number 81 Ba Chris…Firstly, let me not engage into a childish rebuff on who is more exposed or traveled between you and me because just assessing your adolescent contributions one can see that you are just a shallow ‘Wanna Be’. Full of self importance for nothing. Fond of claiming what you are not. Shame! at your age you are still a victim of acute inferiority complex. In any case, don’t be mislead by these flags that you see on this blog because sometimes they are not a true reflection of someones whereabout. Don’t even talk about being critical because I have no problem with that. Criticism does not mean one projecting a ‘Holier Than Thou’ attitude. Criticise factually and intellectually
Number 81 Ba Chris…You are busy exposing your infertile mind on this blog whilst critical thinkers, who are by far intellectually appealing than you, are debating the President’s trip. I challenge you to scroll upwards and show me your constructive posting apart from these useless ones you are burdening me with replies. Check my positive record on this topic and you will see that you are actually distracting me from contributing and learning from REAL intellectuals not you IMPOSTOR! or is this your strategy of trying to make yourself useful? You are HELL sent Bo Chris, aint you? Contribute so that we learn from you don’t make yourself a CHIEF WHIP of this blog. Its about ideals!
#32, Anonymous,#36…. We Zambians are our own worst enemies. We could learn from our American and European friends that when a country elects a President or Prime Minister, they support him until the term end and they can then judge him/her. What do we gain by denouncing RB. And if he fails lamentably our country will be the worse off. But I suppose you will then get a chance to elect Sata or HH – but will they perform miracles for us.
My conclusion is that this is a blog frequented by students, who I believe get a kick from insulting their leaders. This is normal.
Other leaders like Hu Jintao have visited Zambia. Not all Nigerians are crooks.They have the highest numbers at the UN,
Cont.. World Bank, IMF and they were about to buy Manchester City. Nigerians have a lot of money and they can help create jobs in Zambia which we direly need.Not to talk about oil and Refineries. But we should rid ourselves of ignorance, steriotyping, prejudice, stigmatisation and discrimination against Nigerians. Nigeria is a country of 130million people.But we only love them when they play football at the World Cup
The arrival programme at the Airport is now the standard in the West. Bush or Sarkozy or Brown do not go to the Airport. That is the job of the foreign Minister.
No 85 Mukelabai. You really have a problem with your temper and attitude. I was simply reacting to your postings at 68 and 69. Its you who called me a cadre, its you who said I needed exposure, and now you pretend I am being holier than thou? Imposter? Hell sent? Wanna Be?Lets not bore people on this blog. If I got to you unfairly then my apologies. I am sure well meaning bloggers will see the difference between you and me. Good day.
But one last word about elections, bear with me bloggers, if we as a country remain fixated on elections our country will soon be in limbo.
We must learn to cope with loss especially when results are so close. We will see a lot of Presidents in our lives, and unless they commit a crime the key to making progress is to support them.
There are no miracles for Sata to perform just now. He lost. And we especially we Bemba’s who gave him so much support have to move on. That is also the case for Southern Province. Let us leave whinning behind us and respect the collective choice our country made.
I hope he wont be sleeping during meetings. Ni ma embarrasments chee.
Banda has no backing or friends in the SADC region,
#83 English may be the official language in Zambia but most Zambian day to day speak Bemba,Nyanja,Lozi and so on when they talk to each other.You need to have respect for our languages.The English here where I live speak their own language.Why do you find it wrong when one uses a Zambian language on this blog.Why pretend not to know Bemba your own local language and claim to be more English than the English.You are very Unpatriotic!!
Ray #80, please try to avoid using abusive words like calling me “narrow minded” just because of difference of opinion with you. What explains your bad choice of words? I cannot really understand. Do you fail to differ and debate in a sane manner without using abusive language?. Get a life and mature in the way you debate. You should know that you cannot define the word “narrow mindedness” in its absolute meaning. It is just relative and in this case it only relates to my difference of opinion with you. I can also call you “narrow minded”, but to me it does not make sense.
#92, may be you could be so kind as to tell us who has backing and friends in the SADC region.
Please give some credibility to your posting. But what the hell, this is free speech, a lot of chaff and some gem here and there.
He is staring in a Nigerian movie coming out soon.
# 95 SADC is broken down like this: 1 ian khama is a very anti vote rigging man. so he does not recognise Banda
2- Msawti, pohamba, dos santos, mugabe and that mozambican fella are all old school leaders who believe in hanging on to power.3- Kgalema motlante is a two months to go president.
Banda has not come out to tell the world what his stand is so noone trusts him and noone is willing to give him airplay.
Indeed # 97 Zambian in Tshwane, you analysis groups the SADC region. The region is fragmented and as soon as RB identifies with any group he risks a backlash from the others.He cant be seen to side with Mugabe he risks donor aid, RSA president has about 60 days to go, Dos Santos is an old school kind of leader, every one wants change, siding with him reflects badly. mswati is not necessarily a champion of democracy.Botswana’s Khama is young and believes in legitimate govts .
#97 thank you but please note the following:
1. The Elections were conducted by a renowned international judge. They were monitored by SADC, AU, EU, ECOWAS and they all pronounced them free, fair, transparent and peaceful and Khama unlike you has had access to these reports. Who do you think he will listen to…. Mr. Sata? Forget the elections, they came and have gone.. move on.
“Banda has not come to tell the world what his stand his” on what matter?You don’t know Rupia. If I told you that Mrs Mbeki was living with the Bandas during the struggle, what would you say? Rupia is not a Michael who talks every day.
He is very well known internationally, but you don’t know that.
#85 Mukelebai are u the one l know by the name of Kela wakumelo?
# 99 that is whwere you are wrong, we dont need a president who will be docile and not stand up to the world. A president has to have character, Look at KK, Obama, even Mugabe. You are talking about RB staying with Mrs Mbeki but that is history. The Mbeki’s arent an issue anymore they are out. so if RB will be credit for pipo who cant influence the world then we are living in history. What has Banda done to be known internationally? if Yara dua cant even leave his office to come and meet RB at the airport. RB cant even march FTJ ininternational politics
Rb72 is campaigning for SADC Chairman for 2030, the first one to convince is the Nigerian presido.He has a brown envlope for him about $20,000.00 just for a support.
Viva H H the man who will be a wise Zed presido 2011
Nkole and Zambian in tshwane sop arguing, this RB is a disappointment, he is not following my footsteps he is such a whimp. wait till he has a heart attack. At least sarkosy helped with my coffin i dont know who will assist this man. How can he dine with Mugabe , totally against my plans
@101, in your who among the candidates that contested the previous elections has “character”, or at least educate us on which politician or any eminent Zambian that has “character” to make a good Zed President. Awaiting your response my bro
After three years these African presidents will give respect to our country Zambia when the wealth of this country begins to uncover. Loleleni fye panono they will be the ones flying to Zambia. Right now Nigeria feels bid because of the oil. Let them wait until we have rivers of oil in mother Zambia.
I am worried that our President can choose Nigeria as his first state visit. Not that I have anything against Nigeria but it is not one of the Countries one would want his legacy associated with. May be I am missing something but that land for me is neither inspiring nor motivating any any way. May be its just me.
I’m appalled at some comments I see here.
You complain about chinese investors, and now you generalise about Nigerians.
130 Million people can be somewhat diverse.
Just because there are people infected with HIV in Zambia doesn’t mean every Zambian is HIV positive.
There are 3 Nigerian banks and a Cement company establishing in Zambia
just like Zambeef and a few others are expanding rapidly in Nigeria.
Bi-lateral trade its called.
Maybe RB is paying closer attention to Nigerian laws regarding foreign investors maybe the focus is Oil.
But a first visit to a major African economy may reflect a different approach to an age old problem.
plus the “food” must be nice, I’ve seen the muvi
I think Money Banda wants to make some money. Government per diem rates for international trips are quite high. So why not make irrelevant trips? He has already increased salaries… hint hint. He has a young family to keep happy. He only has 3 years… a shorter term so he needs to act quick. Retirement yanunkila! Government has money for luxuries.. but never has money for important things. That is just the way things are. People could be dying but government officials are forever globe trotting!
Banda looks like a typical Nigerian.I am sure he will blend in easily with those nyama features.
103. The fact is that no deals are cut during these trips. I happened to have been on one such trip to paris. All we were doing was to just exchange gifts, enjoy the ladies while the presido was on a yatch. So imwe bangwele even if banda went to meet bush, nothing would come out. Thats how we make money in boma.
Nigeria cannot be a model for any nation period. They like far too many deals and nothing ever works the same way everyday. They are generally noisy and claim to know it all. That is why we call them double buffer in academic circles. If you need to discuss anything serious with a Nigerian student, don’t dicuss it when you are alone because tomorrow they swear upon their grandfather’s helicopter and put in you into trouble for nothing. Always have another colleague by you or else you will be Nigerianed. That is why in the UK, police don’t arrest an African on their own, always two or more. Open your eyes!!!
No. 97 Zambian in Tshwane; RB is known and trusted by many in the region. At very short notice a good number of leaders in the reion came to his inauguration. He has been a diplomat for many years and also Vice President for two years. That is the reason so many came to his inauguration. Stop being spiteful and vindictive. Swallow the sour grapes in your mouth before they leave a permanent bitter taste.
Guys, the man had so many wishes at that farm. he wished he could have done this and that before going to the grave. Theeeeeeen, heaven opened its blessings…….all dreams where possible. Now the man is living in the dreams. Zambians, it all goes back to the choices we allow these politicians to make for us. When something is wrong, we should not give room to the ”oh stay calm, we a christian nation” nonsense. we shouldn’t. Next time we are given a choice, lets only allow ourselves to be ruled by someone who still has a CV to update.
GOSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!