President Levy Mwanawasa is in North Western Province to inspect developmental projects in the area.
President Mwanawasa arrived at Solwezi airport 09.30 hours aboard a ZAF plane.
Addressing the crowd that received him at the airport , Mr Mwanawasa said he was
sad to learn that workers at Kansanshi mine have downed tools demanding increased
salaries and other conditions of service.
Mr. Mwanawasa said work stoppage was not the solution and urged the striking workers to go back to work.
President Mwanawasa said he was determiend to bring development to North
Westernprovince and needed the support of everyone to succeed.
And President Mwanawasa said the adoption of the new constitution will be done
through the Constitutiona Conference because the Constituent Assembly was going to
be very expensive as money was needed for development.
President Mwanawasa has since appealed to MMD party cadres to be united and
strengthen the party in the province.
Later, Mr. Mwanawasa visited Lumwana Mine to see the progress on the site where a
new town at the mineis to be established.
The President said a committee of experts will be constituted to design Lumwana and
come up with a powerful coucil.
Mr Mwanawasa was accompanied by Minister of Energy Kenneth Konga, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Grace Njapau, Deputy Minister at State House Richard Taima, Deputy Minister for community development Elijah Muchima and other senior government officials.
This is good bwana LPM, but Zambia is bigger than North western. Nowardays your only concern is NW
Hey musonda, our province NW has been ignored for many many years.The road to zambezi was suposed to be tarred by KK but this was never done.Its a hassle bringing my pineapples from mwinilunga to sell because of the bad roads.But these days business is better. So your excellency LPM, please keep coming. I’ll ask my wife to prepare you some wusi if you stop by my village and nshima yama kamba. If you want a third term I’ll even vote for you. ‘A Nyakambeji(the oldest man in the village) has even seen vehicles he has never seen in his 97years of existence.So please A LPM shikenumwani, you are very welcome to the beautiful land of the lundas,kaondes, luvales etc
LPM, where is the oil and gas. Was it just a political discovery???? I am supprised you were in NW province and not mentioned the issue.
Twanaka