President Rupiah Banda says the National Constitution Conference NCC will be finalized within four month instead of the earlier announced 10 months extension.
President Banda said the four months extension is to enable the NCC to be done properly adding that a lot of money has been spent on the process.
The President said there is need for the country to have a good constitution that will stand the test of time.
Mr Banda was speaking on arrival at Lusaka International Airport last night from a SADC conference in Congo DR.
The President was received at the airport by Vice President George Kunda, Lusaka Province Minister Charles Shawa, Home Affairs Minister Lameck Mangani, service chiefs and other government and party officials.
President Banda who is the current chairperson for the great lakes region also gave a report on the general situation in Rwanda, Burundi and Congo respectively.
Mr Banda said the situation in the great lakes region has generally improved.
Meanwhile South African President Jacob Zuma handed over the SADC chairmanship yesterday at the two day SADC heads of states conference to his Democratic Republic of Congo DRC counterpart Joseph Kabila.
President Banda said Mr. Zuma presented a report on the situation in Madagascar and Zimbabwe.
Mr Zuma said the situation has improved in Madagascar and the two leaders have agreed to meet as they are now seating to discuss the problems in that country.
He said the two leaders are meeting under the leadership of Joachim Chisano.
ZANIS
really, after finding out that it will cost 1 trillion… lets wait and see
No way not every MMD think that they must have a sole candidate stupid MMD officials. People must go select first
LT that is the truth no beating around the bush
failures in life. what do we expect
who is telling us the truth? is it george kunda, chifumu banda or RB. we now have three different statements from these guys. kwena pa zed.
We don’t know the truth yet. let us wait and see!!!!!!
This is comedy at its best best. the grand finale of course is by non other than the Chief Clown of this circus…..
Okay if that is the case, will be waiting to hear more.The presidential adviser is also to be blamed, why does he give wrong info to the Head?Just a week RB said he has approved the 11 month extension for NCC, then today he said within 4 months time? Kaya
After four months, then the Cabinet will take forever to approve the NCC submissions. In other words, nothing will be ratified. WE shall then blame the ‘co-operating’ partners. We have been here before.
RB, this is the problem of sorrounding yourself with morons. Today they tell you this and tomorrow that. You have yourself to blame.
RB, this is the problem of sorrounding yourself with ’empty cans’ who do not know what they are doing. Today they tell you this and tomorrow that. You have yourself to blame.
UN Says New Currency Is Needed to Fix Broken ‘Confidence Game’
Sept. 7 (Bloomberg) — The dollar’s role in international trade should be reduced by establishing a new currency to protect emerging markets from the “confidence game” of financial speculation, the United Nations said.
UN countries should agree on the creation of a global reserve bank to issue the currency and to monitor the national exchange rates of its members, the Geneva-based UN Conference on Trade and Development said today in a report.
I think in Zambia we have problems with schedule!!! Nothing have ever been done on time with these guys. Look at the passport issue they are quite and ashamed. that is why they end up buying fi manda manda
he is feeling the heat, let him start thinking properly from now. With the death of Teta they will be in for more trouble
The NCC was one way of rewarding those who never got GRZ jobs. We will wait and see its final product.
This constitution is like a party constitution. Every party or president that comes in feels obliged to change its content to suit their stay in office. Its indeed an orphan thats constantly needs adopting