The Professional Teachers Union
of Zambia (PTUZ) has welcomed the removal of Education Permanent Secretary
Mirriam Chinyama and has described the action as long overdue.
Professional Teachers Union of
Zambia General Secretary Kangwa Musenge said this should serve as a warning
that the current government has set focus and ambitious plans on how best to
run the education sector.
In a statement made available to
ZANIS, Mr Musenge stated that the Republican President is only demonstrating
that he wants effective operations in the Ministry of Education.
Mr Musenge alleged that everyone
has been complaining within the Ministry and has called on the president to
ensure the next individual to be appointed as Permanent Secretary is a seasoned
civil servant who understands the civil service.
Mr Musenge further claimed that
there were no indications of progress in the Education sector and saw failure
in bringing sanity in the trade unions under Ms Chinyama’s stay as Permanent
Secretary.
And Mr Musenge said as PTUZ it
strongly condemn the suspension of its president Vincent Mwitumwa and
Provincial Chairperson Fabian Chilala by Monze District Education Board
Secretary and has asked government to intervene saying it is a violation of
Labour laws.
He also said that there are
some District Education Board Secretaries who are in the habit of frustrating
government efforts and with a tendency of quarrelling with teachers.
Mr Musenge observed that most of
the District Education Board Secretaries openly declared the support for the
former ruling party the Movement for Multi-party Democracy.
ZANIS
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