Zambia
Government Officials Told to Work Together
Local Government Permanent Secretary for Technical Services NICHOLAS PHIRI says District Commissioners...
By Gift Inambao
Local Government Permanent Secretary for Technical Services NICHOLAS PHIRI says District Commissioners and Town Council Secretaries must work together to ensure administrative differences do not delay the implementation of government programmes.
Mr. PHIRI was speaking when he addressed Town Council Secretaries and District Commissioners from five provinces on service delivery in Kabwe.
The officials are drawn from Lusaka, Western, Eastern, Southern and the host Central Province.
Mr. PHIRI said all government structures, from Ward Development Committees and Constituency Development Fund committees to district and provincial levels, must work towards a common vision and goal.
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He said public servants who frustrate the implementation of government programmes will not be allowed to stand in the way of national development.
Meanwhile, Central Province Permanent Secretary MILNER MWANAKAMPWE said the Government has stabilised the economy and must now focus on accelerating economic growth.
Dr. MWANAKAMPWE said the next five years should therefore focus on economic growth, with all bottlenecks to development addressed.
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