Respect the State Symbols

THE call by the Republican President His Excellency Edgar Chagwa Lungu must be supported by all Zambians. Zambia is for Zambians and we should be proud to be a great nation like ours.

In his speech, the President emphasized the need to respect the state symbols and reaffirm our motto of one Zambia one Nation.

We have our motto but only ZNBC uses it. I call upon all private stations to willingly adopt this motto before news. This shows our willingness to have togetherness in our country and for the print media I suggest and submit that the motto to be written on the front page. The national anthem is just not a song but a national prayer. This is our prayer. Zambia proud and free. Free from all external forces free from all values not in conformity with our culture. This prayer, national anthem, should be respected by all. Standing still is paramount. This will bring a spirit of ownership to many children growing up.

I suggest that all radio and television stations play this prayer national anthem, every day at 06:00hrs. For schools my take is that pupils should not wait for assembly days but can sing in their classes before class every day. All government and community gathering should start with this prayer national anthem and end with it.

Sometimes it's painful to see some places without a national flag. Some are flying high but very torn and torn in such a way that some colours are missing. The ministry of Home Affairs should start charging these institutions. We as a nation we should be proud of our Zambia National colours. For those who have for some time now only have bare poles without flags you are advised to put one. Most private institutions in our country have not considered putting up our national flags.

Let’s all be patriotic and love our country. The call by the President its not only timely but enhancing our values as national

STANLEY MWAMBA KAFULA

PF national youth executive committee Member