Lamba royals want CBU opened

THE Lamba Lima Royal Council of Zambia (LLRCZ) is saddened by Government’s reluctance to reopen the Copperbelt University (CBU).

LLRCZ executive chairperson Josphat Nsundwe said they were saddened by its prolonged closure.

Mr Nsundwe said culturally, any problem which was not subjected to constructive criticism was not likely to be resolved.

He said in an interview that the logical sequence of resolving the problem which had led to the closure of CBU needed to be critically and analytically identified.

Mr Nsundwe said there was need to amicably resolve the matter instead of retaining the lecturers on the monthly payroll, which was resulting in the deliberate drain of public funds.

He called the act cruel and a direct threat to the national and democratic principles of the country.

Mr Nsundwe said any country that overlooked the tenets of democracy and the greater interest of education as a first priority was unlikely to develop in all areas of scientific, cultural, social and economic development.

He said CBU was a national institution which did not require interruptions in its instructions of learning.

Mr Nsundwe said a better workable solution needed to be found now more than ever.

If not, the Ministry of Higher Education would be guilty of suppressing government efforts to uplift the standards of education in the country.

‘‘ ere was need to amicably resolve the matter instead of retaining the lecturers on the monthly payroll, which was resulting in the deliberate drain of public funds.’’