Sun, 11 Feb 2018 09:33:19 +0000
Dear Editor
I COMMEND President Lungu for his new upbeat to make sure that all Government projects are executed and completed according to signed agreements.
His resolve to start on-spot checks of projects countrywide is a well thoughtout decision.
Many a time Zambians do not get the best and the President is mostly ill informed by people who surround him who always inform him that all is well when in fact there are short comings.
Most African presidents have actually found themselves in limbo by putting too much trust in reports by technocrats and the people surrounding them because of their failure to take physical spot checks.
That is the more reason why some projects have proved to be more costly against the initial agreed cost.
People surrounding the president only inform him/her of what he/she wants to hear against reality.
It is therefore commendable that President Lungu has realised that and heads should roll for contractors found wanting.
This is the more reason why some Zambian contractors who completed their projects more than three years ago are still not paid their money up to now.
This is because technocrats have a sophisticated way of hiding information needed for those who need it for action.
Senior citizen
