Fri, 30 Dec 2016 13:54:55 +0000 THERE is need to consolidate the relationship between the State and the Church because former pres-ident Frederick Chiluba’s declaration of Zambia as a Christian nation 25 years ago was heavenly dis-cerned, President Edgar Lungu has said. And President Lungu has noted with concern the growing evil among permanent secretaries some of whom he said were failing to do their honest part and only waited for things to go wrong so that min-isters and directors could shoulder the blame. Speaking at State House yesterday when he swore in Sabina Chifwepa as Ministry of National Guid-ance and Religious Affairs permanent secretary and his Ministry of Works and Supply counterpart Joe Kapembwa, President Lungu said there was no need for a rift between the State and the Church be-cause they were one. He said there was need for co-existence and implored the Church to be bold enough by providing counsel to those […]
