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(LUSAKATIMES) Kaingu blasts Barotse secession advocates

Kaingu blasts Barotse secession advocates
Monday, November 1, 2010, 9:10

MWANDI Member of Parliamnet (MP) Micheal Kaingu has condemned the group calling for the restoration of the 1964 Baroste Agreement saying it will bring divison and disunity in the country.

Mr Kaingu said in an interview yesterday the restoration of the agreemnet would impact negatively on the nation and the unity Zambia had been expirencing since indepedence.

Mr Kaingui who is Community Development minister said the recent calls should not be tolarated by all peace loving Zambians who believed in the ‘One Zambia, One nation’ spirit.

“People should acknowledge that life is dynamic and they should not dwell on archaic laws which will not beneift Zambia as a nation,” he said.

He said all those aspiring for presidency could do it without calling for the restoration of the old agreement which aimed at disuniting Zambians.

“The Zambian laws are so liberal such that anyone who want to stand as president for the Zambia can compete favourably from any province since the atmopshere is conducive,” he said.

And Independent Churches of Zambia (ICOZ) board chairperson David Masupa said the country appreciated what the Baroste Royal Establishmnet (BRE) contributed to the attainment of indepependce but should consider the repercursion that this agreement had for Zambia.

He said the Mung’omba Constitution Review Commission and the National Constitution Conference (NCC) rejected to include this agreement in the Constitution as it would have caused other royal highness of different tribes to lobby for the same thereby bringing division in Zambia.

“This nation is a united nation, that is why we stand on the ‘One Zambia, One Nation’ slogan. we don’t want a situation where each province will rise to say they want to be an independent state,” Revereand Masupa said.

He said all the people of Western Province should be lobbying for from Government was the development of the province and not something that would divide the nation.

He said there was need for massive development in the province and the people there should make sure that Government channelled more funding to the area to develop it and bring it to a standard where other provinces are, or even better.
[Times of Zambia]

Labels: BAROTSE FREEDOM MOVEMENT, MICHAEL KAINGU, MUNG'OMBA DRAFT CONSTITUTION, SECESSION, WESTERN PROVINCE

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