02/09/2025
WE ARE INTRICATELY INTERTWINED, BALLY ASSURES HIS UNZA FRIENDS
By Nsofwa Hamudombe
Republican President, Mr Hakainde Hichilema has assured his University of Zambia (UNZA) students who are his friends of being intricately intertwined together.
He was speaking today, when his friends from UNZA marched in thousands from their campus and payed a courtesy call on him at State House as they went to introduce new executive student's unions from Ridgeway and the main campus.
We love you because we understand you. I have a duty to support you as that's why you voted for me, we are intricately intertwined said President Hichilema as momas and monks jubilated on the lawn of State House.
President Hichilema thanked the outgoing students' unions executive and urged the new office bearers to serve their fellow students who voted for them effectively.
Leadership is like a ladder to step on, be there for each other. This government values education as it is a best investment, inheritance and equaliser added the Head of State as he congratulated the new UNZASU executive led by Mwanto Kabaso and his female vice president.
Bally reminded his UNZA, other universities and colleges friends across the nation of the New Dawn Government's desire to have the syllabae improved in connecting to the needs of the economy for development to be fostered.
As a good friend to students, President Hichilema encouraged them by virtue of being intellectuals and examples to the society, to focus on their studies for now and other things will follow later.
Meanwhile, the new UNZA student's union has thanked President Hichilema and his government for the transformation in governance which has reignited hope in the young people of Zambia.
Dawn24