CBU lecturers resolute in demands
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CBU logo 1By MOFFAT CHAZINGWA –

COPPERBELT University (CBU) lecturers have continued to push for the resignation of the institution’s Vice-Chancellor Naison Ngoma with their strike clocking one week today.
This is despite assurance by Government that it is working on a solution to end the impasse.
The lecturers are demanding the resignation of Professor Ngoma and the entire management.
Chief Government spokesperson, Chishimba Kambwili said interventions with the Ministry of Education were underway to restore order at the institution.
Mr Kambwili who is Information and Broadcasting Services Minister, said the institution had a management team which had now been rejected by the lecturers and a solution was required to bring sanity and ensure lessons resumed.
“Once the Minister is done with that, a comprehensive statement will be issued otherwise everything possible is being done to address the problem affecting CBU,” Mr Kambwili said.
Education Minister Michael Kaingu is currently working to address the differences between lecturers and management.
The lecturers defied an order by the University Council issued yesterday for them to resume work.
The University Council held a meeting yesterday to study the concerns by the lecturers and compiled a report which had been sent to Dr Kaingu.
CBU Academic Union (CBUAU) general secretary Kawunga Nyirenda said the lecturers would not resume work until their demand was met.
“Our stance remains the same, we are not getting back to work because our position is still defined – until Vice-Chancellor Professor Naison Ngoma and his management resign, we will keep pressing,” he said.
He said the lecturers refused to tolerate any audience from the University council because they had also called for its dissolution.
Students on Monday, this weekend took to the streets and fought running battles with riot Police leading to the arrest of more than 140 students, who had since been released.

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