REPUBLICAN President Michael Sata has advised Lukulo Katombora to immediately vacate office and surrender government property and cooperate with law enforcement agencies investigating him.
President Sata says it is unfortunate that Mr. Katombora whose appointment as Southern Province Minister was terminated yesterday is exhibiting some strange levels of arrogance.
In a statement issued by special assistant to the president for press and public relations George Chellah, the President says his arrogance will not help because he has been disappointed just like he was appointed.
The head of state says his government would not want to publicly discuss the reasons for his removal as law enforcement agencies are currently investigating him for alleged offensiveness and has since advised him to hand over smoothly the office to the new provincial minister.
Katombora is reported and quoted to have confessed publicly that he was practicing Satanism but later surrendered his allegedy dark powers to God through a named church. He claimed that he is now a born again christian.
On Friday, President Sata transferred Miles Sampa from Lusaka to Southern Province to take over from Katombora.
The President appointed Kanyama PF Member of Parliament Gerry Chanda as Lusaka Province Minister, Mwansabombwe PF Member of Parliament. Rogers Mwewa as the new minister for the Copperbelt Province to replace John Kufuna who will be allocated a new ministry in a little while.
The President also appointed three opposition MMD members of Parliament as deputy ministers.
Those appointed are: Mr. Elijah Muchima (Mwinilunga West), Mr. Stephen Masumba (Mufumbwe) and Mr. Isaac Banda (Lumezi).
lily baibe
December 22, 2011 at 10:18 pm
i see no reason in firing someone because he hs confesed,it really took him a lot of courage for him to do that,i hope its nt on political grounds then u try to say its satanism,may the good lord continue guiding mr katombora as he goes thru this tryng moment.