•PART of the unfinished structures of Nkrumah University toured by Deputy Secretary to Cabinet Peter Kasanda recently. Picture By SYLVIA MWEETWA
By SYLVIA MWEETWA-
NKRUMAH University Principal Rachael Kabeta has urged Deputy Secretary to Cabinet Peter Kasanda to intervene in hostels and other infrastructure construction works which have stalled at the learning institution.
Ms Kabeta said there was a lot of pressure on accommodation and that there was need to complete the hostels whose works are almost complete.
Ms Kabeta was speaking when Dr Kasanda was touring projects in Central Province, Central Province Permanent Secretary Edwidge Mutale accompanied him at the university.
She said the university urgently needed funds to complete the works and asked Dr Kasanda to help address the accommodation challenges.
He said the works which started in 2009 were expected to be completed in 2011 but stalled due to lack of funds.
Dr Kasanda said that there was need to find money to save the facilities from being vandalised.
Among the fa-ilities under construction include a theatre, library, lecturer block, two hostels while construction of 10 lecturers houses were also underway.
