By MAYA NTANDA  –

PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has implored career masters in schools to inculcate vision and good morals in pupils to make them potential employers.
Speaking when he toured Mukuba Secondary School in Kitwe yesterday, Mr Lungu said Career Masters in Schools should help inculcate vision in pupils to make them potential employers and entrepreneurs.
He said there was too much dependence on white-collar jobs hence the need for career masters to inculcate a culture of entrepreneurship in pupils.
Mr Lungu said Government would support any ideas of setting up industries and manufacturing companies to ensure development in the country.
Mr Lungu, a former pupil at the same school, from 1972 to 1976, said he wanted to become a teacher, journalist or lawyer and ended up practicing law.
“Career masters should nature pupils and inculcate vision to make them potential employers and entrepreneurs and Government will finance anyone with ideas of setting up industries and manufacturing companies,” he said.
Mr Lungu was accompanied by First Lady Esther, Information and Broadcasting Services Minister Chishimba Kambwili, Mines Minister Christopher Yaluma, Chiefs and Traditional Affairs Minister Joseph Katema, Copperbelt Minister Mwenya Musenge and other Government and Patriotic Front officials.
The President said Government valued the contribution of teachers to national development and was committed to improving their conditions of service.
“I am so emotional, I would not be where I am today, without the contribution of teachers. So I want to thank you for being there for me. I want to thank you for being there for Zambia,” he said.
When he addressed the pupils, the Head of State said secondary education phase was important in shaping the character of a pupil and that they should avoid peer pressure.
He also said the challenge of drug abuse was real and implored the pupils to focus on education.
Mr Lungu urged the pupils to work hard, be committed and respect their teachers.
Mukuba Secondary School head teacher Ignatius Ngenda informed the President that there was an average of 80 pupils per class at the school.
He appealed to the President to help the school expand its computer room because the space was inadequate.
Mr Ngenda said the school was finding it hard to implement the new school curriculum which makes Information Communication and Technology lessons compulsory for all because it only had 50 computers against a school population of 1,800 pupils.
He further appealed for assistance in the expansion of a school library and accommodation for teachers.