United Nations PAYS Tribute To President SATA

The United Nations General Assembly has paid tribute to president Michael Sata, who died in London on Tuesday.
And the Mine Workers Union of Zambia says PF leaders must embrace the rich values of governance that late president Michael Sata stood for and protect the country from all forms of corruption during this transition period.
Regional groups and member states expressed sadness at the death of president Sata during a General Assembly meeting in New York on Thursday, and also observed a minute of silence in his honour. Zambia’s Ambassador to the UN Mwaba Kasese-Bota informed the global body about the demise of president Sata and highlighted his contribution to the development of Zambia, Africa and the world.
She said president Sata contributed to Zambia’s economic development through massive investment in infrastructure and opened up the country’s intra-connectivity ‘in a manner never seen before’ in just three years of his rule. Ambassador Kasese-Bota thanked UN General Assembly president Sam Kutesa, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon and the UN membership for joining hands with Zambians in the moment of great need. And speaking on behalf of the African Group, Malawi’s Ambassador to the UN Charles Msosa said the continent joined Zambians in mourning and paying tribute to president Sata.
Ambassador Msosa said the late president devoted his life to the wellbeing of the people of Zambia, Africa and the whole world. Estonia Ambassador to UN Margus Kolga, on behalf of Eastern European States, said history would remember the late president as a charismatic leader, and as a man of conviction and great determination.
And in an interview, MUZ president Nkole Chishimba said the death of Sata was devastating to the mineworkers that loved him, believed in his ideals and gave him unwavering support until he became Republican president. “President Sata was indeed a man of action and his results were seen in the mining industry and in the nation at large immediately he went to State House.
Remember, he protected hundreds of jobs at Konkola Copper Mines when the company attempted to lay-off mineworkers. He introduced deliberate policies that protected the interest of a Zambian worker in the mines and change was seen everywhere,” he said. Chishimba said president Sata instilled discipline in the mining sector and investors respected the stakes and interests of Zambians.