By Staff Reporter, Ndola
NDOLA City Council (NCC) has noted the sculptures that are currently a subject of debate especially on social media and
allegedly put up by Ndola City Council were actually put up by a private businessman over three years ago.
NCC public relations manager Tilyenji Mwanza says the businessman choose to donate them to the city as a
philanthropic gesture.
“We therefore wish to state and advise that at no time did
management commission, erect, or subcontract any
company or individual to put up the statues or sculptures as
the public is being mislead to believe.
In his undertaking, the private businessman was motivated
to purchase the artworks from young learner artists as a way
of empowering and promoting their work,” she says.
She however says Ndola City Council will endeavour to pay attention
to concerns raised by well meaning people.
“Additionally, Ndola City Council management will consider
engaging the private businessman behind these sculptures
to take note of the public's concerns,” says Ms Mwanza.
Meanwhile, Ms Mwanza also adds that the Council will not be derailed by some
malicious individuals who have gone to the extent of photoshoping and forming graphic designs such as the sculpture of a lion and zebra depicting them to be existing in the City of Ndola when such do not exist in Ndola.
“Although the Council is preoccupied with matters regarding the provision of services such sanitation, garbage collection,
maintainance of city infrastructure related to its mandate to
ensure that the city is healthy we will always endeavour to
address matters that are of a public concern and brought
about without malice. We remain steadfast to serve the people of Ndola and
ensuring that the city remains clean as one of our key
mandated priorities.
As management of Ndola City Council we remain committed
to ensuring that there is sanity in the City of Ndola,” she adds.
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