Chapo swears in seven secretaries of state

Maputo, 6 Mar (AIM) – Mozambican President Daniel Chapo swore into office at a Maputo ceremony on Wednesday seven new ministerial secretaries of state, bringing the number of secretaries of state to 13.

Unlike secetaries of state in previous governments, they are not equivalent to ministers. They are not members of the government, but will attend meetings of the Council of Ministers when invited,

The seven are:
Amilcar Tivane: Secretary of State for the Treasury and Budget;
Gustavo Djedje: Secretary of State for Land and Environment;
Jorge Momade, Secretary of State for Mines;
Abdul Amuza, Secretary of State for Gender and Social Welfare;
Emilia Chambalo, Secretary of State for Youth;
Leo Jamal, Secretary of State for Technical and Professional Education;
Edson Macuacua, Secetary of State for Science and Higher Education.

Two of these faces are very familiar. Amilcar Tivane was Deputy Minister of Finance in the previous government, under President Filipe Nyusi. Edson Macuacua was once an adviser to President Amando Guebuza, and more recently Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education.

Chapo told the new appointees that he did not want to hear any “lamentations, justifications and excuses”. Rather, he expected them to “roll up your sleeves and face the challenges with skill and competence in the mission to better serve Mozambicans”.

Addressing Tivane in particular, Chapo instructed him to improve the management of the Treasury Account, and guarantee that the State is permanently in liquidity.

“It is up to you to guarantee that the financial resources collected are distributed according to the budget approved by the Assembly of the Republic (the Mozambican parliament)”, he added.

Chapo told Jorge Momade that he should seek “sustainable solutions” to meet the challenges that weaken Mozambican mining. Those challenges include illegal mining and contraband in mineral products, licensing of mining operators, and the resettlement of people displaced by mining.

He told Edson Macuacua that higher education institutions should teach courses that meet the real needs of the country. “We want science and high education to be at the service of our country’s development”, Chapo stressed.
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