Government opens RB’s funeral accounts
GOVERNMENT has opened Ministry of Finance and National Planning (MOFNP) Transit Funeral Accounts with ten commercial banks to facilitate financial contributions towards the funeral of fourth President, RUPIAH BANDA.
The opening of public accounts is provided for in Section 32 subsection ONE of the Public Finance Management Act Number ONE of 2018.
Secretary to the Treasury, FELIX NKULUKUSA has emphasized that the OPENED accounts are the only GRZ Official Account Numbers for financial contributions towards the funeral Mr. BANDA.
Mr. NKULUKUSA has also STERNLY WARNED opportunists that might want to defraud unsuspecting members of the public that they will be prosecuted in accordance with the provisions of the Laws.
He says donations in kind channeled through the government will continue to be received by designated organs, details of which may be obtained from the Permanent Secretary -Administration, at Cabinet Office.
This is according to a Treasury statement released to ZNBC news in Lusaka this evening by Mr. NKULUKUSA.
Credit: ZNBC
