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UPND alleged to be planning to take over ZANASU

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The United Party for National Development (UPND) leadership is alleged to have  instructed their National Youth Chairperson to infiltrate Zambia’s largest Students body in the forthcoming ZANASU elections slated for this Friday 16th and 17th December 2016 at the University Of Zambia (UNZA) , Great East Campus.

A high profile UPND sponsored aspiring candidate for president Calvero Zimba  is alleged to  have been seen moving from one institution to another with logistical support.

A source from UNZA-UPND said the leadership has instructed the Party National Youth Chairperson to work with students Union bodies across the country to ensure that the ZANASU top executive is controlled by the UPND.

He said the UPND sees the student mother body as a structure that could  be used to propagate their ideals to influence the youths in the country

“You can see that the UPND has been taking over the executive leadership’s of the public colleges and universities.”

“Just recently National Institute Public Administratio (NIPA) ,Evelyn Hone and Mulungushi University where won by the UPND sponsored candidates, so you can see that UPND is already controlling most of the major colleges and universities in the country.

The source also alleged that thethe University of Zambia students leadership is also controlled by the UPND as everyone on campus knows that the current UNZASU president was sponsored by the UPND.

He also noted that so far the only Union which is viewed to be PF is the Copperbelt University Students Union (COBUSU) where already the UPND is allegedly sponsoring widespread impeachments, as last week three top executive leaders were impeached among them the Vice President and the Secretary General.

The Outgoing ZANASU Executive has been viewed as pro PF, as many of the top members of the executive have often been seen to fraternize with PF officials and Ministers.

Students leaders are known to be the voice of the voiceless in society as they always speak out whenever they see wrongs being done by governments and are often used by opposition leaders to fan chaos and confusion in the country.

It is likely that major political parties will battle it out for the control of the largest students body in the country as it is one way of ensuring the growth of any political party among the youths.

The ZANASU leadership is supposed to be handed over to the new executives which is supposed to be elected on Friday at the University of Zambia (UNZA) Great East Campus.

33 COMMENTS

    • When PF fails its cadres and they voice their discontent then its UPND responsible! How very irresponsible of of Lungu.

      UNZASU should start serious demonstration against PF because PF has failed them. PF has stopped supporting students so that they start stealing all the money meant for students and use it send their kids abroad to UK and US.

      PF dont blame UPND on your failures, UPND is not in government and is not controlling anything apart from offering checks and balances to PF from rampant looting.

      Chagwa must fall by all means.

    • Lusaka times, it is not entirely true that student leaders have been seen to be the voice of the voiceless. Student leaders only get corrupted by politicians and are merely used to fan violence and trouble. I have never heard student bodies discuss matters according to the way the affect them (students). For instance students do not discuss sustainable funding to these institutions but they are more concerned with matters that have nothing to do with learning which shows they are most if not all the time merely used by politicians.

  1. This impotent rejected FO0L Kaponya (HH) can try his monkey tricks and they won’t take him anywhere. The rejected ballot Kaponya (HH) has been overtaken by Sinkamba and the Greens who are now the main opposition party. UPND is a lost cause. Under 5 minions still sucking on cow braests. Swyne!

    Vote Mr Kudos Most Popular Patriotic blogger 2016

  2. If the sponsorship is based on opposing everything then the UPND can go to hell. These boys spoil things that they themselves end up regretting while their leader is having coffee and watching from a distance. Just for the sake of becoming President?

    • pink toe; your leader spends our tax money flying around instead of trying to deal with the detoriating economy and anarchy from his cadres;

  3. Elections allowed you can go and vote for your leaders at that level. 2021 you come and vote for your National leaders. GO!!!!!!!!!

  4. Ba Mr Kudos, Everything is about HH? You eat, breath, live, see and survive on insulting HH… What a sorry life you have bwana?

  5. These boys at the unis should be very very careful. I ‘ve seen smart boys failing to clear the finals. Just a friendly warning.

  6. Zambians are slowly but surely warming up to HH. The PF has itself to blame by being infiltrated by MMD which was rejected by the people of Zambia. Honestly how do you have Mutati, Mwanakatwe and Mulusa controlling key ministries and you expect to deliver. PF will lose all the by-elections that will be held as a result on nullifications just watch the space. MMD ministers in PF Government have no connection with the poor and will only make people hate PF. The President should really embrace more genuine PF members who struggled with him in opposition not bamuselela mwakaba.

    • WHO WOULD SUPPORT A DISCRIMINATORY PARTY? BETTER TO WAIT FOR A BETTER ZAMBIA UNDER PF OR WHATEVER NO MATTER HOW LONG IT TAKES.

  7. Its mind vexing for LT to assert that students in Zambia are so dull and unable to champion their own cause except to be influenced by UPND.
    LT is insulting the student body with assumptions of it being infiltreted by UPND when the student body comprise of all types of individuals who hold diverse political views. Thought PF government is in the forefront of influencing the students with the promises it made. Students belong to institutions of learning and their intelligence needs to be respected. They know where the future lies, let them exercise their democratic views freely without intimidations and falsehood of those in power.

  8. So if the ZANASU President is PF, then that is not infiltration and its okay. Anything else its UPND infiltration and therefore bad.

    What sort of thinking is this?

  9. Cry my beloved country. When you have failed you have failed, no excuses please. Let alternatives engage in clean politics.

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