STUDENTS FROM HIGHER LEARNING INSTITUTIONS ENDORSE HH
The student movement has thrown its weight behind the UPND-Alliance presidential candidate Hakainde Hichilema saying they are disappointed with the many ills in the PF government.
And UPND National Chairman Stephen Katuka has assured students that the meal allowance will be restored immediately the UPND- Alliance forms government in August this year.
Student League president Jereme Nkonjela said the high corruption levels in the government have led the government to remove the meal allowances.
The higher learning institutions represented were from Cavendishi, Evalyn Hone, NIPA and ZICAS.
He asked the UPND to consider introducing the meal allowance when the UPND leader win the elections.
He said the confidence the youths have in the UPND leader HH has led the youths to endorse him as a preferred candidate in the coming elections.
Mr. Katuka told the students that there is no revolution without the involvement of the students
He said the endorsement of President Hichilema by the students signifies the desire for the youths to change the wrongs done to the country by the PF government.
He said the UPND will priotise education and will restore the meal allowance for students.
He wondered how the students survive with the hard living standards
He said the UPND in government will increase budgetary allocations to educations
He said education plays an important role in the life of the people.
He said it is up to the student to make the right decision as they go towards the elections.
Katuka encouraged the students to mobilise and recruit their fellow students and parents to vote for UPND so as to win the elections in the first round and avoid a rerun
Mr Katuka said the UPND- Alliance government will not condone cadrerism in markets and stations as it will create sustainable employment
He said the UPND will be in government to save and not to steal from the people.
Deputy National youths Chairman in charge of politics Trevor Mwiinde said the plight of student can’t be over emphasized going by the strength they have.
He said the level at which lawlessness in the country has reached is scaring.
He said the country is looking forward to a committed leadership through President Hichilema to redeem the country.
He said the endorsement of President Hichilema by the student give hope to the country that there is life at the end of time
National Youth Secretary Samuel Ngwira said both President Lungu and professor. Luo are to blame for the abolished the meal allowance.
He said the decision to abolish meal allowance was made in cabinet meeting chaired by president Lungu
He advised the student not to tolerate the PF and all their candidates taking party in the coming elections.
Student National League Secretary General Zenas Siamukampe expressed sadness seeing students being used as tools of violence by the ruling party
He said the PF has kept the youths unemployed so that the students can offer themselves as tools for violence.
He said the government does not care about the plight of students as can be seen in the way the President Lungu did when he appointed prof. Luo the arc enemy of students as his running mate.
He said if allowed to win Luo will be a source of terror to the students in the country.
“It is for this reason that we are asking the people to vote out the PF that have prof. Nkandu Luo as a running in the coming elections,” he said.
New Voice Youths initiative leader Matthew Witika said the students decided to endorse HH because he is a good leader with proven record.
He said the youths will go flat out to campaign for the opposition UPND and all it’s candidates.
He said he rejected the youths empowerment he was offered by the PF government because there is something better he sees from the UPND.
