Students are rioting at University of Zambia over withholding of their results by Lecturers, reports our Lusaka Correspondent.
The Students Wednesday morning decided to take to the Great East Road where they blocked the Road and burnt tyres, a situation that caused panic among motorists.
By press time the riot Police had rushed to the scene to try and calm the situation.
The Lecturers are demanding to be paid all their monies due. When going back to work after a week of work stoppage, the Lecturers had said they would conduct exams but will only release results after they have been paid all their monies due.
This week on Monday Aspiring Munali constituency Member of Parliament for 2016 Allan Sakala told Zambian Eye that the situation at Zambia’s biggest University (UNZA) was a time bomb.
Sakala said: “It is very sad that the whole government should fail to address a small issue at UNZA, Its becoming increasingly clear that we have wrong people in leadership.”
He charged that the students had exhausted all avenues of dialogue but nothing positive is taking shape. He pleaded with the PF government to show leadership on the matter which he said was serious before property or lives are lost.
Sakala said for the lecturers to release the results, they are certain demands that must be met and the demand is that government must pay what it owes the institution.
“If the UNZA Situation is a non priority matter to government, one wonders what the future holds for Zambia where the leadership class sees education as a non priority matter,” Sakala said. “I appeal to all relevant stake holders to address this matter with utmost urgency,it is a time bomb that has potential to cause bedlam in the nation.”