IT’S SABOTAGE
People were instructed to leak examination papers
THE recent leaking of examination papers was ordered by enemies of the state in an effort to undermine and embarrass government, President Edgar Lungu has said.
President Lungu also directed for decisive action in the matter and warned individuals who would be found wanting that they would serve as an example to others. The President said this through his special assistant for press and public relations, Amos Chanda at State House yesterday. Mr Chanda told journalists that the President strongly believed that the recent infamous leaking of examination papers was not a normal under taking. He said that President Lungu felt that the leakages were ordered in an effort to undermine and embarrass the government. Mr Chanda reiterated that it was all sabotage by some enemies of the state. “The President strongly believes that those leakages were organised, it’s not normal undertaking as it has been in the past. It is sabotage by these people who always want to undermine Government. But the President has directed for decisive action into this matter so that there is no repeat of such. Those who will be found wanting will serve as an example to others,” he said. Mr Chanda assured that there would be no sacred cows in the manner the infamous leakage scandal would be dealt with following President Lungu’s directive. He also said that the Head of State regretted setbacks emanating from the falsehoods against the country that some disgruntled individuals had been peddling. Mr Chanda also said that the President was concerned about the professionalism of the media as they were an im-portant pillar in national development. Earlier, President Lungu held a private meeting with the United Nations Secretary General’s special en-voy for peace keeping in DR Congo, Leila Zerrouji. Mr Chanda said that the meeting was focused on the need for more collaborative efforts to ensure a peaceful transition of power in Congo after their upcoming Presidential elections. He said that the President feared that the neighbouring country would be plunged into pandemonium if set electoral processes were undermined, especially that it was the first the country was holding elections at that level. Mr Chanda said that Zambia was better suited to offer advice to Congo at this time because the peaceful transitions of power witnessed so far.