NGOCC PRESS STATEMENT CONGRATULATING PRESIDENT HICHILEMA AND URGING UNITY
PRESS STATEMENT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
18 AUGUST,2026
THE NON-GOVERNMENTAL GENDER ORGANISATIONS’ COORDINATING COUNCIL (NGOCC) CONGRATULATES THE PRESIDENT-ELECT, MR HAKAINDE HICHILEMA ON HIS VICTORY AND EXTENDS ITS CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL CANDIDATES, POLITICAL PARTIES, ELECTORAL STAKEHOLDERS, AND CITIZENS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE ELECTORAL PROCESS.
WE OFFER SPECIAL CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WOMEN WHO TOOK PART AS CANDIDATES, VOTERS, ELECTION OFFICIALS, OBSERVERS, AND ADVOCATES. THEIR PARTICIPATION CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE AND PROMOTE INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP.
AS THE NATION TRANSITIONS BEYOND THE ELECTION, NGOCC CALLS ON ALL ZAMBIANS TO UPHOLD PEACE, UNITY, AND MUTUAL RESPECT.
BOTH WINNERS AND THOSE WHO DID NOT PREVAIL HAVE A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY TO PLACE NATIONAL INTERESTS ABOVE PARTISAN CONSIDERATIONS AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE COUNTRY’S DEVELOPMENT.
IN BUILDING ON THE PRESIDENT’S ACCEPTANCE REMARKS WHERE HE ACKNOWLEDGED THE VOICES AND CONCERNS OF THOSE WHO DID NOT SUPPORT HIM, NGOCC WISHES TO URGE THE PRESIDENT TO COMMIT TO INCLUSIVITY AND NATIONAL UNITY FOR A STRONGER AND MORE COHESIVE NATION.
THIS NEED FOR NATIONAL UNITY IS IMPERATIVE IF ZAMBIA IS TO MOVE BEYOND THIS ELECTION.
WHILE WE CELEBRATE THIS IMPORTANT MILESTONE, WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT ZAMBIA’S DEMOCRACY CONTINUES TO EVOLVE.
WE PARTICULARLY NOTE SOME KEY IRREGULARITIES AT VARIOUS STAGES OF THE ELECTORAL PROCESS AS OBSERVED BY LOCAL, REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL OBSERVER MISSIONS.
HOWEVER, WE ENCOURAGE ALL STAKEHOLDERS TO PUT THE COUNTRY FIRST; REMAIN PEACEFUL AND ADOPT THE SPIRIT OF DIALOGUE ESPECIALLY AFTER A TIGHTLY CONTESTED ELECTION. DOING SO WILL ENHANCE PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN ALL OUR LEADERS AND FURTHER CONSOLIDATE OUR DEMOCRACY.
IN CONCLUSION, NGOCC FURTHER URGES TRANSPARENCY AS POLITICAL PARTIES SUBMIT THEIR PARTY-LISTS IN LINE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE MIXED MEMBER PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION SYSTEM.
ISSUED
FOR/NGOCC
MS BEAUTY KATEBE
NGOCC BOARD CHAIRPERSON