Video summary
Brian Mundubile has declared victory for his party based on results compiled through their parallel voter tabulation process (PVT), which aggregates data from polling stations across Zambia to indicate wins at both the presidential and parliamentary levels. However, he expresses deep concern over significant delays in the official announcement and verification of these results by the Electoral Commission of Zambia, warning that such hesitation creates opportunities for interference or manipulation of the electoral outcome. He urges all stakeholders to immediately publish the results according to legal requirements and grant access to relevant records so that the will of the Zambian people can be independently verified without doubt.
The statement highlights several alarming incidents reported from various parts of the country, including allegations in Mufulira where military personnel allegedly took control of tallying centers and removed Gen 20 forms, as well as disturbing reports from Chama and Matero constituencies regarding unlawful removal or theft of ballot boxes. Furthermore, there are serious claims that returning officers in Northwestern Province were instructed to stop issuing results, while Northern Province saw allegations involving a senior government official directing the transport of ballot boxes through their residence before reaching designated centers. Mundubile emphasizes that electoral materials belong to the sovereign people and must not be treated as property for any political party or security institution, demanding immediate investigations into these claims with full accountability for those responsible if found guilty.
Addressing specific individuals and groups, he issues a direct warning to Deputy PS Winnie in Kasama regarding her alleged involvement in moving ballot boxes, calling on the military and police to remember their loyalty lies solely with the Constitution rather than any individual or political party. He appeals to all security forces to protect electoral officials and materials without interfering in the democratic process, while simultaneously urging citizens, agents, and observers to remain peaceful, vigilant, and within the law by documenting results and reporting irregularities through proper channels instead of engaging in violence. The core message is that protecting the vote does not mean confronting security personnel but rather insisting on transparency and preserving copies of lawful electoral records for reconciliation with official figures later.
Mundubile concludes by asserting that Zambia's institutions are more important than any temporary political advantage, stating clearly that if official results differ from polling station data, the solution must be total transparency rather than secrecy or suppression. He calls upon the Electoral Commission to address the nation immediately with updates on these critical issues and invites international monitors and stakeholders to take specific interest in ensuring a transparent and accountable process throughout this election cycle. His final appeal is for patriotism, restraint, and courage from all Zambians entrusted with protecting the people's vote, urging everyone to defend the sovereign will of the electorate peacefully and lawfully under the banner of "One Zambia, One Nation."
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fellow Zambians.
According to the results we see and
compiled through our parallel voter
tabulation, PVT,
based on information transmitted to us
from polling stations and totaling
centers across the country, our
tabulation indicates that we have won
this election.
We have won this election both at
presidential level
and majority seats in parliament.
We therefore view the continued delay in
the transparent announcement and
verification of presidential results
with great concern.
The pattern of reports reaching us
raises legitimate fears
that this delay could create an
opportunity
for interference with or manipulation of
the results.
We call for the immediate publication of
the results in accordance with the law
and for all stakeholders to be given
access
to the relevant electoral records so
that the will of the Zambian people can
be independently verified.
We have received deeply troubling
reports from several parts of the
country
which require urgent explanation by the
Electoral Commission of Zambia and
relevant authorities.
In Mufulira, for for example, we have
received reports that members of the
military have taken control of certain
totaling centers and that Gen 20 forms
are allegedly being removed.
These reports must be addressed
immediately.
Electoral materials are not the property
of any political party,
government officials, or security
institutions.
They are part of the official record of
the sovereign decisions decision made by
the Zambian people.
Presidential ballots are counted at
polling station level alongside other
elections
and presidential results are therefore
available to party agents
through prescribed
electoral documentation.
It should consequently surprise no one
that our agents and structures
have been able to obtain results from
across the country and establish a clear
trend through our PVT.
We are equally concerned
about reported incidents involving
ballot boxes in Chama and Matero
constituencies.
Any allegation of ballot boxes to being
unlawfully removed, stolen, interfered
with, or transported outside established
electoral procedures must be
investigated immediately and
transparently.
Those responsible,
if these allegations are established,
must be held accountable under the law.
In Northwestern Province,
we have received reports that returning
officers
and presiding officers have been
instructed to stop issuing results and
Gen 20 forms.
If confirmed, such conduct would be
wholly unacceptable.
Election results belong to the people.
Party agents and other persons entitled
by law to receive electoral records must
not be denied to them.
In Northern Province,
we have further received disturbing
reports
concerning the alleged involvement of a
senior government official
in the movement of government
ballot boxes,
including allegations that officers
transporting ballot boxes to totaling
center have been instructed to pass
through the official's residence,
official's residence, before proceeding
to the designated center.
These allegations are extremely serious
and demand immediate investigation.
No ballot box should be diverted from
legally prescribed
chain of custody.
I I like to issue a timely
warning to my dear sister
Deputy PS Winnie in Kasama
who has been mentioned
in this particular case.
So, my dear sister Winnie, stop what
you're doing. Let the will of the
Zambian people prevail.
I therefore call upon the Electoral
Commission of Zambia to act decisively
and transparently.
Preserve every ballot.
Preserve every Gen 20 form and other
electoral records.
Protect the chain of custody.
Allow accredited political party agents
and observers to perform their lawful
functions.
Publish the results
polling station by polling station and
constituency by constituency so that
every figure announced can be reconciled
against the original records.
I equally call upon men and women in
uniform to remember that their loyalty
is to the Constitution and the Republic
of Zambia, not to any individual,
political party, or temporal
temporary holder of public office.
The institutions of the state must
remain impartial.
Their responsibility at this critical
moment is to protect the people,
electoral officials, and electoral
materials and not to interfere with the
democratic process.
To our party agents, monitors,
supporters, and citizens across the
country, remain peaceful,
vigilant, and within the law.
Protecting the vote does not mean
engaging in violence or confronting
security personnel.
It means documenting results, preserving
copies of lawful electoral records,
reporting irregularities through the
appropriate channels, and insisting
peacefully upon
transparency.
To those
administering this election,
I say this.
Zambia is bigger than all of us.
Governments come and go,
but the republic remains.
No temporary political advantage is
worth damaging the institutions upon
which our democracy depends.
If the official results differ from the
results recorded at polling stations,
the answer is not
secrecy.
The answer is transparency.
Put the record before the nation and
allow every number to be reconciled.
The people of Zambia voted.
Their decision must be respected.
This is the moment of patriotism,
restraint, and courage.
Let every Zambian who's been entrusted
with the people's vote discharge their
responsibility
faithfully.
Let us be patriots.
Let us protect the vote peacefully and
lawfully.
Let us defend the sovereign will of the
Zambian people.
I will at this juncture
call upon the international community
and all stakeholders, including
international monitors,
to take specific interest on the issues
that I've raised in this statement,
so that we have a transparent and
accountable process
throughout this election. We expect that
the stakeholders will immediately engage
Electoral Commission of Zambia, so that
they provide the answers that the
Zambian people need.
I will also urge the Electoral
Commission of Zambia to immediately
address the nation,
updating them on the issues that we've
raised in this statement, so that every
Zambian remains peaceful, every Zambian
remains confident that the electoral
process will deliver the result in
accordance with the the will of the
people of Zambia.
One Zambia, one nation.
May God bless you.