Obasanjo congratulates new Zambian President, Hichilema

Former Nigerian President, who is also the former Chairman of the African Union, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday, congratulated the newly-elected President of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema.

Hichilema emerged as the new president during the general election held at the weekend.

The former president said this in a release issued by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi, on Monday.

Obasanjo commended the people of the country for keeping democracy alive, disclosing that the reports reaching him of the election were satisfactory.

The former president congratulated the new President, urging Hichilema to be magnanimous in victory.

He said, “I want to congratulate the newly elected President, Mr. Hakainde Hichilema for his victory and also I want to congratulate the outgoing President for working hard to maintain the tenets of democracy by conceding, when result is cleared that Hichilema won.

“I also congratulate the people of Zambia for keeping democracy alive. I appeal to the new President to be magnanimous in victory and the people of Zambia should maintain the dignity and peace which we are all noted for in Africa.

“Zambia must break the circle of previous President being disgraced, by inhumanly treated by succeeding President,” he said.