Kabila Urges NDC Delegates to Back Experience Ahead of 2028 Polls

A contender for the position of Deputy National Organiser in the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mathias Alagbo Kabila, has cautioned party delegates against handing key organisational roles to people without experience, saying such a choice could damage the party's prospects in the 2028 general election.

Mr Kabila made the remarks on Eyewitness News on Monday, November 9, 2026, as first reported by Citi News.

According to him, the appointment of some of the party's well-known organisers into government has left vacancies that must be filled by seasoned members. He said this was especially important because the NDC is likely to go into the next election with a new presidential candidate.

He named Kobi Balon and Elikem Kotoko as examples of experienced figures who, he said, are now serving in government. Their move, he argued, had opened a significant gap in the party's organisational set-up.

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"With the challenges that lie ahead of us in 2028, where we will likely have a new presidential candidate, and then you don't have very experienced hands like Kobi Balon and Elikem Kotoko over there, it will be suicidal to elect people with no experience whatsoever to occupy these offices," he said.

Explaining why he is running for the deputy role instead of the substantive National Organiser position, Mr Kabila said he wanted to work alongside the current National Organiser, Joseph Yammin, to help build up the party's structures.

He pointed to his three decades of active involvement in the NDC as evidence of his readiness for the job. He said his record includes time in the party's youth wing and on its national communications team, which he believes has equipped him to contribute to its organisational work.

Mr Kabila also called for closer coordination among the party's youth and women's wings and its other affiliated groups. He said this was needed to create a strong grassroots base able to keep delivering election wins.

He warned that the NDC should not take for granted that the approaches and structures behind its past electoral success would deliver the same outcome in 2028.

He appealed to delegates to place experience, commitment and loyalty at the centre of their decisions when choosing the party's next national officers.