Press Statement for Immediate Release on the claim by Acting Director General of ZAPD that Professor Charles Mwape is an impostor

Centre for Disability Development Research Law and Policy Africa office wish to react to the statement aired on your radio today the 7th June 2018 at 1 PM Zambian time issued by a Ms. Julien Mwape Acting Director General for Zambia Agency for persons with Disabilities.We have received calls and emails from stakeholders inquiring our position on this serious allegations and our position is that Professor Mwape is our Disability Policy Analyst for Africa within this Organization under democratic governance and human right office.

Further the statement issued by Professor Mwape on 6th June, 2018 entitled “Operation of Zambia Agency for Persons with Disabilities (ZAPD)” was cleared by our media team and it had a blessing of the centre as it was within our mandate to hold disability institutions accountable in Africa which was emailed to over 26 media houses and published on our website on www.cddrlp.com

In the said statement Professor Mwape never claimed to be a staff of Zambia Agency for persons with Disabilities or claim to speak on behalf of ZAPD, therefore the claim by ZAPD are malicious on the professional standing of Professor Mwape not only in Zambia but Internationally.

Dr. Ntshangese Sibusiso Bongani

President

Centre for Disability Development Research Law and Policy