By Esther Banda
LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) joins the band wagon of wishing good will and congratulating the Tonse Alliance Presidential candidate Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera and his running mate Dr. Saulos Klaus Chilima for their well deserved victory in the just ended Fresh Presidential Elections (FPE) held on June 23, 2020.
In a press statement CDEDI said that “it is not the Malawi Congress Party (MCP), or the UTM or any of the nine Political parties that formed the Tonse Alliance that has won. And neither is it the Chewas or any other tribe that has won. But rather, it is Malawians themselves that have won.
CDEDI Acting Executive Director Sylvester Namiwa says, “CDEDI would be failing in their duty if they do not congratulate the current cohort of Commissioners for the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC), led by Judge Dr. Chifundo Kachali for hitting the ground running as clearly demonstrated by their working around the clock to ensure that Malawians vote within a period of 14 days from the day the Commission was ushered into office. And appeal to the new leaders to immediately invest a lot of time and energy in rebuilding the Malawi one nation dream”.
“CDEDI, just like all well-meaning Malawians are of the view that both Dr. Chakwera and Dr. Chilima have no luxury of honey moon since they have inherited a country that has been at a standstill for over a year now, and it really requires a lot of fixing. The immediate challenges topping the list being national unity, peace building and reconciliation!” He explained
CDEDI warned those who owe loyalty allegiance to the DPP in the public service to desist from any attempts to frustrate the government’s effort to fix the dirt and the rot that might be found.