……..As political analysts says Chizuma voluntarily resigned after controversial leaked audio
LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-President Lazarus Chakwera on Monday night, April 25, 2022 slammed Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Director General Martha Chizuma’s social media friends to stop interfering ACB office.
President Chakwera told Chizuma’s social media friends to stop posting face stories that compromise and undermine the work of ACB office.
Chakwera hinted that no-one has the mandate to dictate ACB office apart from other prosecuting agencies including Office of Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), Attorney General (AG) and Malawi police.
The president was responding to governance questions on how his Tonse government was addressing issues on corruption fight.
This comes barely a few days after Chizuma’s social media friends including Onjezani Kenani, Chisa Mbele and others mobilized the public to stop Malawi police questioning ACB boss on the leaked audio against office oath.
The police wanted to act in line with court order but Chizuma’s social media friends acted military until the questioning was put to stop.
In his address, Chakwera told Chizuma that the fight against corruption is not one man show but the work of everyone that she must desist from being dictated from social media friends who are for anarchy.
He hinted that anyone is not above the law to run away from being questioned by the police, ACB on national matters.
“No-one is above the law of not questioned by police or ACB. Any matter that is under investigation, I don’t intervene. Listen, I can’t go to ACB to dictate on that office what to do like what these are individuals are doing; Posting fake issues on social media just to agitate for anarchy.
“If I can’t dictate what ACB and police to do then no one shouldn’t do that. Let this lady at ACB work according to the law while corroborating with other state agencies not solely alone,” says Chakwera.
This is the second time Chakwera has warned Chizuma on her continuous working closely with social media friends bypassing other state prosecuting agencies accusing them of being bribed.
Meanwhile, one of the country’s political commentators told The Maravi Post that Chizuma voluntarily resigned after controversial leaked audio
“The laws of land is clear and no one is above the law. Every human being who break the law should face the consequences but does not tell us that judges, lawyers, pastors, government officials and President should break the law.
“Martha Chizuma was supposed to be arrested and removed from offices ACB Director for contravening the oath of secrecy the same day after her controversial audio that went viral,” he said.
He added, “Malawians have lost confidence with ACB Director for her conduct of working issue on social media rather than seeking direction from Dpp and attorney general.
“ACB is not Martha Chizuma nor social media it needs corroboration of every citizen to work together for the efficiency of ACB”.
