BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)–Politician Grezelder Jeffrey has been fired as Secretary General of the former ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) with immediate effect, Maravi Post has learnt.

Jeffrey has confirmed the development, saying it is connected to her views that the party’s leader Peter Mutharika has done his part and that it needs an early elective convention.

“I am not worried…actually this is good for me. I will be going home in Nkhotakhota,” she said.

On Tuesday, Jeffrey said the party would be going for an early elective convention to choose the president of the party as Mutharika needs to rest after doing his part.

Jeffrey, popularly known as Jeff wa Jeff, was appointed as the Secretary General of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) effective January 18 2017.

She replaced Francis Mphepo, who was the Acting SG.

In a related development, the party’s director of elections, Ben Phiri has tendered his resignation letter to the party paving way for new blood to take over from him following his failure to steer the party to electoral victory in the June 23 fresh presidential election.

“Madam Secretary General, as Director of Elections I surely cannot claim to have any fresh and viable strategies to spur the party into another victory having lost the past one. I therefore deem it noble and civil for me to follow the tradition in the civilized and mature democracies where such a loss would call for responsible office bearers to step down and pave way for fresh minds to take the party forward,” says Phiri in the letter.

Though not indicating as reason behind the resignation, Phiri has further said some party officials accused him of selling the elections to the then opposition parties for personal gains, an allegation he has described as disturbing and defamatory.