The main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP)’s central region executive committee has fulfilled its mandate by putting in place new team in the continued process of restructuring its power house through a regional elections which was held on Saturday, August 8, 2015, at its headquarters in the capital Lilongwe.
The elections were conducted amid speculations and allegations that the party’s former regional chairperson, Daniel Mlomo had sought a court injunction to stop the polls from taking place without apparent reasons until Maxwell Thyolera, The party’s Director of Elections assured the delegates and contestants of the proceeding of the polls as the party had not been served with any restraining order.
Mlomo did not avail himself at the event despite appearing on the candidates’ list which angered voters by rewarding his actions and absence with absolutely no vote.
Therefore, elections went a head which witnessed Patrick Zebulon Chilondola Member of Parliament (MP) for Dedza North Constituency being elected as Chairperson with 191 votes beating other four contenders including Dyson Mc Yollobus Kamphambe, Luton Dzombe, Alex Pompopompo Chitete and Daniel Mlomo who got 152, 53, 19 and 0 respectively.
On a position of First Deputy Regional Chairperson went to a new comer and businessman, Joel Ching’ani of Ntcheu by thrashing two other contestants namely Horace Leva’s Chipuwa and Langton Nkhosa Kamwendo both of them legislators.
Dyson Mc Yollobus Kamphande was elected as Regional secretary while Peter Dimba imaged as the winner for the post of Regional Treasure being as for the First Deputy Regional Treasure went to Aaron Chipiriro Kafakamoyo as other positions’ elections were still underway as we went to press.
In an exclusive interview with The Maravi Post after wining the chairmanship, Chilondola, assured supporters of his vigorous agenda to turn around the party’s prowls in center with series of rallies in a bid to revive the party’s regional and grassroots structures.
“Honestly, I’m very gratefully humbled for the being elected as the head in the center’ party executive. My first work is to revive regional and grassroots structures by holding series of rallies that our supporters in rural areas are away of the party’s existence.
“I will make sure to be working with those contributed tirelessly for the party’s current stand. We want the leadership of MCP; Dr. Lazarus Chakwera to start concentrating to the southern and northern regions of the country while the center will remain in our hands. The new team, under my leadership will work untiringly taking the party to 2019 general elections victory as our main focus at hand”, assures Chilondola.
Speaking on how central region elections were faired compared with the southern region which held theirs on June 20, 2015, the party’s Spokesperson, Dr. Jessie Kabwira expressed gratitude over delegates’ discipline by making sure that the polls went smoothly without huddles.
“We are very happy that the central region has demonstrated maturity in handling elections by coming out with vibrant team to turn things for the better. The most important thing is that polls were transparent and credible. This is the reasons there was jubilation all over the hall when results were announced for a particular winner.
“This is a true reflection of MCP’s democratic governance of signaling out a possible Malawi come back in 2019 which will bail out the nation from social and economic injustices which have been going on since 1994 as it’s the only party that knows what is best for this country”, said Dr Kabwira.
