BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)-Power struggle continues raging in former governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) as some senior officials in the party are conniving to block Kondwani Nankhumwa who is also the current leader of opposition to contest as a presidential candidate for the party in the forth coming convention.

Our investigative reporter has uncovered the report which is alleging Hon George Chaponda Bright Msaka, Sam Tembenu in collaboration with Brown Mpinganjira and Council Charles Mhango are master minders of the plot.

The party structures is in favor of Nankhumwa to take over from Former President Peter Mutharika.

Sources within the party told this publication that “All these senior officials are confidently sure they can’t beat him through the convention.

“In realization of this fact,they have decided to come up with empty accusations and fabricated lies to dismiss and fire him from the party as a member and an official”.

On Wednesday, September 16, 2020 the summoned Nankhumwa, for a disciplinary hearing at Golden Peacock in Lilongwe.

According to a letter signed by the party’s disciplinary committee secretary Charles Mhango, some of the charges leveled against Nankhumwa include imposing himself as leader of opposition when Peter Mutharik had reportedly settled for George Chaponda, misleading the party’s president and plotting a revolt, meeting Malawi Congress official without getting consent from the president and his questionable background and academic qualifications.

Sources added that the summon was meant to scare Nankhumwa’s political muscles in the party.