By Nenenji Mlangeni
BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)-The embattled Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Chairperson Justice Dr Jane Ansah on Monday rubbished members of Public Affairs Commission (PAC) who were urging her to resign.
During the meeting Jane Ansah told PAC members to stop making discussions on her resignation backing that she was not want to tackle on issues that are still in Court
Though members of PAC tried to convince her for the sake of this country’s peace Jane Ansah insisted that she is not going to resign until the days of her contract expires in next 4 years to come.
Ansah told PAC to go back and discipline members of HRDC to stop conducting protests and wait for court’s ruling on the presidential case
Ansah also raised a concern that what HRDC is doing by conducting protests is mob Justice and PAC should be on first line condemning the malpractice.
But in an interview after the two hours closed meeting, team leader for PAC mediators Archibishop Thomas Msusa of Blantyre Archdiocese of the Catholic Church described the meeting as constructive, saying it focused on issues of national interest and electoral reforms as expected.
“It has been a successful meeting as we discussed issues on electoral reforms so as to make elections results accepted by all the competitors and avoid the aftermath fighting’s,” said Msusa
Msusa, who could not divulge more on the agenda of the meeting, said the meeting marked the final firstround series of meetings the body has lined up as part of the mediation efforts to resolve the post-election stalemate.
The archbishop disclosed that president Petre Mutharika, Lazarus Chakwera, Saulos Chilima and the leadership of HRDC were among the stakeholders that sent the committee to discuss with the electoral body on issues to do with the elections outcome.
He said after meetings, the leadership of the electoral body would engage the parties in post-election scuffle to discuss what their opponents raised.
“We will now go back to the leaders of the parties to discuss issues on what other leaders have raised in the meetings before we come again with second round of mediation talks,” said Msusa.
Msusa, who said his committee would come with the final resolution after the meetings, however, could not indicate when the meetings would end, saying it would depend on the commitment of the leaders.
