By Nenenji Mlangeni
LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-The campaign to replace Malawi President Peter Mutharika who leaves office in 2024 has reached deadly levels as a murder plot has been uncovered for Vice President Everton Chimulirenji.
State authorities have not taken lightly the discovery of these murderous plans as they have now reviewed and beefed up the security system and detail of Vice President Everton Chimulirenji.
The life of the Malawi Vice President Chimulirenji is said to be under serious threat as political rivals are baying for his blood.
The rivals led by a senior politician in the ruling party are said to have advanced plans to have Everton Chimulirenji assassinated the soonest time possible.
According to a front page story in today’s Malawi News, security detail of the country’s second in command has been beefed up in order to foil the plot.
Spokesperson in the Office of the Vice President Charles Wahara is quoted by the newspaper as having confirmed the security enhancement on the Vice President.
However, sources in government intelligence and security systems indicate that the plot to assassinate the state Vice President has been hatched and being sponsored by the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Vice President for the South, Kondwani Nankhumwa.
According to sources, it is believed the planned plot on Chimulirenji is political fearing he stands a better chance to replace President Mutharika when he retires in 2024 coupled by the fact that the two seem to be getting along very well and that being current Vice President he stands a better opportunity more than anyone else in the party.
Sources say Kondwani Nankhumwa who doubles as the country’s Agriculture Minister is too ambitious very much interested to replace Mutharika in 2024 and has allegedly hired assassins to deal with Chimulirenji once and for all to pave way for easy competition for himself.
Nankhumwa, has in recent months been using some members of the media on formal and social media to prop himself into Mutharika’s chosen successor.
Using his paid up security men most of which are build-up men from Blantyre ‘the Ichochos’, Nankhumwa has been seen at some public events and political rallies behaving like the country’s President or Vice.
On Presidential rallies, soon after the President departs, Nankhumwa is seen to be surrounded by many of his private security.
The idea is to have the men appear like state security that surround the vehicle of the President or indeed Vice President of the country when arriving or departing public events.
At some of his public rallies, Nankhumwa is reported to have used a red carpet just like the way state protocol handles President of the country or his Vice.
According to sources in the DPP, Nankhumwa is seeing Chimulirenji as the the only stumbling block that my frustrate all his dreams and efforts to replace Mutharika when he quits office in 2024 hence this murder plot.
Apart from Chimulirenji himself, those reported repositioning themselves to replace Mutharika include; Kondwani Nankhumwa, Finance Minister Joseph Mwanamvekha and Justice Minister and Vice President for the Eastern Region Bright Msaka.
Everton Chimulirenji was a surprise package to many Malawians and the party’s rank and file when President Mutharika announced he had picked him as his running mate ahead of the other well known senior members of the party months before Malawians went into polls in May this year.