BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)—Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Vice President, Sidik Mia, has pledged much support for Lazarus Chakwera and Saulos Klaus Chilima, who have been today unveiled as MCP-UTM alliance presidential candidate and running mate respectively.

Writing on his official facebook page, Mia has encouraged Malawians to register and vote for the presidency of Chakwera and Chilima on July 2.

“We have today witnessed the conception of what will give birth to a new Malawi in July this year. I have closely known Dr Lazarus Chakwera and, believe you me, he will be the best President Malawi has ever had.

“Let me also salute the patriotism of Dr Saulos Chilima in complementing Dr Chakwera in our quest to develop our country. Today, Malawi has won. My fellow Malawians, let me encourage those who didn’t register last year to go and register. More importantly, during polling day on 2nd July, 2020, we need to come out in our large numbers to vote for the Presidency of Dr Chakwera and Dr Chilima,” wrote Mia.

Speaking to journalists at Mount Soche before Chakwera presented his nomination papers, Mia said he was at peace with the Chakwera-Chilima pair.

“Sidik Mia is a man of honour. What is say is what I will do. What is all important is to see that Malawi has best leader and this is what we are doing. For me to have come back into politics was to make sure that we have a leader  that will represent the nation and solve the problems that have engulfed the nation for several years.

“So for me the office of the vice presidency is less important than to fight for the rights of the people in any capacity,” he said.

Mia was Chakwera’s running mate in the 2019 elections which saw the MCP securing second position while UTM came third.