BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)-The opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has withdrawn a statement in which it has expelled four senior members who were recently called to a disciplinary hearing following their alleged misconduct within the party.
In a leaked letter announcing the expulsion signed by party Spokesperson Shadric Namalomba last evening, January 5, 2024, the party has expelled the four “Following a rigorous Disciplinary Committee hearing held on January 4 this week at Golden Peacock Hotel in Lilongwe….” reads part of the communique.
The statement further adds that “The decision comes after careful consideration and following the recommendation of DPP President Peter Mutharika”
The four are Kondwani Nankhumwa, Grezelder Jeffrey, Mark Botoman, and Cecilia Chazama.
However, hours after the release of the statement, the DPP changed tune saying the press release was fake.
But inside reliable sources confided to us that the statement is authentic and indeed from the DPP.
“But due to some disagreements on the decision, some members decided to leak it before it was unanimously agreed to make the expulsion public,” the source told The Maravi Post.
Meanwhile, political analysts have cautioned the former ruling party to trade carefully as their haphazard decisions are likely to cause the natural death of the former governing party.
DPP has been in a leadership crisis since lost the 2020 Presidential elections.
The party is yet to set a formidable pace ahead of the 2025 polls.
