Running mate fever rages on in DPP-UDF alliance as UDF veterans demand Mutharika to pick Atupele

Written by Richard Kayenda

MZUZU-(MaraviPost)—United Democratic Front (UDF) diehards have called upon President Arthur Peter Mutharika to pick Atupere Muluzi as his running mate in the forthcoming fresh Presidential election slated for July 2, this year.

Speaking at a press briefing on Wednesday, the UDF veteran members challenged Mutharika that he and Atupere are the only winning formula that Malawians are looking forward to voting for.

According to the Chairperson of the UDF veterans, Life Sanudi, if Mutharika does not consider picking Atupere Muluzi, the DPP/UDF electoral alliance will have a rough ride to victory.

“Choosing Atupere Muluzi as the running mate is the only winning formula because most people in the country are looking forward to seeing Atupere Muluzi as Mutharika’s running mate,” Said Sanudi.

While concurring with Sanudi, Deputy Organising Secretary for the grouping, John Kapito, said as old guards for UDF, they will stop at nothing but Mutharika and young Muluzi partnership.

Kapito said: “We are only appealing to President Arthur Peter Mutharika to put aside any DPP top officials who will choose to disturb his decision on the running mate. Otherwise, any mistake made on choosing Atupele Muluzi as a running mate will disappoint us more than ever before. We have fully endorsed the alliance but what we want is Atupere Muluzi to be Mutharika’s running mate.”

In March this year DPP and UDF signed an electoral alliance and since then most UDF members have been canvassing for Atupere Muluzi to be Mutharika’s running mate in the forthcoming fresh Presidential election scheduled to take place on July 2..

In his recent cabinet reshuffle, Mutharika roped in the politically pampered young Muluzi as a Minister of Mining and Energy.

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I am a journalist, educator, and activist with passion for telling stories about social justice, sports and political issues. I graduated from Mzuzu University. I started my career at the Maravi Post online publication in 2012 as an intern while in college. Upon graduating from Mzuzu University I was offered a job as Sports Reporter because of my background as a goalkeeper and rose to the position of sub editor. I also had a short stint with Nyasatimes, Malawi Punch and Malawi Digest. Over the past seven years, I have worked intimately with rural organizations and communities in Malawi on human rights, girl child education and grassroots development projects. With an academic background in education, I also volunteer as male champion for girls’ education under Girls Empowerment Networks (GENET) in Malawi’s South West Education Division (SWED).