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Politics

Court nods to Jeffrey’s DPP NGC meeting call-up: As party leadership advises members not to attend

Dorica Mtenje

LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-The disputed opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) National Governing Council (NGC) meeting will go on today, December 6, 2023, as High Court Judge Simeon Mdeza rejected a plea by some DPP members to stop the meeting.

The members, who include Shadric Namalomba, Chipiliro Mpinganjira, Jean Mathanga, and others, had moved the court to stop the meeting which is slated for tomorrow as they are challenging their absence on the NGC members list.

Judge Mdeza on Tuesday however set January 12, 2024, as a day to have the matter heard but has declined to have the NGC meeting stopped.

DPP’s Secretary General Grezelder Jeffrey announced last week that the party will hold an NGC meeting tomorrow but the party’s vice president for eastern region Bright Msaka, who was sent by the party president Peter Mutharika on Monday argued that the meeting has not been sanctioned by the party leader and should not be held.

In an interview with one of the Muntharika camp members, Chipiliro Mpinganjira said regardless of the court order his camp will not attend the NGC meeting.

Mpinganjira said the SG illegally called for the meeting without the party’s blessings.

Jeffrey’s DPP NGC meeting is expected to take place at the Golden Peacock Hotel in the capital Lilongwe.

Malawi

Mpinganjira demands immediate arrest of ring leaders of ‘APM motorcade booing’ in Ndirande

Maneno Chimulala
Mpinganjira demands immediate arrest of ring leaders of ‘APM motorcade booing’ in Ndirande

BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)—Deputy Minister of Defence, who is also a member of parliament of the Blantyre City Centre (Ndirande), Chipiliro Mpinganjira has demanded his constituents to immediately identify the ring leaders in the Thursday’s embarrassing incident in which people booed and pelted stones at the convoy of President Peter Mutharika.

Mutharika, who was the last presidential candidate to present his nomination papers at the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC), paraded in the streets of Blantyre together with his new running mate Atupele Muluzi.

But according to a video footage which is in circulation on social media, people who are believed to be supporters of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and UTM spoiled the funny of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) faithful by booing and pelting stones at the presidential convoy.

Reacting, MP Mpinganjira has blamed what he called the criminal behaviour by opposition supporters and has since called upon his constituents to identify the perpetrators so that the law should take its course.

Mpinganjira’s reaction to the incident comes amid general feeling that the Malawi Police only acts when DPP officials or supporters are attacked.

However, Presidential spokesperson Mgeme Kalilani has downplayed reports that Mutharika’s motorcade was stoned saying the stoning could have been on cars of party supporters who had gone earlier before Mutharika.

Kalilani said Changed routes to return to Sanjika Palace because it was getting dark but he maintained that President Mutharika and his rung mate addressed people around Ndirande Market.