Whispers in the Northern region say Lazarus Chakwera used them to win the elections and since then has shown no willingness to work with alliance members and many are already frustrated.
Reports reaching our publication indicate, Regional Chair for UTM in the North Leonard Njikho has dumped the party following bad cultural practices in the party of hating North people.
We have confirmed that Njikho has left the party together with his deputy a Mr Banda.
However, we hear many people are angry in the North by the way the Tonse Alliance has treated them after winning the polls.
Many gurus from the North who helped Lazarus “Kadingus” Chakwera to win the polls in the court ordered polls like Harry Mkandawire, Khumbo Kachali, Ralph Mhone, Frank Mwenefumbo, Yeremiah Chihana, Enock Chihana, Prof Chisi, Kamuzu Chibambo and many more were left in the cold and have mounted secret meetings to strategize on the next move.
Lazarus “Kadingus” Chakwera has come under fire for family appeasement in his Cabinet at expense of such multi-talented gurus with huge experience in managing government affairs.
The Reverend Lazarus Chakwera has been nicked named “Family Man” for his cabinet selection by the print media while his vice president Saulos chilima has instructed his party gurus to start campaign meetings for 2024 polls where he is poised to stand on UTM ticket and not MCP.
Vendors in Mzuzu have demanded for the immediate firing of Democratic Progressive Party region governor for the North Kenneth Sanga over his reckless remarks urging vendors to ply their trade anywhere in the City.
The Vendors have also given a seven-day ultimatum to ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to officially withdraw remarks by the party’s regional governor for the north Kenneth Sanga and Member of Parliament (MP) for the city Leonard Njikho.
The vendors on Monday morning held a peaceful demonstration to force Mzuzu City Council tp remove their colleagues who are plying trade in an authorized place following the order by Sanga.
In the petition, the Vendors argued that if anybody is allowed to ply trade anywhere in the city the businesses will be affected.
DPP spokesperson Francis Kasaila said the party will act on the matter after receiving the petition when asked for comment.
Peter Mutharika: Mzuzu people want him out of office
MZUZU-(MaraviPost)-Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Member of Parliament for Mzuzu city is under intense pressure following constituent’s petition that the lawmaker must spearheading a motion in Parliament for President Peter Mutharika’s impeachment.
At least 36,500 voters have written Njikho to act on the matter describing President Mutharika of gross incompetence in running the affairs of the country.
In the petition, the voters signed by co-chairpersons Andrew Longwe and Sandra Kamanga, accuse Mutharika of defying a court order by allowing the fired Agriculture Minister George Chaponda to continue operating as cabinet minister. This is criminal negligence, they also concerned about placing a moratorium on homosexuality and influencing arrest of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) legislators over treason allegations.
The petitioners took a swipe at the President for deliberately sending Chaponda to Germany on official duties when Mutharika knew that the embattled ex-minister was restrained by the court of law.
The constituents have further accused the Malawi leader of gross incompetence saying his act on Chaponda put the nation on auto-pilot which is evidenced by Mutharika not being visible or commenting on crucial issues affecting Malawians.
The petition which has been copied to National Assembly’s Speaker Richard Msowoya, claim that the state is captured by powerful individuals who are manipulating and running President’s actions and putting Malawians at risk.
The voters challenge Njikho to meet their demands by March 4, 2017 failing which they will take him to court for failing to fulfill the wishes of his constituents.
“Both Dr. Chaponda and President Mutharika defied that court injunction and disobeyed the court order, by one, the President allowing Chaponda to travel to Germany in his capacity as Minister of Agriculture.
“President Mutharika has proven time an again to be negligent President as evidenced by his failure to admit about the declining healthcare sector system including the dilapidation of public health facilitates.
“Additionally, Mutharika unilaterally and illegally placed a moratorium on certain laws of the Republic including homosexuality laws without any such powers being given to him in any written law of the Republic”, reads in part the petition.
They added: “This is but one example of a totally unacceptable, illegal and unjustifiable usurping of powers (both from Legislature and Judiciary) on issue which will affect all Malawians and they ought to have a say”.
In his reaction, the lawmaker Njikho described the matter as sensitive saying he will seek legal opinion before making any decision.
The legislator was however surprised as to why his constituents did not brief him on the matter before issuing the petition saying voters action was a daunting task for his political path.
DPP Spokesperson Francis Kasayira told the Nation Newspaper that hinted that the party will comment when the motion is presented in Parliament arguing that reacting to speculation was not the party’s political approach.
But Law expert Edge Kanyongolo has challenged the petitioners to have concrete and serious violation evidence against the constitution which the President has committed arguing that impeachment grounds are hard to prove.
The nation is yet to witness on what the lawmaker Njikho is going to do on his constituents’ demands as the current mid-year budgetreview session will rise on March 2, 2014.
The country’s supreme law of the land, the constitution, Section 86 (2a) states that indictment and conviction by impeachment shall only be on the grounds of serious violation of the constitution or serious breach of the written laws of the Republic that either occurred or came to light during the term of the President or the First Vice President.
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