BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost) – Former Transport Minister Mohammed Sidik Mia, is bouncing back from the four-year political hibernation with the announcement that he is joining the main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) ahead of 2019 general elections.

This confirms rumors lingering in political circles of his comeback after resignation in 2013, when he was served as cabinet minister during the Joyce Banda’s administration.

Mia made the political return and told fellow Muslims at Kanjedza Mosque in the commercial capital Blantyre on Thursday, seeking support to achieve his Vice President portfolio bid. Continue reading Sidik Mia said to be vying for MCP vice Presidency; seeks Muslim community for support →