The Zambian opposition party, the United Peoples Party (UPP) has on Wednesday presented the maize-gate evidence to the Malawi and Zambia government, The Maravi Post has established.

According to the sourced information, the UPP President Saviour Chishimba who blew the whistle about the rotten maize deal presented the evidence to the Zambian President Edgar Lungu and the Malawian Commission of inquiry.

Apart from presenting the evidence, Chishimba has also told the Zambian President to take the matter seriously and fire two of his ministers who are suspected to be part of the deal.

“With the evidence present to you, may you please fire two of your cabinet ministers that include Minister of Commerce and Agriculture. On top of that come up with investigation on the matter,” said the UPP leader in his address to Edgar Lungu.

The Zambian UPP leader however commended Malawian President for establishing a Commission of Inquiry saying it will help expose the truth.

Still with the same story, it has just been revealed that Malawi’s ADMARC by-passed a number of procurement procedures.

Efforts by The Maravi Post to get the side of the Peter Mutharika-instituted Commission of Inquiry on the maize-gate proved futile.

Meanwhile, Malawi minister of Agriculture Dr George Chaponda refuses to step down to pave way for investigations and has been heard to put the blame on ADMARC.

ADMARC boss Foster Mulumbe strongly denied to issue a comment on the matter saying it is under investigation.

It appears the three-year old Peter Mutharika government is no strange to corruption. It is currently embroiled in another corruption scandal where seven ministers in his government are believed to have looted government coffers during his elder brother late Bingu wa Mutharika government. The current Zambia maze-gate scandal is just one evidence proving that Peter Mutharika has failed in the fight against corruption.