MCP supporters to march for Tembo ouster
Police have given permission to a group of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) supporters to march on Wednesday and present a petition to party leadership calling for the resignation of party president John Tembo.
The march has been organized by a group calling for party reform and resignation of Tembo which is led by former spokesman of the party, Ishmael Chafukila.
The group will hold a media conference on Wednesday in Lilongwe and then involve the party supporters in marching to present a petition.
According to the ground for Tembo’s ouster to be included in the petition sourced by Nyasa Times is that Tembo is a leader who knows “only one style of leadership- shout, threaten and silence for good if all fails.”
The movement argues that it has braved the aggressive and uncompromising character of Tembo to call for his resignation as the leader of our party because they strongly believe that contrary to a common belief that Tembo has built MCP, the party survived because of the work of many dedicated Malawians who have hung in there to keep the legacy of Kamuzu Banda going.
“Hon Tembo has in fact been an architect of MCP bad fate for many reasons. Hon Tembo will never be president of Malawi, no matter how long he tries to run for presidency through MCP. This is the reason we will force him to leave our party by resigning. “
The movement accuses Tembo for reducing MCP from a vibrant political party under the Late Ngwazi Dr H Kamuzu Banda into now a party managed from the back room of his house in area 10.
“He sold the Party Headquarters to NICO for K30 million and no one knows what he has done with the money. Aspiring MPs were not funded they had to use their own resources despite Hon Tembo receiving a lot of donations during the campaign,” the group alleges.
“A leader must know when it is time that his political capital has been exhausted. Hon Tembo does not know an end to a road- so he has to be forced out. He does not realise that he is in fact the main reason why we have been losing.”
The group also vehemently support that the opposition block in the National Assembly should be able to elect their leader and that Tembo should not be an automatic holder of the title as stipulated by the standing orders.
However, MCP spokesperson Nancy Tembo said the matter is an internal feud of MCP which she hoped would be resolved.
She said the proposal on electing a leader of the opposition by the whole parliament including government side will be bad for democracy.
“What is being proposed now is that the whole purpose should be electing leader of opposition. This will not enhance democracy,” said Tembo.
“I think the provision should be left as it is. Let’s not attach faces,” she added.
Civil rights activist Justin Dzonzi said the National Assembly can regulate how it should do its business.
The demonstration of MCP supporters will be in Lilongwe with a petition presented at party headquarters.
In Malawi, demonstrations by opposition supporters are normally not allowed by the security forces on “security reasons”.
Tagged with: Chafukila, MCP, parliament, Tembo
What is worrying Malawian politics is that we leaders think we are undispensable which is not true. If Mr John Tembo gave way to other youngsters things would not have reached that far
You cannot do the same thing everytime and expect different results,JZU after doing the same things for his political period in MCP there is no way he can expect victory on any presidantial poll.With this i second the move to pave way for other pple who can lead MCP differently and get a different result,i would like to see MCP back into Gvnt someday
MCP minus Tembo becomes my party again. Otherwise I am ok with the ruling DPP.
John Tembo must go!!!!!! He is the architect of poor politics in Malawi. He showed his true colours under Banda and no one wants him. MCP, do the right thing and choose a great young leader, MCP is a great party that can add value to our great nation (potentially even greater nation)!. Tembo is a master of simplistic, ‘tribalistic’ politics. We need a serious opposition leader who can bring to the table mature, level headed politics and who is able to offer critical thinking to the issues being debated and in particular the economic direction of our country. Go mr has-been. We need new blood in MCP. Politics has moved up a notch now in Malawi.
Intesting how so much hullaballoo about JZU. Where in the African polics have u found leaders “going” voluntarily? Where they do so it is not “voluntary” but something to do with the “people’s” foresight which will have been enshrined in that sacred document called “the Constitution”. That is why you find those for whom power will have proved “sweet” trying to amend constitutions to allow them longer and extended stay on the “gravy train”.
Baba Tembo, can you honourably retire from politics rather than waiting for embarrassments from these youngsters.
Chifukwa ndiye sakusiya mpaka ugwe kuti phiiiiiiiiiiiii.
Hahahah, the Mulakho wa alomwe Police at its work. DPP supporters in MCP colours allowed to march and Tembos supporters stopped to march. One party system slowly cripping into the coutry. It reminds me of the nthano yomwe a gogo anga ankandiwuza ndiri mwana ankati anjobu anapita ku nyumba kwa kalulu kuti akawuse nawo mvula ndiye kalulu anati ayi simungakwane kona anjobvu anati chabwino ndingolowetsako chitamba chokha kalulu kuvomera kenaka anjobvu ali chabwino bwanji ndingolowetsako mutu wokhawu kalulu ndikuvomera kenaka njobvu yati msana wokha kenaka anjobvu anangolanda nyumba yonse ya Kalulu. So the little things that Malawians are accomodating or are allowing the DPP to do will one day result in total one party system. Do not say that you were not warned. See the writting on the wall.
Abale musamathe nkhalamba zonseeeeeeeee!!!
Mubwere kwathu ndidzakuuzeni nthano ya nkhalamba
abale mukungodzizunza with bickering.Ineyo now have resorted to not trusting any politician.Which politician in malawi is a saint? aa guys anthu awa
(politicians)akungofuna aziti buleyesa ife.Ukati upange back uyu kanthawi kena upeza in no time wapanga zo foila-anaway lets just understand them.