Atupele courts Mia to return: Drums support for Mutharika’s re-election as Malawi leader
Atupele Muluzi the running mate to President Peter Mutharika of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in the June 23 fresh presidential election has stepped up the charm offensive to lure Lower Shire political giant Sidik Mia back to DPP or United Democratic Front (UDF).
Atupele, who is UDF president, was speaking in the whistle stop campiagn tour on Thursday which he held from Fatima in Nsanje north to Mfere in Chikwawa amidst political manoeuvring ahead of the fresh presidential polls.
“I have a very cordial relationship with Sidik Mia and his wife Abida MP. We have come a long way and his father was among the founders of UDF. We are family. I urge Mia to return to UDF or the DPP,” said Atupele, who is son to former president Bakili Muluzi.
Mia is first deputy president of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and was MCP’s presidential hopeful Lazarus Chakwera’s running mate in the 2019 botched presidential elections.
He has been substituted as running mate with Saulos Chilima of UTM in a nine-party Tonse Alliance but standing under the banner of MCP.
“We would welcome Mia back, and in fact we are able to say we would love to have those who left to come back in DPP and UDF,” said Atupele.
DPP and UDF have formed an electoral alliance to in a bid to garner votes following Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal’s interpretation of majority as 50-percent-plus-one vote in the presidential election.
But Mia in a telephone interview with Nyasa Times, said while it is true he has a cordial relationship with Atupele, he remains MCP and rule out return to either DPP or UDF.
“I am second in command in MCP and we are government in waiting. I am not jumping the ship. Malawi will soon have a Chakwera presidency and MCP government,” he said.
Mia added: “I am loyal to Dr Chakwera and MCP.”
During the whistle-stop campaign, Atupele assured people of East bank, Nsanje and Chikwawa continued developments if they vote for President Peter Mutharika in the elections
Accompanied by Minister of Irrigation, Charles Mchacha who is also the DPP southern region governor and other DPP and UDF members of parliament, Atupele outlined several developments that DPP led government is initiating in East bank.
He cited the much talked Fatima- Thekerani road which is now taking shape as a major development that will see the area transformed with the coming in of the tar marked road
Muluzi also assured people in the area that DPP-UDF alliance is the only people centred alliance that has been made to ensure that the country is united as one while safeguarding the democracy that the country voted for in 1994.
“Professor Mutharika has in the past 10 months shown to us and the world that he is a true democrat by allowing people to freely demonstrate in the country even though the demonstrations have been violent where they were busy destroying people’s goods,” he said.
Malawians are set to elect a President following decisions by the High Court of Malawi sitting as the Constitutional Court and the Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal which upheld the lower court judgement that nullified the May 21 2019 presidential election over alleged irregularities, especially in the results management system.
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We don’t vote for a running mate…we want to see the candidate koma akhaletu wamano osati bububu. MUMUUZE ATULUKE NYAPAPI KUUNA ALIKO
Atupele contested in the botched May 2019 elections and only managed 200000votes! He even lost in parliamentary elections
Nthawi yakwana Basi CHANGE IS REAL!
Can’t wait to see the drip again pay campaign 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗
Osangosiya bwanji awuzeni a Malawi kuti mukudwala akumvetsani zimachitika
Is this the kind of campaign to woe voters? One minute Mia is called all sorts of names for supporting MCP. Next he is a good very good friend of the Muluzi family he is being urged to join UDF or DPP. I suppose Abida will follow the husband. What kind of rubbish is that? I don’t think the Mia I know would be swayed by this childish Atupele plea. .
Kikkkk! Atupele, Ife timadziwa zoti,,, zabwino soitanila,anthu amabwela okha. Ukapeza munthu ulukuwa bwelani Pano bwelani Pano! Just know kuti zavunda zimenezo( zaola)
Old age of Peter Muthalika is decampaigning him big time, the old man is even unable to undertake serious campaign
Wapa kaliyala wayambano kuimba belo! Koma tiona dzinthu.
Those that don’t love Malawi and have another country to call home should vote for UDF and DPP in the forthcoming elections. Ndithudi ngakhale utaduka mutu zoona ungavotele DPP ndi UDF nthawi inoyo? Ngakhale atakuthira CORONA VIRUS mkamwa wophatikiza ndi Kambuzi-zipani zimene zikagwere.
Nkhaniyi ndiyoona
Atupele ndiwedi galu eti ukuyesa mtharika ankalola demonstration uziti General Nundwe osati fisi nzakoyo
Atupele wagwedeza Lower Shire. DPP and UDF winning TEAM
Iwe uli dziko liti?
@Nabanda
Kupepela ngati Atupele bwanji.. DPP-UDF alliance has been there since 2014. Atupele amene wakhala nduna ya APM kuyambira 2014, ndiye chasinths ndi chani? Misala? Ufiti? Or chani kwenikweni?
First i’ll say , Atupele ask yourself why most seniors in DPP are not heating the Road to help u in this Compagn period ??
The reason is, they are not happy with you being the running mate to Muntharika . Amongst all ministers only Nankhumwa and Mchacha are happy with you so watch the space as we approach this Fresh Election .
More and more people will jump your Alliance. I
don’t think any sane person as it stands now can leave UTMCP and Tonse Alliance and join DPP/UDF alliance which is a sinking Ship.
Without beating about the bush, Mr Atupele and your so called Alliance prepare for your exodus coz u have stolen so much money from Malawians and u need to pay for this.
By the way, how is Mr president doing with his left Arm??? Tell him to come and help u in your down fall coz Chakwera/Chilima team is unstoppable.
Expect the same people in DPP/ UDF a tire today to defect to UTMCP Alliance in few days to come as Tonse Alliance heat Southern region.
Mummmmmmm
Foseki
This man is not Married up to now. Koma Mbuyache Pali Biii Pali Minga
A BAKALI, if Mia is not even wanted by his own people, why do want him back to UDF or DPP. Yetsani kumuopa Yesu
This Atupele guy is 41 years old…and in 1994 he was only 15 years of age and he went straight to the UK for studies when his Dad became President! Now this kid wants to rule but he does not know anything about the hardships that poor Malawians are going through! He came back and straight away became an MP (inherited his father’s MP seat!).
Since then he has always been in government! He has served the DPP under Bingu then JB then APM! This young man does not know life without power..and that is dangerous!
Say to no to dynasty politics , say no to Mutharika and Muluzi hegemony! Say no Mulhako hegemony!
Atupele, koma ndiye u running mate wawulandila ndi nyere tu!!!!
Alibe nyere he is not Married up now.
My respect goes to Kamuzu Banda. in Malawi if there is major Hospitals were built under Kamuzu Banda like Kamuzu Central Hospital and Queen Elizabeth, including State House. Can you see Pumbwa. Yet your Presidents been busy with corruption. keep sleeping in peace Kamuzu .
Queen Elizabeth Hospital was built by the British colonial government, Kamuzu Central Hospital was built by money,as the gift, from selling out the then ANC freedom fighters ( hence the fallout with almost the entire African leaders e.g Julius Nyerere,Milton Obote, Samora Machel e.t.c), as for State House,a financed loan from Old Mutual, and Amalawi kulipira through ma card
Foseki
Uleast Kamuzu managed to kuchosa Chitaganya
I those days students used to go to university free and also were given pocket money allowance every month
Koko, u r really a fool. Kamuzu Central Hospital, i can agree but not Queens. That hospital was there before Kamuzu came. Dont even talk about state houses, he built Sanjika and New State House, the rest have been there before. Koko, u cant compare a government that had no opposition parties to those with opposition and yet MCP could not build a Central Hospital in the north,neither a University in the north,shame!
watengera za atate ake. amadzitama kudziwa kunyenyengerera ndi kugula anthu. ulendo uno anthu akudyerani ndalamazo koma osakuvoterani. mwalandila ma billion koma eni chipani a dpp ayi. mukumauza anthu watseli kuti mutengaso ulamuliro anakuberani bingu. A dpp chenjerani. amene akumudziwa tcheya akuvetsa nkhaniyi. amakusekerera uku akukupha.
Atupele you don’t love malawians, everything should be about the Muluzi and Munthalika’s enough is enough of this madness.Ndizipani ziwirizi zawasiya amalawi pamoto.Omwe akakuvotereni ndi anthu omwe amasangala ndi umphawi.MALAWIANS REMEMBER TO WEAR MASKS IN PUBLIC PLACES AND SAVE LIVES.
Mia has no impact in lower shire or south region. Even now Chakwera shud not be cheated that by taking SKC would have more votes ironically more are defecting in silence to their former party dpp where they came from. SO be careful Lazaro ugwa chagada zomwe sunaziwonenso if u think SKC has 1m votes todate
Pyadidi
we are indeed leaving in silence. . . these tonse boys will be shocked come the elections.
Muzagala chete, kudalira Jane anser
I feel sorry for Mbuyanu adzakomoka because he will lose
Za ziiiiii
Gologolo iwe, nkhani ili pano ndi Chapani chako chufuna Mia, do you follow properly or English yavuta? @ Chataika
Mukunama last election apm bt votes 196,000 chilija amuna 124,000 chakwera 38,000.Can you see the danger.bt is not predictable it also voted for republican party in 2004 and substantial votes to mcp aford aliance in 199.
Chataika, ndinu akulu, mwatsitsa mfundo yomveka kwambiri and adziwa kuti DPP and UDF are strategist and these guys know how to play their cards. U will see how embarrasing the MCP and UTM alliance will fall.
SIdik Mia even his own people don’t want him!!
Mwadya chamba inu
Your father is the chief architect of what Malawi is going through now. He singlehandedly gave birth to your political bedfellows with one clear agenda:–TO IMPOVERISH ALL MALAWIANS SO THEY CAN BE REDUCED TO ‘ROYAL FAMILY’ handouts. Under his rule the very solid structures in health and educational services have all been reduced to sad masikini bwana levels. Your father was subtly smart because he made sure that while he destroyed the lifeline systems of Malawi, he and his family and possibly close cohorts would access these benefits abroad. Hence you’re a classic example of your father’s subtlety. He sent you and your siblings abroad to get what he was depriving the majority of Malawians of. Even up to now he quickly flies abroad to get what he has deprived many Malawians of. And your political bedfellows are expertly copying his evil schemes. But we Malawians are no longer easy targets. No matter how many of us are going to be petrol bombed we’re saying enough is enough!
Honourable Sidik Mia is agreat son of Malawi. He is a man of integrity who can now follow Atupere’s wishful thinking. I have a lot of respect for Mia.
Did you mean to say ‘now’ or ‘not?’ Coz that single vowel w or t has completely changed the meaning of your statement.
Its ‘not’. thanks @citizen
i think tupe is now is starting to take mwians for granted.
the people are not stupid or idiots that they dont know what yhey are doing.
anyone can join if they want to join any other politico party.
mwadziwa liti ndalezi kapena tate wako amakuimbila nthano ya ndale. sitate emweyo akanyuza dpp? kapena zasalako ndalama from zinjinga zija. anyway its our own money.kungoti makiyi ake ali ndiinu nomwe.
zkomo
Mia is a man of impeccable integrity.He has sacrificed his ambitions for betterment of this country.
Tamva kuti wadya zake!
No more family rulers in malawi. Atupele is so desperate but read the signs of times. The generation is different. People are wiser now . Change has come.
Violence, corruption, nepotism, tribalism, regionalism has no place in Malawi. We know you practice these evil acts. . Mia is not a political condom .
Mukuyesetsatu kuti mukhale VP koma ndinu adyera. Mesa munali ku China kungomva anzanu awina mlandu basi kubwerako. Ndiwe wadyera sizinaonekenso usatipusitse apa iwe ndi babakowo
Kodi atupere ukuitana anthu kuti akujoine chipani ndi chako?mnyumba mwa eni saotchera mbewa,
Ndekuti ku dpp kulibe anthu odziwa ndale?kulibe achikoka? Hahaha slow down wizard ungagwe chagada
A waste of time. Don’t make a mistake to think that Mia is a Muslim and he will listen to another Muslim – forget. He understands politics better than this toddler. Don’t forget Change goal left UDF because f you and there are yet some gurus in DPP who will soon because of you as well.
Two weeks since the Election campaign started yet have not seen the President campaigning.
Not for the President of UDF to ask former Vice President of MCP to join DPP but the President of DPP to do that.
Why is the President in hiding does he know something that people want a change of Government so no need to campaign?
sick, he is very sick. Dying to be exact. That is why he can not wait to handover the leadership to Atupele.
Afa ndi Ana ako unya suunati
He is afraid of Coronavirus, this virus is waiting by his door. Kikkkkkkk!
Atupele! What is it that you want? All Malawians should be swallowed by DPP is that multi art democracy? Mkulu iwe, APM, ndi DAD ako you have nothing to offer malawians apart from lies, corruption, substandard infrastructure, name them as the list is endless. Empty promises!
Ah yes.
‘Professor’ Mutharika the ‘true democrat’
The ‘true democrat’ who abides by the ruling of the Supreme Court and signs laws passed by a majority of parliament.
The ‘true democrat’ who roots out corruption without fear or favour, such as in the case of now released ‘Honourable’ Chaponda, 400 billion Cashgate, murder of albinos, stealing through corruption at Escom, selling of Malawian passports, etc etc.
The list goes on. All such corruption has been duly investigated by the ‘true democrat’ His Excellency Arthur Peter Mutharika.
What a joke!
Indeed it’s a joke.
Very much joke!
Its a Toll Order!!! Accept reality you will not be able to make it to 50+1% Period !!!
The good thing, VOTE ndimu mtima!!!!
Atupere has replaced chimulirenji as DPP running mate. Now the question is should chimulirenji leave DPP because he is no longer running mate? Strange wisdom from someone who aspires to lord over us one day.
Mia is One of the Few politicians in Malawi who value Integrity …Mutofuna kumpaka matope …Beating up of opponents like what you have done recently in Machinga and Zomba ,petrol bombs is in UDF ‘s DNA …I don’t think Mia can accept to be Part of that …Tikakamba za Corruption ndie ndizoyamwira …Ma deal ndiye UDF yo …Leave Corrupt Free Mia alone ….
you know you can not win without the likes of Mia and Akweni kkk
Same with you that is why you are crying for them.