MP Lipipa comes in defense of Mutharika over Nankhumwa purging: ‘Rebels are cancer to DPP’
Firebrand Member of Parliament for Blantyre City South Noel Lipipa has come in strong defense of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) leader Peter Mutharika for axing Leader of Opposition in Parliament, Kondwani Nankhumwa and others from the party.
Nankhumwa was expelled together with Secretary- General Greselder Jeffrey, Treasurer General Jappie Mhango and Mulanje West lawmaker Yusuf Nthenda for alleged “gross misconduct.”
In an exclusive interview with Capital FM monitored by Nyasa Times, Lipipa—who doesn’t hold any seat in the Central Executive Committee—said there was nothing wrong in the decision to fire them, underlining by challenging the hierarchy of DPP, Nakhumwa and others were dividing the party.
“Nankhumwa was challenging APM [Mutharika] because he is out of government. I wonder if he could have challenged APM if we were still in government. Leaving such people in the party is cancerous; as such, removing them is best decision ever to completely destroy the cancer,” he said.
He added that the challenge with Nankhumwa and others is that they reached a point where they thought they were bigger than the party.
“Look here, we have had a Leader of Opposition from June to September. We never experienced any problem. Nankhumwa himself said in one his interviews that he was holding the position on a temporal basis waiting for our leader to decide. Now because our leader chose someone else, not him, then it’s a problem? No,” said Lipipa.
He further noted that with or without Lipipa, or anyone else, DPP will always remain strong, denying assertions that the party is falling apart.
“DPP is still intact as the party and it’s not even showing signs of falling apart. The problem is that some people in the party think there are bigger than the party and the party can’t survive without them. Never,” he challenged.
“DPP will bounce back in 2025 but the party needs Mutharika, at this moment, because of his political experience and, also, because he finances the party as people do not contribute,” he noted.
The businessperson-cum politician also waxed lyrical about Mutharika, saying he doesn’t see him as an old person but a person with the needed political experience.
“Mutharika should not be seen as old because of his age; rather as someone with the best experience that DPP needs, at the moment, for a smooth succession plan,” he said.
Lipipa also took a controversial stand, saying DPP, as a party, has neither been corrupt nor nepotistic.
“However, there are some public servants, with connection to DPP, who are corrupt and nepotistic and these ones must face the full wrath of the law,” he said.
He revealed that while in office, Mutharika was not aware of corrupt practices that some of the public servants, working with him, were doing in his name.
Asked about his future political steps, Lipipa said during convention, he will not contest for the seat of the President because he is still inexperienced.
“I will contest a higher office that handles finances because he is experienced in this area and, also, to help the party raise funds for its operation,” he said.
Former president the late Bingu wa Mutharika founded DPP in 2005 after ditching the United Democratic Front, the party that sponsored his ticket to State House in the 2004 General Elections.
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It is true DPP needs Mutharika now more, they need him to finance the party now that it can no longer be financed through corruption.
Nankhumwa is genius..in 2017 he bought bicycles for MK21million and said the money was from his businesses Nzati radio and 2 maize mill and then the stupid director of ACBthat time accept that nosense.
Thanks for admitting DPP needs him for his funding. That alone speaks volumes of the party.
Secondly, are you serious that APM is ignorant of the crime’s perpetuated?! Really?!! If he didn’t that in itself is criminal, considering that the public purse was being plundered and he didn’t know…… so what else is he ignorant of?
Ignorance is bliss for sure
lipipa osamanamiza anthu. ku bullets chuma chinakuvutani kuyendesa. mkazi wa ku masm.uja ndi uja munadyeledwa. zinthu zimakuvutani. za ndale izi misanamize anthu.
It is stupid and says a lot about ones character when you attack people personally when they say or show opinion other than your own. Muzikula.
Kkkkk you can easily know Bauleni12 by his tone!
Awa ndi a pa mwala….tiyeni nazoni….
This is the end of dpp
Lipipa is related to Chaponda, you can easily do 1+1
Brother your are talking sense. DPP will disintegrate as quickly as it started if APM is thrown out/or retires too quickly because he is the sore uniting factor. Let him guide us through finding his proper replacement.
But you Lipapa are also a suspicious character. You have to be kept at arms length while being monitored. I dont know but am sorry to say i do smell some UTMism in you. Forgive me if am wrong. But continue to fight for APM even be at the forefront of “APM aimanso campaign” so that the power hungry people be frustrated and leave the party.
For the fest time mumat
Chilim ndiopupulum akufun udindo adakal mwan mpak Atupere amat
anyamat tikukupangitsan manyaz
lelo chilim adakuchokeran adakusiyan kaphanan nokha nokha
zanu izoooooo
This is nonsense.do you really understand the meaning of firebrande???
Lipipa is a dog
In defence of NTCHONA nkhalamba and stinking party.
I don’t see anything good about the acting leader of opposition. He should step aside or be expelled and forever banned from dpp. He is selfish, greedy and power hungry individual. He is a charlatan and the kind of politician who are not wanted. I don’t think he can attract more people to dpp. Nankhumwa is one of those leaders who led dpp astray in the first place.
aliyese ali mu boma with high position amati ali ndi experience in such field. ‘lip service’ basi. pa ground zero.
timaonera ma MP kudya ma millions a constituency. kudyela the needy , ana a school. kanani na apapa
Firing Nankhumwa and the other three members is not a solution. Greselder is the one of the lady I like, she’s fearless, she’s a good fighter. Please, reinstate her to her position.
Well, Hon Nankhumwa is not the best window for the DPP but still we need him in the party, please. Hon Bright Msaka is the one we can trust. He went thru all highs and lows with DPP. He’s well educated with vast experience in govt departments. Dr G. Chaponda yes he’s good but he’s not a good window for the party to win. There’s rumours about Walter Nyamilandu, this one is second from none. He knows how to win, if given a chance, DPP will win easily. What is needed is to support one another not ndikhale ine ndikhale ine. DPP didn’t lose election. The problem was that the prof Mutharika gave too much room to HRDC then led by Ntambo. No sitting president can tolerate that evil demos. That plot was planned with chakwera and others that’s why Ntambo was rewarded with ministirial position too to zodiak- Kazako. We will fight until DPP bounce back come 2025. The other thing, central region used dirty politics to get votes. This rubbish won’t happen again we shall be up for you. Hon Kondwani zichepetseni bro, you’re still young and time will come. Hon Jappie is also a very important figure in DPP, winning a seat in North was not easy but it was easy with him and the other Mhango Charles, big up guys mtima pansi.
Mutharika should have resigned as leader after his defeat and called for a leadership convention within a year to rebuild the party.
Yet Mutharika as arrogant as he is believes he is the ruler and owner of the Party because his brother started the party. Mutharika can still hold big influence just not as leader. Until the party starts working together in the best interest of the party to find a way forward it will be 15 years before DPP returns to power if they last that long,
The Prince of Thieves cannot resign. Apapa he is hoping, against all odds, chances of sneaking into government the way he fluked in 2014, forgetting ma judge anamukondela.
Ma judge omwewo kuyamba kuwatukwana, forcing them to retire mutabera chisankho. Do you expect any sympathy again this time? Both from voters and judiciary? Mwaoponda!
Tamangolirani wawawa!!! ku Nyekhwe Palace uko. Muchila koma!
But it’s only 3 months !
Nakhumwa knows he has issues hanging on his head and wants to be leader so that he plays good ball with MCP for them to spare him from prosecution. Remember he has that motor vehicle issue with the army where General Odillo was cracked and the issue of certificate and many contracts he used to award to DEC construction where he was seen every Friday going to collect money. We need to ask ourselves why DEC became a household name when Nakhumwa was minister of local government and why were more contracts awarded to DEC were from ministry of local government.