Atupele says Mutharika poised for victory in Malawi presidential rerun
Atupele Muluzi, the running mate to President Peter Mutharika, has said the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and United Democratic Front (UDF) torchbearer is set to win the fresh presidential election tentatively scheduled for June 23 this year.
Atupele said this on Sunday when he concluded his ” tour of the north” ending with whistlestops in Nkhatabay district.
Speaking in an interview after addressing thousands of people who converged at Nkhata-Bay trading center where the mega rally was held, Atupele said DPP-UDF Alliance will definitely win the fresh Presidential rerun following an incredible turn out of their supporters as he dated the North for both ministerial and political duties.
“The tour has been absolutely incredible, I came here for two reasons, to do some government work and to meet the stakeholders here in the northern region to address a number of issues and am amazed by the support which is an indicator that we are going to win the forth coming election,” said Mutharika’s running mate.
Going further in persuading people to rally behind President Mutharika and also to vote for DPP-UDF Alliance candidate, he said if people from the north can compare the development initiatives that have been done in the region, it is the DPP and UDF regimes that have done a lot as compared to MCP despite ruling the country for 30 years which gives them great advantage.
“MCP ruled this country for 30 years and if you compare the developments that have been done between the leadership of UDF and DPP, quite a number of things have been done within a period of 20 years, talk of the Nkhata-bay Hospital, Mzuzu Central hospital and the High Court, the Reserve bank, Mzuzu Nkhata-bay road and many others,” he said.
Atupele took time at all the venues reminding the people how Malawians from the northern part of Malawi suffered at the hands of the MCP)regime saying the people of Nkhatabay suffered the most.
He cited the likes of the Orton Chirwa who founded the MCP but was instead arrested and died in jail.
Atupele also mentioned Aleke Banda , one time Secretary General of MCP but was also arrested and had lots of his property confisticated under the draconian “forfeiture Act.”
He said that there is ample evidence to prove that MCP is in it’s old self and has not reformed in conformity with the democratic norms.
The whistlestops took Atupele and his entourage of both UDF and DPP officials to Mpamba,. Nkhatabay boma, and Tukombo where he acknowledged the role the late Aleke Banda played in the democratisation of the country.
Making his speech whilst addressing the people that converged at the mega rally, the minister of Health honorable Jappie Mhango confidently said that DPP-UDF Alliance will win the election as people from the Northern region are ready to vote for Mutharika and Muluzi respectively.
He said “I can assure you that we are going to win the presidential rerun, these people are going to vote for professor Arthur Peter Mutharika and honorable Atupele Muluzi as the state president and vice president respectively.”
DPP-UDF Alliance also conducted a whistle stop tour at Mpamba and Chintheche in Nkhata-bay district to conclude their journey in the north in a bid to sell their manifesto in preparedness for the forth coming Fresh Presidential Poll.
In an interview with Nyasa Times at the end of the tour , UDF publicist who was part of the entourage , Ken Ndanga was all smiles and described the tour as a huge success.
Ndanga, who has recently made a name for his fiery speeches, said that now the people of the north have a “complete story” about politics in the country.
“They were fed with propaganda and one sided story”.
He said the Atupele tour has turned the tables and it is clear that the DPP/ UDF will win the fresh presidential elections hands down.
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Another landslide kodi? M’patseni madzi ndingakomoke ine.
More fire Ung’ono×2 kampeni wayitha apanga ma Demo thawi yikwanila thawi yoti tibweze mu polling box yakwana akazapitanso ulendo uno kukhothi azawathamangisa.
Kkkkkk ndigulitsa bag la chimanga lotchipa komaliri kunyumba. Malonda amayenda chonchi? Mbuzi imene ikumalimbikira kuti yiyendetse dziku iri kuti?
Thank you for whatever development in the north by whichever party; MCP, UDF, DPP or PP. This doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try political parties of our choice. Development money comes not from a party. These are government projects. What we are saying is you should have done better than this. How many development projects are there in the LOMWE belt? See? Now don’t come running and lying to us to vote for you. We need change. Mwabapo basi. Bola azabepo ena. But am sure they will do much better than chipani cha ma mbava. Nduna nkumakhala a china Ben Phiri, Mchacha, Navicha. Foolish.
Dont think that MCP will win again may be court case nit election people tirec of ur propaganda now come election u will be disappointed vote ndi ya chinsinsi athu akungokuyangani mipamba akupasidwa ya business chitukuko tikuchiona tiwapasenso chance 30years ngati yanu ija apitilize misewu kumanga zikomuno ndima bingu stadium nde kukubwelanso yamanoma ndimawule ma stadium okhaokha nde muzitiuza zs kayombe.
You would rather have Khumbo kachali (beds gate) Roy kachale ( Sold and spent money of presidential jet), (abiti cashgate )Joyce Banda, Callista chimombo (gave herself a salary as First Lady) kaliati ( got mad after her daughter was removed from embassy in America, tourism gate), Chilima (stole reforms money to start UTM), Ndikhetsa Mwazi bloody Chakwera, Mia stole Chakuambas cows, Mkaka ( good for nothing loud mouth who incited the Nsundwe thugs an facilitated violence) I could go on and on. Onse in Malawi politics have no clean hands. This is a vote for democracy versus one party system. The “Tonse should be on one side” mentality that defeats the purpose of Democracy. The idea that one party should rule all is so undemocratic and borders along dictatorship. That’s what Mcp is extablishing. We refuse, like we refused in 1994 and every single election after that. You can get judges on your side and whoever, koma vote ndimumtima every freedom loving Malawian has to make a choice on the ballot. Nkhanza za MCP or democracy UDF and Dpp? UTM is a rubber stamp party with no members in parliament. You really think Saulos will have a voice? He doesn’t have a voice now, it will be worse with MCP. Even he knows. Vuto ndi Greed
Atupele, have you picked up the stones your gogo planted around the north, ie for the airport, university, etc? Bye bye kafikeni, NYEKHWE yikakupezeleni patali.
MCP/UTM, bomaaaaaaaaaa.
MCP boma lake laziko lake Malawi yomweyi akayitenga kuti 50+ ayiona nyekhwe muzikonzekelanso ma Demo ulendo uno ku court nde azakuthamangisani chisankho ndi chachinsinsi athu mwasokonezela ma business ndima demo thawi yobweza yakwana ndi voti.Mbuzi okakondwa amalonda alipafupiiiii !!!!!!!!@
There is a huge difference between DPP & UDF in this coming elections. DPP is running scared cos it has all to lose yet UDF is excited cos it has all to gain. Mutharika doesn’t need the elections yet Atupele desperately needs the elections it’s where the difference is.
What an opportunist this Atupele guy is, iwe…..u had run off to China after u miserably lost, the real fighters put up a fight against the fraudsters DPP, u came back after the court ruling ndikunamizana ndi anzako akuba a dpp and now u r busy ati vote for APM, MCP has nvr done anything in the North…….wagwa nayo Malawians are no longer blind, u will fail again miserably and I hope this time around you will put an indefinite citizen application in China.
People are saying the DPP UDF has not developed the northern region and therefore does not deserve the votes. Now tell me who constructed the Mzuzu-Nkhatabay highway which people from the north are using everyday, do you need a reminder that is is the same DPP-UDF, who constructed Karonga-Chitipa road, Mzuzu University was established under the MCP? New Reserve Bank in Mzuzu under the MCP? Livingstonia Njakhwa road under the MCP? Mombera University being constructed under the MCP? Let us have patience the people of the North. Do not be fooled to start chewing off the finger that feeds you, you will have bones in your mouth. Do not say you were not warned about cozying up to MCP. Mungaluwanga ivyo MCP ikachitanga kutikoma wana mpotu.
Kikikikiiiiiiii, Mzuzu TTC? Livingstonia Njakwa road???? Mombela Uni???? Ooh! you mean the stones? Mzuzu Nkhatabay road (mwati highway kodi? Malawi standards). Listern, tarmarc road was already there only that it did deteriorate hence the replacement. Udf/dpp/udf have been in government almost the same time as Kamuzu and compare the developments. Mind you, Kamuzu started with nothing while Muluzi inherited an already functioning economy and had billions coming in as a result of becoming a multi party state. Nde kunali KUBA KUBA KUBA and KUBA.
Thanks you are not a northerner but a cadet
We know what is good for us, we “feed” ourselves through the tax that we pay.
Atupele Muluzi you have to know that Bakili Muluzi your father is part of the history of Malawi. He was in MCP and made decisions as well. If you talk about development who first brought the road to Nkhata Bay all the way from Salima Turn Off at or near Chingeni? Do you think it was easy to contruct a road that is more than 500 km from Balaka? Who constructed the road to Mwanza? Who constructed the road from Lilongwe to Karonga via Chikangawa? Who constructed the road from Lilongwe to Salima? Who constructed the road from Lilongwe to Mchinji? Who constructed the road from Mchinji to Nkhotakota and who stopped that project in 1994? The best thing to say things is to say that you will improve from what Kamuzu did or modernize it to meet the needs of the present generations. Is there a country that did not have political opponents during the cold war era? Why do you not talk about the people that Bingu killed? The graves are in Katoto. Please talk about building a new Malawi and do not dwell on the past. You have plundered our taxes. You are now rich because of the K1.7 billion which Bingu stole. Have you not forgotten that Bingu even arrested you in 2012. Your protested when he visited you in hospital after the arrrest. We think we have forgotten that? Did Bingu not arrest your father and confisticated 112 NIssan vehicles belonging to UDF? Tell the Malawians the truth about dpp. All we know is that you pretty well know that the vice president takes over after the death of the president. You are simply expecting APM to die in office so that you take over and kill dpp the way Bingu killed udf. We are not ready for that. We will not vote for dpp because we know that doing that we are voting for udf. APM not matter what happens will not finish his term. He is told old to live the next five years. He is 83 za 80 nzongochepetsa.
People of the north know how and who vote for.. The DPP has done nothing to northerners, they show up now becoz it’s campaign time
To think a month ago and a year ago he was spreading hate dread of the DPP party. Speaks of MCP 30 years ago which his Father was a member. Full of lies this Atupele
Let the President visit the North and speak of his plans for the North
UDF with 4%, winning what? Kuberatu pa 6.8 million people mukawine, mwalemba mmadzi ndithu.Dpp 38% you got last election yinali yothandizidwa ndi MEC commissioners, this time around you will get less than that.
We try harder!
Interesting campaign by Atu in the North, canvassing crucial support for Peter Mutharika. Atu so far has been very cautious not to strike the wrong political overtones (as was done elsewhere) for fear of triggering a political backlash in such a volatile political environment. That’s positive signs of political maturity. I have some issues to raise for Atu to look into and I will use the following interesting analogy of the human anatomy in comparison with our Malawi constitution based democracy. Let’s say (1) THE BRAIN = EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT (2) THE HEART = PARLIAMENT and (3) THE LUNGS = JUDICIARY. According to our interim president he is convinced that PARLIAMENT i.e. the heart is superior to the JUDICIARY i.e. the lungs. Anyone with some advanced biological science knowledge will acknowledge the interdependence of these vital organs of the body to sustain human life. The brain needs pure oxygen which comes from the heart which receives the oxygen from the lungs. Without the lungs function to extract oxygen from the air, there will be no oxygen for the brain which will stop functioning within a few minutes, causing all other organs to shut down. Death follows. Now Atupele if you are honest with yourself please explain why Malawians should vote for APM who seems bent to destroy the proper functioning of the JUDICIARY i.e. which interprets the laws of the land (functions to extract the oxygen[ interpretation/application of the rule of law]. Tell Malawians why you agree with APM that all that is needed is PARLIAMENT (the heart) and the EXECUTIVE (the brain)…..no need to receive pure oxygen (the rule of law) from the lungs (JUDICIARY)? Don’t you reason that soon or later, the brain that refuses to receive oxygen from the lungs(because of its mistrust for the way the lung functions) will become ‘brain-dead’? Would you ATU, Sir not agree that undermining the function of THE JUDICIARY could be something similar for THE BRAIN undermining the function of the lungs to its own detriment? Can you imagine ‘a brain’ attempting to discredit the functions of the lungs? Isn’t this what our interim president is attempting to do by trying to convince Malawians that suddenly one of the three arms of government has become less important in the development of a properly functioning and maturing democracy. And you ATU are sure this the man that Malawi needs!
Ineyo, currently am in the north in Rumphi. I hear jappie Mhango and others in DPP ferry pple to attend Atupele”s meetings. People are given 6000, 10000 and 15000. When i heard of this i said this is sad development and this is their downfall.