Chakwera flashes red card to Mutharika, DPP: ‘Pack up and go!’
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera on Saturday flashed a red card referees use to enforce discipline during matches, against President Peter Mutharika, accusing him and his Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) for failure to keep its manifesto promise.
During a mass political campaign rally in Zomba ahead of the May 21 Tripartite Elections; Chakwera grabbed the red card, which leads to a player’s ejection from the match, and waved it, saying he was showing it to Mutharika and DPP.
“I am flashing a red card that it is time for those in power now to pack up and go,” said Chakwera.
Nyasa Times understands that MCP will be distributing red cards – the symbol of Chakwera’s campaign – so that supporters should show their red cards on Fridays, to display their displeasure with the DPP-led government.
Mutharika and Chakwera have emerged as bitter rivals since the May 20 2014 Tripartite Elections in which Chakwera trailed Mutharika in the presidential race.
In his speech, Chakwera accused the DPP administration that it has “miserably failed” to deliver on its socio-economic promises to Malawians.
He charged that the DPP had lied in promising that it would fight corruption, improve living standards, transform the economy, provide good governance and ensure equity and equality.
Chakwera said there is no need for Malawians to keep DPP in power as it has failed in the five years it has governed the country, often feeding Malawians lies and stealing from them and torturing them.
On her part, leader of People’s Party and former president Joyce Banda reiterated Chakwera’s sentiments, describing DPP as a failed entity with broken promises and full of lies as there is nothing much to show development-wise.
Banda’s party is in electoral alliance with MCP together with former vice president Khumbo Kachali’s Freedom Party.
Kachali also spoke at the rally and lauded the “unity of purpose” the parties have shown to rally behind Chakwera’s candidature.
Speaking earlier, MCP vice president and running mate Sidik Mia said they were heading for electoral victory in May.
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Ife zamakadi zanuzo takana. Tinazikana kale kale 1994 ndipo sitimafuna kuti zibwelenso. Kenako kadi limeneli tizizalipila kuti ngati ulibe kadi la umembala munsika siulowa. Toto MCP Toto. Takana olo mutatithila doom mkamwa.
Red card? Is it football? What weed is Chakwera smoking?
ineyo pano nditha kulimba ntima kumanena kut 50% ya aMalawi ndi anthu oputsa ndipo ndikat oputsa ndye mundimvetsetse chifukwa ndipomphano pomwe talira aMalawi ndi cashget lero pano wa cashget waziwa kut payekha sangathe kulowa m’boma ndikuwina kuti akabeso ndalama zina ndye wapanga plan yopanga ubale ndi MCP ? Then aMalawi sakuona kuti sizingatheke kut mbava ndi munthu osaba sangayendele limodzi? onsewa ndi mbanja ndipo JB akufuna kumupasa ma technique obera ndalama chakwera akatero azathawenso aliyense akusapota this coalition ndiogona dzeddiii
CASH GATE, I wonder how we Malawians behave, much that we all want to know where the proceeds of our jet were used, why have we been silent all these years and start talking about it just because the lady is back into politics. We would have pursued this issue immediately Joyce went out of gvt and by now we would have had answers. Suppose their partnership with MCP succeeds and go into govt are we going to ask them anymore? We all know what happens here in malawi when theres an issue with somebody who is close to the… Read more »
I agree with you,Yoswa. We are a failed nation.
Babylon is falling dpp is coming out and will be on third position
DPP cannot win even their President has already given up, He is failing to campaign all he knows is street campaigning. My question is do all Malawians in stay in the streets.
Whistle and Red please.
Can you tell us what JB did with the money from the JET Sale before flashing the red card ? It is only fair that Malawians are told what exactly happened with the money!
tell us about the Malawi Saving Bank bank yathu ya kuno kumudzi ndenge ife sitikweraaa
my friend there was nothing like what you are saying
The alliance from hell
which one is from heaven?
No wonder you are Jezebel, Hell ya ambuyako?
I have been put off by alliance with the CASHGATE party, I’m so done with MCP
Those were just lies, why didn’t the ACB arrested her, those were just hearsies
@launky
Mbava zimatero
Zimayamba kutchula ndidzozo kuti “wakubayo” just to confuse people. DPP K570 billion audit query (cahgated) alubwalubwa eeh! mpaka 5yrs wooo! koma DPP zidzabweretsa yankho. Kutsitha figure kapena ayi ndthu