Chihana expels ‘sell out’ Mwenifumbo from Aford party
Alliance for Democracy (AFORD) president, Enock Chihana, has denied to mend his relationship with Karonga Central parliamentarian, Frank Tumpale Mwenifumbo, insisting the latter will remain his “hardcore enemy” as long as he is still in politics because he is a “sell-out” politician.
Chihana and Mwenifumbo have been at war since the latter challenged the former for the party’s presidency last year.
The two held separate indabas in which each one of them claimed to be the rightful party president.
The matter went to the courts where Judge Charles Mkandawire advised the party to hold a fresh convention which Chihana has rubbished and instead announced Saturday that AFORD will go into an alliance with former President Joyce Banda’s People’s Party (PP).
In an interview with Nyasa Times, Chihana said Mwenifumbo and his supporters will not be part of the alliance.
But Mwenifumbo is on record having said that he recognizes Chihana’s presidency and that there is need for reconciliation for the party to make headway progress.
Chihana has not been forthcoming to the idea.
He said that in order to boost the AFORD alliance with PP, he has sourced K35 million to create new party structures in all the districts, arguing the old structures were poisonous to the party.
Said Chihana: “I will not allow aspirants who supported Mwenifumbo. I will not allow anybody who planned my downfall. I want everyone who wanted me out to be fired from the party.
“Some of you have been asking the day I will meet Honourable Mwenifumbo. That leave it to me. I know how to deal with him. I will meet him when I say I will meet him. My heart is still in pain therefore I don’t want to meet him in this state. I will let you know when but do not force it on me. It might be after elections.”
But in a recent interview Mwenifumbo vowed not to leave AFORD till he retired in politics.
Mwenifumbo also told Nyasa Times that he will stand on AFORD ticket as a legislator for Karonga Central constituency and that he is ready to compete with anyone in primaries.
“What I know is that I am an eligible member of AFORD. No one can fire me unless I do something against the party’s constitution,” said Mwenifumbo.
Owen Mumba who is a former chairperson for a grouping that has been and is fighting to strengthen the party known as Revamp AFORD Movement (RAMO) described Chihana’s decision as “insane and undemocratic.”
Mumba said that the decision is simply meant to block Mwenifumbo and his supporters from contesting in positions.
“We still waiting for a fresh convention as ordered by the court. We wonder where Chihana got K35 million while he told you the media that the convention has failed due to financial crisis. In short we shall come up with a joint statement soon,” said Mumba.
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Nganya uyu nimuweni chomene”, Chakufwa China said in praise of corrupt Bakili. That was the down fall of Aford. Dyera and Bakili gave or bought Aford MPs with K50,000. Mapopa Chipeta, Mayinga Mkandawire, Matembo Mazunda, Mervin Moyo etc were made ministers and completely finished Aford. When MCP won a seat in Mzimba, Chakufwa resigned as second Vice president but his MPs refused to resign as ministers. They started dying one by one. Chipani cha Aford was finished. Udf is almost extinct after Pitala bought Atupele. Malawians don’t like to be used like condoms. Aford and udf are paying the price of arrogant leaders. It’s only MCP that has leaders of integrity.
FAMILY POLITICAL PARTIES, WE MALAWIANS WE ARE DONE WITH YOU, YOU ARE FINISHED – AFORD, PP, UDF, DPP. THE ONLY REAL PARTIES ARE UTM AND MCP BASI
NORTHERNERS,ACCEPT IT OR NOT !!!!!!!!!!!!!! You are a loughing-stock of our country.Eventhough you are in minority,at least you would have won all the seats in the North if you were united as during the multi-party elections when you took all the seats (33) from the NORTH.Now,what is the major handicap with your so-called leaders?Personally,I insist that the major problem is that POWER IS SWEETER than the VOTERS.Mwenifumbo and Chihana do not work to help the people of the North,but rather putting personal interests first.The present leadership is very different from our independence leaders like Kanyama Chiume,Dunduzu Chisiza,Yatuta Chisiza,Orton Chirwa,Rose Chiwambo,Vera Chirwa.Mind you,these were not only Northern leaders,but also brilliant national leaders.For instance,Orton Chirwa formed the MCP and became its first ever President where as Levy Zililo Mumba formed African Nyasaland Congress and became its first President of the Party. So why Chihana and Mwenifumbo are fighting for leadership while the voters are left in the cold? My advice to the people of the North is that you would do a good job for yourselves if you would join the UTM enmass the Party that has shown strong nationalistic trend for instance,promissing to bury the hatchet of EVIL AND TRIBALISTICALLY motivated QUOTA SYSTEM.WAKEUP MPOTO !!!!!!!!!!!
Atumbuka sazathekanso
So Chihana is not a sell-out. Anyani kusekana zikundu.
Mr Chihana, learn not to look at politics or different ideas as personal fights. The party is not your personal estate either. If what has been written here is true then you are wicked beyond Lucifer.
This Mwenifumbo thing is a disgrace to the Tumbuka people in general and Aford in particular. Has he any principles at all?
Power hungry at its best! Both are losers.
Atumbuka ndi choncho. Odzikonda
You are both sell outs, one to DPP and the other to PP
Malawians are sick and tired of these family parties — please people out there let’s collectively vote these family parties out !!
Well done Enoch. Mwenifumbo is a political prostitute now in bed with APM and DPP. One a prostitute always a whore!
Now Enoch should call for an ACB investigation into Mwenifumbo’s wealth which he looted from fertiliser contracts given by Bingu to Indians. Prepare the grounds Enoch to rid this rubbish from political life of Malawi forever.
Mmmh yah plainly i will side with Chihana now.
I have also realised that Mwenefumbo is a sold out politician to DPP.
So he must join DPP in peace and not bring confusion in opposition.
God bless my mother Malawi.
That’s the problem with kukhala president wa chipani chifukwa cha dzina la a bambo. You begin to personalise competition. You begin to run witch hunting campaigns, you begin manifesting in public saying things like “everyone who wanted me to fail must leave the party.” You forget that the very nature of the role you are in, demands competition for legitimate presidency. You take contest matters so personal that you remain very angry and hurt just coz other people didn’t endorse your interest.. you burn inside with a notion of “how dare they make me work for my inheritance? How dare they oppose my blood born rights to the throne” “who do they think they are to try and take away what my father established for me” “my father risked his life for this party.” – that’s the attitude on display here.
Wa Dada Enock Chihana, where are you getting the power and the authority to resolve this case without following the party’s constitution? You have charged your opposers and even determined what the befitting punishment should be, all this by yourself. How can you come to the public and display such a “ivi vawadada wane’ attitude?
Now let’s talk about the announced alliance :
See, there is nothing suprising in your announcement about an alliance. We are used to the fact that Aford’s vision is just bedding on alliances. Every Malawian knew that Aford will align themselves with another party. Every Malawian knew that Aford will be the first party to announce their alliance with another party. The only question Malawians had was which party will Aford align themselves to this year? Drum roll please…..and the answer, according to Wa Dada Chihana is..PP!!! Yeeee!
See, this is not an alliance to help Malawians. Far from it. In his self serving interests, Mr Chihana has calculated that the only party leader that could honour him, as an individual, maybe even with a cabinet post, ndi Amayi. Taking the whole party on a self serving direction.
I feel so sorry for people who will vote for Aford and Mr Chihana.
Wa Dada Chihana, open up this party. Stop memorialising it as a family affair. Stop personalising the party and any opposition against your leadership. If nobody has ever told you the truth, here it is for free: Mr Chihana, the truth is if you were not the son of your father, you wouldn’t be the president of Aford. As a matter of fact let me give you another truth, all for free: if you were not the son of your father, you would be completely irrelevant to the current politics of Malawi. Why am I telling you these truths? Coz when you realise that you are not as brilliant as you may think, when you realise that you are in your position coz of your name, you start playing inclusive politics. You stop taking things personally. You stop taking a party as a family farm.
THE TWO FACTIONS SHOULD GET UNITED.
Comedy all around.
Iwe Malawian stop distorting history and misleading people. Read your history books. Levi Mumba did not form the Nyasaland African Congress. It was formed by Frederick Sangala from Zomba and was it’s first President. Some Northerners are consumed with a false and delusional sense of self importance. And Orton Chirwa was actually instructed by Dr Banda from prison to form MCP.
Bond Namiaka, could you cite your source(s) please