Evangelical Association of Malawi wants Ansah to resign for ‘peace and harmony’

October 17, 2019 Wongani Chiuta - Nyasa Times 35 Comments

Evangelical Association of Malawi (EAM) which has 68 church denominations and 58 Christian organisations has issued a statement to make a fresh call for beleaguered Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Jane Ansah to resign for peace and harmony to prevail in the country.

Embattled MEC chairperson Jane Ansah
Rev Msangaambe: Ansah must go for the sake of national peace and harmony

Signed by EAM board chairperson Chatha Msangaambe and general secretary the Reverend Francis Mkandawire, EAM statement states that Ansah’s clinging to the position is creating unnecessary tension and lawlessness in the country.

The statement comes amidst calls by Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) and other stakeholder  have been leading nationwide protests since June this year, demanding that Ansah resigns for presiding over a flawed May 21 presidential election in which President Peter Mutharika was declared winner.

In the statement made available to Nyasa Times, EAM said it is concerned with resurgence of politically motivated violence and breakdown of rule of law in the country.

It said Malawi is on a “self-destruction path” and that should be a cause for serious worry and a cause for serious reflection to all peace loving and patriotic Malawians.

The EAM observed that the divisions caused by the recent disputed electoral results have been further worsened by the prolonged demonstrations pressing for Ansah ouster.

“Currently, the conflict is taking some unhealthy and ugly tribal overtones. We are at the verge of civil strife. Unfortunately, our political leaders seem to be very indifferent to what is brewing up in our country. This is very sad,” reads the statement in part.

EAM has since asked Ansah to step aside for the sake of national peace and harmony, saying her continuation as chair of the electoral body against public outcry is creating unnecessary tensions and lawlessness in the country.

“It is not a weakness but a sign of strength, maturity and wisdom, to step aside, for the sake of national peace, especially when masses demand so. In fact, such an action would be a true sign of patriotism and a gesture of genuine love for our beloved nation,” reads the statement,

EAM has since appealed to HRDC leadership to stop demonstrations once government heeds to the call for Ansah to resign.

HRDC had vowed to continue with the nationwide demonstrations until Ansah resigns or is fired by Mutharika.

President Mutharika recently told BBC that he will not fire Ansah as demanded by the HRDC.

Ansah, a judge at Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal, has previously dismissed calls for her resignation, saying she will wait for the court process where Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential candidate Lazarus Chakwera and UTM Party presidential candidate Saulos Chilima are jointly challenging the results in the Constitutional Court and seeking nullification of the presidential poll results. They cite alleged flaws in the results management process as a key factor for their case.

The Malawi Law Society (MLS) recently also persuaded Ansah to “deeply reflect on the value of remaining in office” when her stay seems to be a cause for social disruption and political unrest.

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35 replies on “Evangelical Association of Malawi wants Ansah to resign for ‘peace and harmony’”

  1. IN MANY CASES WHEN YOU ARE BEING INVESTIGATED AND THE CASE IS IN COURT THE OFFICIAL IS SENT ON LEAVE TO PAVE WAY FOR INVESTIGATIONS AND COURT PROCESS. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE IN GOVT ON LEAVE PENDING COURT PROCEEDINGS, I HAVE IN MIND SOME SENIOR POLICE OFFICERS INVOLED IN PIONEER INVESTMENT CASE WHO ARE ON LEAVE. BUT THIS LADY CAN NOT STEP ASIDE. SHE IS SO SPECIAL COZ SHE IS A SUPREME COURT JUDGE, AM SURE THE PROFFESSION DOESNT ALLOW TO STEP ASIDE FOR INVESTIGATION UNTIL VINDICATED BY COURT.
    SO DONT PLAY WITH SPECIAL PEOPLE

  3. Akuti atule pasi undindo kuchitila kuti pakhale bata ndimtendere mMalawi. Then when the court clears her she can then get her chair back. But insisting to remain in office when there is unrest in the country I don’t think that job will be enjoyable

  4. Chatha Nsangambe you are indeed ended. Kodi sunachitebe retire? Look at his head he is grown up now . What wisdom can come from a dull head of EAM? Which public is crying in Malawi iif not only MCP UTm sponsored HRDC crying on the street. Chatha and Chakwera are one . During campaign period This guy was telling us members to vote for a church guy meaning Chakwera. You and Livingstonia synod zochita zanu ndi zimodzi kulowetsa ndale mu mpingo. Jane Ansah can not resign and should not be fired . She did nothing wrong. Let’s wait for the courts instead you should be advising MCP and UTM to withdraw their case from court and HRDC to stop their stupid demonstrations. We are tired of Mtambo and we are looking for him Ife a business to deal with him pa Lilongwe. Stop this silly things Nsangambe otherwise tikuukira iwe utule pansi udindo.Afterall wakalamba tsopano.

  5. HOO yeah? so tomorrow if a gang wants you to resign all they have to do is protest? I disagree. Innocent until proved guilty!! The courts are in process. Jane has said very clearly that she in her opinion did the job according to policy. If the courts find her guilty then she will resign. EVERYBODY should be fair to Jane because she is also Malawian and she deserves the respect, protection and fairness that every Malawian deserves. You can’t allow thugs to start dictating what we do to our citizens! What is wrong with the opposition waiting until the verdict is out? why are they using this as an excuse to destroy Malawi? No We have law in Malawi and that is what we should follow! What is wrong here is that there are a handful of Malawians who are too selfish to wait for the rule of law! Such People who are jealous of any one who is successful! If she resigns we will have set a dangerous precedent in our country which we must avoid at all costs!!

    Malawians seem to enjoy kuthana let’s aim to get rid of this narrow minded dangerous mindset from our citizens please

  7. WE ARE ONLY BUT STRANGERS AND PASSERSBY ON THIS LAND ( EARTH )—‘JANE ANSAH AS A LEARNED JUDGE AND A WOMAN OF GOD YOU KNOW THIS —-WHY BEHAVING AS IF THESE POSITIONS WILL TAKE YOU TO HEAVEN (PARADISE ?) THINK TWICE( SAVE THE LIVES OF PEOPLE —GOD WILL BLESS YOU —-AMEN !

    1. Do you have any common sense? on what grounds should Ansah resign? Do you want her to resign simply because you want her to do so? If indeed you have serious reasons to call for her resignation in regard to the manner in which elections were conducted, why not wait for the court’s verdict? Remember that Malawians are not only utm and mcp supporters

  9. Very interesting views of men of God. Asking Ansah to resign before the Court declares that she messed up the election. this is just like asking someone to jump into hell before the Last Judgment. Even the Lord who knows we are all sinners will not send us there until the Judgment day. The Book you preach from says “be angry but do not sin and do not let the sun go down whilst you are still angry,” (Ephesians 4:26) The problem of Malawi is not Ansah but you fellow church minister who has led some Malawians to be angry and sin since May 21. The same good Book says ‘the anger of man will never bring the righteousness of God” (James 1:20). I thought EAM would be teaching us this but instead it is saying” just because a group of people us angry at you, do not wait to know the truth, just quit”. If prophets like Elijah followed this advice they would have given in to Ahab and the prophets of Baal.

      1. you demand her to step down and she tells you to wait for the court’s verdict because that’s where the matter is. So who is mbuli here? Iweyo ukadakhala wozindikira ukanadzxiwiratu kuti kukakamiza Ansah kutula pansi udindo nkhani isanagamulidwe ndi umbuli wotheratu and ndi ufiti….ng’oooo!

  10. Very very shallow opinion from a church group! Can’t you see that the political impasse currently in Malawi is beyond Dr. Jane Ansah? She’s being used as a pawn but she’s not the issue. MCP and UTM are using HRDC and spending sleepless nights and a hell lot of money for something bigger than the resignation of Jane Ansah!
    Poor you, you can’t read between the lines! How myopic!

  11. Za zii zenizeni. Atule udindo pansi chifukwa chani? says who? And who are these churches to dictate politics? Did Jesus dictate politics? shatapuu. Not all people are religious so religion must never intervene in politics. I personally do not like it when churches try to play it wiser and start pocking their noses in politics. Better Moslems do not do much of this. Politics and religion are like water and cooking oil, no mix. Kapena you want us to tell Pro. Paul Kishindo ku Chanco akuuzeni momveka bwinobwino atsokonombwe inu masquerading as church leaders?
    Plus, all these so-called religious leaders vomiting the stupidity above have iterest in all this, they do not have any integrity at all. They are MCP and tribalists. It is so clear.
    Religious leaders, your duty is to help your followers to be law abiding citizens, to be following proper justice channels of the land and not sowing discord, hatred and perceived violence in the public.

    And this moron Mtumbuka Wongani Chiuta. kodi every time uzingolemba zinthu za negative on this forum? That is a problem when “journalists” take sides when working. Why can’t you just go and hang?

  12. MCP and EAM are one. As you know Livingstonia and Nkhoma synods are leading EAM. The two synods failed to settle their boundary difference spiritually. There is no holy spirit in these synods. Nothing constructive can come from these two synods. The love of money has killed these two synods spiritually. Instead of condemning Mtambo, Trapence, Chakwela and Chilima for the wrong approach to handle their concerns. Foolish false fallen men of God. Read the bible carefully, if you are there for job’s sake, you missed Holiness!!!

    1. Inuu mean u dont know the cause of this lawlessness zoona? why are u backing up mediocrity? are u a praise singer for the elite? if indeed u r a God fearing person, pls search urself and meditate for the country to be healed osato zomangoomba mmanjazo

      1. Iweyonso are ignorant of the politics that these dudes are playing. Just keep your mouth shut. Again Rev. Chatting ngwa Nkhoma synod and MCP if you don’t know. Abuse bwezani nkhosa zosowa back m’khola and leave politics for politicians technical issues for technocrats.

  13. Lets follow the dictates of our laws of the land, we should not just say atulepansi udindo .
    Other people may be just acting ignorantly just because of hate. no matter what she should not resign unless proven guilty of the laws

    1. I know EAM it used to be an institution which was centred on the Word of God but it has now become useless entity or rather a cow which mkandawire milk and share the milk with his fellow nkandawires .
      It used to trusted out of all religious groupings yes but not today.

    2. This may not heal our nation. Mature beings contribute to build the nation. I notice that we have a long way to go in order to conceed for all the ills we have inflicted on mother Malawi. I wished some of us lived in the future rather join the new world.

  14. Ansah was appointed by his master Peter no doubt of what she did to put him into power tippex president Peter mutharika

    1. Ure failing to bring enough evidence that tippex change the figures in court up now, even ma tally sheet abusa ali ndi tippex yemweyo Koma anovomeleza ndikulumbila ngati mp

  16. Inuuuuu awa amene mukuti asiyewo sianthutu enieni ai,ziwanda because munthu yemwe ali ndi umunthu kalekale atasiya koma sianthutu awa….Kuli ngati kumenya munthu amene mukuti wagwida ufiti kkkkk

    1. Ansah is a second wife to Peter hence her clinging to the position. This is not a secret at all. She is a lioness in a sheeps cloth. God knows this. After at all she has houses in UK in case of anything happening in Malawi she will quickly go to her second home in UK just like her Peter who will go and stay in USA. We Malawians are going to be victims of their deeds

      1. Don’t write things when you do not have evidence. zitha kukusalirani. Did you witness this second marriage?

  17. Msangaambe is from Central and Mkandawire is from North who did not want Peter Munthali and are towing on the same direction with HRDC, no doubt about that. Do not deceive people, you will be quite soon after court judgement

    3. Your reasoning capability gets challenged if you start thinking of regions, just be Malawian and support what is best for all regions. For your information only 38% voted for APM. Do not allow your guts to be compromised by regionalism

      1. Total bullshit moron nkhuzi. If 38% voted for Peter mutharika, how many voted for yona chakwera? What about Mr” the most wisest, most intelligent creature that has ever walked Malawi Chilima”?
        I always say that these demos and kusafuna kuvomereza zotsatira zisankho are all stemming from jealous and tribalism, and not on any substance at all

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