Grand finale! Mutharika pledges to take Malawi forward in last 5-year term
President Peter Mutharika on Friday presented his nomination papers for re-election to Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) at Chichiri International Conference Centre in Blantyre, widely known as Comesa Hall, where he reiterated that, given another five years which will be mandatory the final, he would transform the country beyond imagination.
Days prior to the presentation of the papers, there was a lot of talk on who the 79-year-old leader would pick for his running-mate.
But Mutharika settled for Everton Chimulirenj, the current Minister of Civic Education, Culture AND Community Development. He is also the incumbent Ntcheu North East legislator.
He described Chimulirenji as man of integrity and well educated.
“Chimulirenji is man of integrity, well educated and dedicated,” said Mutharika.
According to Mutharika, he was ready to move the country from poverty to prosperity.
“But our journey from poverty to prosperity depends on the choices we make,” said Mutharika.
He said the May 21 presidential election was going to be “watershed.”
Said Mutharika: “This year, we will to choose between taking Malawi forward, or taking Malawi back. We will choose between building this country or destroying everything we have begun.”
He added: “We are looking forward to five more years of constructing more roads, hospitals, school.
“Five more years of improving condition of service for our civil service. It is our choice to take Malawi forward.”
Mutharika’s rule has been marred with a series of hiccups including intermitted power supply but he said he had faith in Malawians that he would, nevertheless, make it.
“When we found this country broken, bruised and economically wounded, we chose to fix and heal our economy.
When we found this country in a crisis, we chose to regain our national pride and economic confidence to drive forward our country,” said Mutharika.
Mutharika, who is expected to face stiff competition from a number of candidates including his own vice Saulos Chilima, said he was “set to take Malawi to new heights.”
He added: “We have set the stage for making Malawi a prosperous nation.”
Among others, Mutharika said his government would focus on microfinance, health, education and security plus youth empowerment.
He urged the citizenry to engage in “civilized politics in the spirit of peace, love and unity.”
MEC chairperson Jane Ansah said the presidential candidate should practice modern politics by engaging in issue-based campaign.
Ansah, a judge of the Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal and a former Attorney General, said Malawians were tired of mudslinging and stressed the need for leaders to adhere to and publicise the election code of conduct.
While assuring that the electoral body would manage the electoral process with impartiality, she said: “Elections are a competition which no-one participates with an expectation of losing. However, it remains a clear fact that only one person emerges winner at the end.
Ansah said the race also gets intense and muddy, but urges the candidates to inspire first-time voters born after the year 2000, to vote.
Meanwhile, MEC has once again rejected nomination papers from presidential aspirant Damiano Ganiza (independent) for not meeting set conditions.
Ganiza did not pay nomination fees K2 million, had no running mate, did not present adequate nomination signatories from all district among others.
Ansah has sicne declared presentation of nomination papers closed.
MEC has from Monday this week received a total of 13 nomination papers, out of which 10 have been accepted and three rejected.
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Muthalika,whom are you deceiving?Taking Malawi forward in last year term? By the way,what did you do in this first term and what would you do to improve the state of poverty in our country which is shameful and unbelievable taking four years in the office.Here,Muthalika is not truthfull but he is endeavouring recklessly to impress Malawian voters who are engulfed in a terrible killing poverty while himself and his running-dogs are swimming in golden waters.Malawians,for how long are these leaders going to play vicious games on you?Peter and his brother Bingu never fought for the freedom of Malawi but,they are the spoilers of our hard-earned wealth,SHAME.These two people have been the enemies of our country as far as the devidends of our economy is concerned.These two thugs in a short space of time,had become the richest monsters in our country.Bingu stole millions of US$ while working in Zimbabwe (COMESA) and his brother Peter was coerced to leave the Washington University in the US because the students under-rated his teachings.So Malawians,to avoid further damage to our motherland,keep your votes and give to the true son of the land Prof.S.Chilima.Mind you,the Muthalikas are in Malawi to amass wealth for their own interests and their buddies.Malawians,I implore with you sons and daughters of our splendid Malawi to vote for UTM the Party of the People and,be aware of the fact that vote for DPP(DESTRUCTIVE PEOPLES PARTY) would do much damage to our country.REMAIN UNITED AND POWERFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!
So you think your audience understands what ‘microfinance’ means? They understand blackouts, poor roads, deteriorating school buildings, lack of medicines, rising prices, and not to mention corruption, nepotism, and tribalism. There is so much to put right, Mr President, before you can even begin to move Malawi forward.
that’s a farewel party for Peter !! Bye! bye ! Peter !
DPP is finished !!
Udf is finished !!
Afford is finished !!
Pp is finished !!
The battle is between UTM and mcp — deal done !!
UTM yake ya Manyanya. My foot!
Boma iloooooo!
Those who closer to you thy destroy you,u are going back to opposition 2019
Kodi akuluwa atoledwa through raffle draw or what?
My foot!!!!!
Another 5 , 10 yrs????
Dream on.
Wat about the past 5 yrs with all the blowing of our tax money!!!
U feel lost and itchy if u dont pass the test ah!!
Hell
Your chances are slim to none Mr President. Fire Zikhale please.
Zikhale is with MCP
Kuotcha mbuyache. Ndiye nonse ndi osatha kuyankhula. Musovenge
Why does his age not change? In 2017 he was 79, in 2018 he was 79 and in 2019 he is still 79. Do change of years not affect his age?
No, his age developed resistance to the effect of change in years such that there is an asymptote at 80 years
Koma Telon, kikikikikiiiii
Muthalika Peter must be 80 years now ,NOT 79.This is deliberate move kuopa to be called Nkhalamba ya 80years.
Uku timati kutundudza pa Chichewa chothyakuka.
Which 5 years? Malawians this is not the time to vote for someone because he is from your village or district.. do you know that Malawi in that 5 years will scrap? He doesn’t care about Malawi. He forget that at point he was an asylum seeker in America am saying this because asylum seekers amayenera kukhala munthu woganiza because wadutsa mu ma legal battles akuyenera kuzindikila..
The waste president Malawi has ever had, Malawi yatha kale afuna atani? Amange achina muli chaponda karimu and the like nde anthu avota he thinks tayiwala neglecting safety of people with albino. Komaso his partys political violence. Nde anthu muli mu magalito kupusa achinyama umphawi uli thooo .. ana awo sapita nawo kumeneko .WAKE UP. Ngati muli anzeru mu votera chakwera. But DPP DONT TRY KUBERA THIS TIME DONT TRY
The choice of Chimulirenji by President Muntharika is a clear manifestation of Senior Prophet Austin Liabunya’s Prophecy.
DPP is now in total distally …Muntharika choice of Chimulirenji is a tit for tat to his state vice president Saulosi chilima for choosing manganya of the Lomwe belt as his vice
This battle between Muntharika and chilima has left MCP with a large political ground…it is really giving MCP a more advange
Prophet liabunya in 2015 clearly prophesied that Chilima will break ways with DPP , form his own party which will bring confusion in DPP……Liabunya further prophesied that Chilima will not win and instead Chakwera and the MCP will win the general elections..
Let’s wait and see senior prophet liabunyas prophecy as it unfolds..
That’s True ,my Brother.
Prophet Liabunya’s prophecy said towards the May 21 elections ,there will be divisions in DPP and many DPP top members will quit the party and join opposition parties, but many will join MCP and this will give more Advantage for MCP to win 21May Elections.
He said also,there will be Parties Alliances, but many will scatter/disband.
Dr Chakwera will Win 2019 elections with difficulties and pain bcoz of DPP violence and persecutions. He even said Dr Chakwera will be arrested while on his way to political Rallies,but eventually if he doesn’t give up ,he will be elected as 6th President of Malawi. He (Prophet Liabunya’s ) said under Dr Chakwera ,Malawi will improve a lot bcoz God has given Chakwera a lot of wisdom.
Ignore Prophet Liabunya’s prophecy at your own risk.
Malawians,you must not be cheated by Peter Muthalika when he says his last term is to take Malawi forward.The question is what did he do in his first term? Peter takes Malawians as fools hence,his second term plans.Candidly speaking,he has no plans to develop our country since he was voted into power crookedly some 5 years ago.Malawians,take it from me,I was with Peter in Dar es-salaam,Tanzania when brilliant Masauko Chipembere was leading his PAN-AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF MALAWI hereinafter(PDP),it was then i discovered that Peter was a none-entity even if he carried his PHd the pride of the African people these days.Mugabe has chains of PHds, but have you now seen where he has taken the nation of Zimbabwe? it is beyond belief,Zimbabwe is literally gone economically and politically and this is what Peter Muthalika wants to happen in Malawi after the brute is gone once and for all.Malawians,take it from me,Peter Muthalika has no love for our country he,and his late brother Bingu Muthalika came into Malawi to amass wealth and leave us in darkness.You will believe me when that time comes.Haven’t we learned what we got from Hastings Banda?All his time he used to call us MY PEOPLE in other WORDS,MY SLAVES AND YES,WE WERE HIS SLAVES,WAKEUP MALAWIANS PETER MUTHALIKA IS NOT ONE OF US.Five years he has been in power,the people of Malawi have been devided tribalistically,our hospitals are devastated there are no medicines,the roads are devastated,electricity power is devastated,crime is wantonly high just to name a few desasters that break our hearts while Muthalika and his running-dogs are swimming in MONEY!!!!!!!!!
basi another 5 years yacani? muuticedwetsa ,munali busy 5 years yapitayi ndi zautsilu kumangosankhana nokhanokha then u hired mcaca kumatukwana, tsilu lolephera JC.basi mwamugulila guccisuit iye kumaenda ngati timadya kunyumba kwake. mwalemba anthu ncito kumaPAWATSAS MA ps SALARY LIKE MAI CHIMBALANGA azimaiongoomberammanjaa lyolyolyo. nde muufuna 5 yrs ina muzizacita zausilu zomwezimmalomotukula dziko. mwaanamiza anthu ndi tizitukuko tabodza timap bridge tomangila phulusa ndi nsungwi.nde muufuna caniso?????????????????????????????????????????????????????
munaononga nokha CV YANUapa. apumbwa fweseke
Bingu Wa Mutharika must be rolling in his grave, this is a sad day for DPP
For your information , Chilima is likely to get 50% of central , 40% of south, and 45% of North….. So (Dpp is likely toget 40 % in the south , 15% on the centre, 20% in the North…)……..but MCP is likely to get 40% on the centre, 35% in the North, and 10 % in the south……..atupele will get 3% and Jb 2% in south ,,,,, 5% for jb and atupele on the centre ,,, and 20% for Atupele and Jb in the North… So President is chilima who will win Central and North , and loose South, due to many presidentiial candidates… But chilima will grind Dpp very much in all regions , more especially South
I like your analysis.
Wrong choice of presidential running mate… We have more respected people in DPP,, liked in all three regions, like Henry Mussa, Lirian Patel, Dr Jean Kaliran , Henry Chimunthu Banda, Old Goodall Gondwe,,, why choose unpopular politician like this one, just becoz a first lady has told you to choose her brother….ntcheu is chilima political base now. Forget about you winning central region , except some minor deviants in Lilongwe will vote for you… But North also forget, Chilima and Mcp will share north…..
The blessed chosen Leader of Malawi from GOD no one can surpass him, YES…. he will lead this Nation for another 5 years he is just worthy to be the one his vice is my Ngoni fellow nothing to worry BRAVO PETER!!!!!!
Am sorry for my president. U
Ill advised. Shaaaa. Kaya. This may the end of us
Why not choose the right people as as runningates. Koma ife alomwe ndife
Katundu wapakati pa myendo ndiobvuta !
Apa ndiye from to ANA ACHEPA TO MADALA AKULA kkkkkkkkkkk U wont make it to 5 years u idiot…u sitting on a time bomb!
5 more years of anguish, toil and excruciating pain? No thanks.