Joyce Banda condemns PP secretary general over abusive anti-Ansah remarks
President of the People’s Joyce Banda has publicly condemned her party secretary general Ibrahim Matola for insulting and abusive language against the embattled Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Jane Ansah.
In a charged and emotional manner, Friday morning during a National Elections Consultative Forum meeting in Blantyre, Matola told Ansah to leave MEC with her bras and underwears.
He apologized later.
But former state president Banda described Matola’s action as scandalization, smear campaigns and abusive language being used against women aimed at breaking them when the same does not happen to their male counterparts.
“Last year, Hon Ben Phiri made such abusive remarks against Dr Shanil Muluzi that I strongly condemned. As far as I am concerned, women deserve to be respected.
“It is in this light that I condemn in the strongest terms what Hon Ibrahim Matola said about Justice Dr Jane Ansah when he was making his contribution at the NECOF meeting today in Blantyre,” said Banda.
She said there are many things Ansah could have done or said during this electoral process that the former president does not agree with, but the MEC chairperson does not deserve to be spoken to in that manner.
“I am told that Hon Matola has apologized but I am very sorry about this apparent abuse of a fellow woman and regardless of who has made the remarks, I condem them in the strongest manner,” said Banda.
The attack on Ansah comes at a time when she is under intense pressure for her and the other commissioners to resign following the messed up May 21, 2019 presidential election.
I give a fuck about what Matola said. He wasn’t lying. And on the other hand, I don’t give a fuck about JB’s apology.
That is not enough, you need to fire him of his position in your party, you need to dissociate him with PP, that will send a strong message!
Does she have a thong?
Technically of course, she would have to leave with her undergarments.
Right! She can’t leave them on the floor kikikikikkkiki
Thank you JB tizitero pamene zinthu zayipa tidzudzule pamene zayenda bwino tiyamikire. Thumbs up! Jane Ansah si MEC and each one of us agree that all the commissioners irrespective of their parties they represnent have refused to resign and this should tell us something. Later alone leave Jane alone bcoz she is not a party representative she is from Judicial counsil and is a civil servant pending her retirement. Ndiye ma comments enawa chonde lets be careful
Unless I missed it. I am told Ibrahim said, “Leave MEC with her bras and underwears” He did not say Madam Ansah leave MEC with your bras and underwears. Mwa njira ina Matola amati, “Muyisiye MEC ndi zankati zake zonse zili bwinobwino” I stand to be corrected and believe he was quoted out of context.
Thus the way to go Dr Joyce Banda. We must always learn to mind the way we talk especially when we are emotionally charged.
The words said were tantamount to insulting the modesty of a woman.
The remarks made by Matola were uncalled for even if we differ in our ideologies, respect is important. What he said is abusive tantamount to sexual harassment on the part of Justice Ansah.I think besides his apologies, a legal action should be taken against him unless he perhaps personally apologise to her in the presence of Joyce Banda. People need to control their emotions but from the look of things, Matola has a low EQ not fit for a leader befitting his position at PP .
The only good way to go on this issue is either Matola should resign or must be fired immediately. We don’t want such people to confuse our alliance. Let us not open a can of worms that can give chance to our opposition to start talking about us.
She deserve it because of her stubborness.
JB asatitayise nthawi apa ayi. Talk is cheap! Why doesn’t she simply fire the idiot? After all, all political parties in Malawi are personal properties of their leaders.
That was really bad comment coming from a Honourable. I hope his apology was real.
that is statesmanship GOOD JB
My expectation from a former woman President.Honestly Dr Jane Ansah has received too much undeserved insults from even those I respected as people of their integrity and up to calling her Mayi Madando Malawians we are setting a bad precedence for our children there are good words in Malawi that we can use to complain or to advise others but not sinful languages.I applaud you Dr Joyce Banda for coming out openly on this,I have known you as a gender activist so it be.
Fuck you!
Nowonso a Leon Schuster awa. Mukufuna zikukomere uku ndi uku. Stupid woman. Pay back the cashgate money that your merry men and women were passing onto you.
True, that was too personal.
Musova
A woman of JB calibre cannot condone this. Great that this is his opoinion
She deserves it, the woman is just arrogant. If it were a man, he could have resigned long time ago even fired by the president. But may be the president has seen the underwear of this woman
Good gesture to discipline a senior party member for doing wrong. That’s mature leadership
Walakwisa pati Matola? Chimai chosamva ichi. Kodi pasi panyanja kapena,? Mxiiiii
How I wish this woman Jane Ansah knew the extent of anger that most Malawians have against her.Matola’s statement merely reflects the magnitude of the anger not only for him but the majority of Malawians including myself but obviously excluding her DPP friends.
Thanks JB for censuring the nasty Matola. People have said so many abusive things about Jane Ansah because she is a woman.
As much as we dont need Jane Ansah in that office like a century ago BUT she is a wonan just like our Mums, Susters etc rtc so we cant ihsult people juat like the way Nchacha insulted a journalist cos all what Nchacha was saying is what he has in his trousers. So it doesn’t make one strong when degrading others. Respect is the best thing one needs to possess.
While the sentiments by Matola are regrettable, I believe there are millions of Matolas who have just lost it because of the arrogance of this bakha girl masquandering as a Judge.
This is a reflection of how Malawian men think. Women maybe it’s time we form our own party.
jeni akanakhala munthu sakanapanga zomwe anapangazi basi. i dont know kuti spirit yake ili patipo.
ena ndi awa catinkha cidzanja akuocha nsalu. akanangopatsa ozisowa. aiwala kuti MCP inawaphuzitsa, kunja US leaving luxuriously free of charge on our taxes .komandye odya nyemba saiwala,koma odya makoko.
lelo limenelo.
dzana she was refuting rumours. we are not insane. malawians a lelo ndi ena
joinanani inu mai joisi ndi seudi white ,citani hayala azimai mukalile ku miseuku. whores.musatinyase we got no time yoceza za inu. ife we in the coming election mood.mxiii
True leadership. Leaders have to be accountable. JB has always demonstrated accountability at all times. No sacred cows. Bravo masten.
That’s leadership unlike where someone called the president condones his cronies to insult and intimidate people that they are good at kupha (atsanzikiletu) and ufiti (yayikazi!!
Komanso tinenenso apa JUane Ansah wanyanya koma….
Ukanyanya umapangitsa anthu ena kupanga mamistake……Jane Ansah wanyanya pa Malawi pano!!
These insults on women are just the beginning, this alliance of PP/MCP/UTM objectifies women. All women should shun these crazy people who are demeaning in public. With such thinking of Matola and co, do you think a woman will lead Malawi one day? Azimayi mwaona tsopano kuti dziko likupita kuti? Mpakana ma bra ndi ma underwear? Tiyeni nayo MCP ndi azina Matola muwona nyekwe ndithu.
Lier
Ibrahim Matola said it on behalf of me. ‘Jane Ansah must leave MEC with her bras and underwear’. I am sure she wears some.
Like your mother