Joyce Banda touts Jerry Jana: Better running mate than other ‘combination of nyusesi’

February 14, 2019 Elijah Phompho –MEC & Osman Faiti –Nyasa Times 35 Comments

Former president and Peoples Party (PP) leader Joyce Banda  has said  her choice of former chief executive officer for the grain marketer Admarc  as her running mate  was made after thorough consultations.

Joyce Banda and her running mate Jerry Jana
Jana: Addressing a PPrally in Chikwawa

Banda’s remarks come after she had earlier on  told the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) that she would not compete in the forth oming elections giving way to UTM party leader Dr Saulos Klaus Chilima in an electoral alliance between her PP and the UTM before she pulled out four days later.

Speaking on Tuesday tothousands of supporters who attended her political rally she held in the area of traditional authority (T/A) Mlilima’s area in Chikwawa, Banda said: “I would like to start first by introducing my running mate to you. I can challenge that of all the running mates, he is the best running mate ever.”.

His first degree is in forestry management and then he did Masters degree in Business Management and went further to do Phd in management and he once headed the Malawi Chambers of Commerce and Industry (MCCI). He was also Malawian ambassador to the European Union (EU).

“Therefore, I did not just wake up and name him my running mate for the sake of it as I know that running a country is a very serious business,” Banda said.

Banda remarks comes after the country has been hyped with issues surrounding runningmates picked by Presidential aspirants ahead of the May 21 polls.

The discussion has mainly hinged on qualifications, experience and political muscle of the chosen ones, knowing fully well that a runningmate is a Vice President in waiting and might further be Head of State in future.

According to his factfile verified by PP, Jana,  was born in 1947 in Chikwawa District. Among his academic and professional qualifications are doctorate degree in management obtained from American Cosmopolitan University, Master in Business Administration (MBA) from University of Leeds and Bachelor of Science in Forestry from University of British Columbia.

His career span has seen him work as Deputy CEO (Viphya Pulp and Paper Corporation), CEO(Wood Industries Corporation), CEO( Malawi Chamber Of Commerce and Industries), CEO at ADMARC.

At one time Dr Jana served in the diplomatic post as Malawi’s Ambassador to  Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg.

His immense experience and academic prowess has seen him appointed to various boards such as Chairman( Press Corporation Ltd); Chairman ( Malawi Development Corporation); Chairman(Tourism Development Investment Company – Sunbird) and many Board appointments.

It is this kind of impeccable track record and his pairing with global leader Joyce Banda that makes PP ticket appealing  to voters in  the May 21 polls.

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35 replies on “Joyce Banda touts Jerry Jana: Better running mate than other ‘combination of nyusesi’”

  1. The simple fact that JB is running for President after deserting her country for four years and only returning a few months before the elections is ample proof that she is unfit to assume such an important office. If she really cared about the people of Malawi, she would not have run away after losing the last election. In any case she only became President in 2012 by default as it were; she just happened to be Vice President at the time. One also has to wonder where she gets the funds from to run her present campaign.

  2. Malawians are not impressed with Joyce Banda’s international record, that is for ” azungu” ……..we want somebody who has the best interest of Malawians at heart, we want a true selfless, young , energetic leadership…….

  3. We really don’t care what the world thinks of CASHGATE Joyce Banda, what matters is how Malawians perceive her!!!! unfortunately ……. a thief, a self centered coward who will desert her countrymen/women when things get tough

  4. Google Search and other search engines cant’t find American Cosmopolitan University……….kikikikikikikkikkik…….Amayi mwayamba mabodza in addition to CASHGATE

  5. Amayiwo 68 yrs old , Abambowo 72 years old ………iyayi, iyayi, mwakula Azigogo……. go take care of your grand-children and enjoy the remainder of your lives

  6. They say “You will never have a second chance to make a first impression”. You blew it madam between 2012 &2014. You can’t make it this time round; whether on your own or with Tom and Jerry.

    1. Malawians and their love for PhDs :). Are we that insecure that we have to rely on fake papers to boost our confidence?????

  10. JB is synonymous with CASHGATE no matter how you spin it! …….every time I see or hear her I think about CASHGATE

  12. you had your time JB! we would not let you get anywhere near Malawi coffers! we all know what happened when we trusted you with the position of the president of Malawi!!!

  16. Ife sitimavotera running mate timabvote a President! Takonzekanso kuvotera APM! PP inafa kale! MCP inatha kale pano tipanga za DPP. 2024 tizapanga za UTM! Kkkkk

  17. JB or we call you James Brown,don’t waste our time reading your nisense. You will never go back to Nssanjika.
    Tsabola wakale sawawa. Just keep on taking care of your family. Over my dead body ,you will never make. Infact you already said you are 68 and old

  18. Amayi ,we have nothing to do with running mates ,They are just like company messsgers. The real issue is in presidency. Nanga ndi cashgate ija Anabanda mukaliwabso ku white house?
    You are just wasting your time and dividing the votes

    1. I don’t think it exists any more. It might have been a “for profit” on line institution; and apparently was legally based out of the state of Utah.

  21. Ndiye timve ziti a mayi. Nokha munauza BBC TV yadziko lonse lapansi kuti ayi simuyima chifukwa mwakula koma musapota Chilima chifukwa ndimnyamata wamphamvu komanso waluntha. Lero mukuti muyima pachisankho ndipo mwasankha Jana runningmate ok kuposa onse ngwamaphunziro abwino. Kodi kuyendetsa dziko kumafuna maphunziro basi ndiye Chair analamulira bwanji dziko lino for complete 10yrs. Nanga maProffessor awa akukanika kuyendetsa for 5yrs nchiyani ichi? Ngakhale tikudziwa kuti simungawine koma mayi chonde samala mayankhulidwe anu pachichewa amati (kulankhula kwa ndithe ndithe nanthambwe anazitengera) ndizimene inu mayi mwachita zolakwika.

    1. As always he does not know what to do to get the most money!!! so she chances this and she chances that! we in Malawi want progress not cheating! Amai amenewa anatibweza mbuyo kwambiri ! such an embarrassment to women! Big talk and nothing to show for it!!!

  22. APM osasankhako bwanji running mate with such an impressive CV. Jana would just wasted under his pair with JB because JB cant win the presidential election.

  23. Okay tamva pama running mate aJana ali pa number 1. Komatu nkhani kwenikweni ili pa presidential candidate inuyo mama JB mukuziika pa nambala chani? Kuli akamuna amapepala awo pa namba 1 palibenso zokambilana. Kenako kuli a Prof Chisi, Dr Chilumpha, Prof Rev Chakwera, Dr Chilima, Dr Muluzi, etc order of merit yanga ndimeneyo

    1. Iwe Ndiye wakongeresi waonekatu. A Chakwera anakhalanso liti prof. Thai year akuluza , basi azitaye akupange za Yesu

  24. Apparently, it doesn’t take much to impress the failed and unelected President of Malawi.
    Digging deeper into the said academic qualifications, the only one that makes sense is the BSF degree from the prestigious University of B.C. It is generally believed that PP is going down with or without Jana.

    1. MCP sifuna phokoso apa. Tiyeni dzichemerenani dpp utm dzichemereranani pusitsanani. A dpp you went into government by unconvemntional means and history and time will judge you harshly. Chipani is never formed in parliament after elections but thats exactly what you did. Kenako followed by state capture by your cronnies BUT and mark my words the unexoected is happening this year. People know what you did in 2005 and know what you did in 2009 and 2014. The track recird is clear. Time will tell

    2. If Jerry Jana was that impressive how come offered your MSCE son to Chilima for running mate? You wanted to give SKC a dummy? Then you are evil.

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