Lilongwe City Mayor dumps MCP to join DPP, Fahad Assan also in ruling party

Lilongwe City Mayor Councillor Dr Desmond Bikoko has finally joined ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) following few days after posting a controversial post on his Facebook in which he revealed that he is not wanted in Malawi Congress Party (MCP).

 Bikoko said he has joined DPP as an individual and that not as a Mayor.

The Mayor said he will make sure that he serves the party well till it wins in 2019.

“I am a development conscious and it is unfortunate that whatever we have been planning have never materialised due to obvious reasons,” Said Bikoko.

Bikoko said his ten point plans will now be easy to implement since he is working with government.

“My joining to DPP shows I always put country first politics second,” said Bikoko.

Bikoko urged Malawians to love their country.

During the function which DPP organised , at the Golden Peacock Hotel, former Minister of Justice Fahad Assan and members of Depeco also joined the DPP.

In his speech , Assan assured DPP secretary General , Gelseder Jeffrey Wa Jeffrey that he will not compete with her during the forth coming elections.

Welcomimg the new members , Central Region Vice President, Hertherwick Ntaba commended Bikoko for choosing the right path of working with Government.

Ntaba advised the new members to avoid back biting within the party.