Livingstonia Synod petitions rotten MEC to scrap Malawi presidential vote results

June 5, 2019 Justin Mkweu - Nyasa Times 57 Comments

Livingstonia Synod of the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) has written the rotten Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to quash the presidential results after it controversially declared President Peter Mutharika a victor in last month’s Tripartite Elections.

Synod has said electoral authorities should annul Malawi presidential elections due to fraud

In a letter to the electoral commission Chairperson Jane Ansah, which has been signed by the  General Secretary Dr. Levi Nyondo and its Moderator Reverend Douglous Chipofya, the synod bemoans the use of  correctional fluid Tipp-Ex and already marked ballot papers, discrediting the May 21 Tripartite Elections that the results “lack credibility”.

“There were so many places where people were found with marked ballot papers. Some people in other polling centers were found red handed marking ballot papers even at a time when voting day had passed.

“Supplementary to that, there was so much use of Tipp-Ex country wide and through the use of Tipp-Ex so much rigging found its way”, reads part of the letter seen by Nyasa Times.

The  synod further notes that MEC chairwoman,  Ansah was so much in a hurry in announcing the presidential results without dealing with the irregularities or ‘Madando’ as she put it.

They note that both the announcing of presidential results and the swearing-in ceremony was done in such a hurry like an ambush.

The church wonders, “how come one is being declared a winner and the following day is sworn in?

“As a church, we doubt so much the credibility of your declaration on presidential race with its swearing-in included”.

The church has further reminded Ansah that she received a letter asking her to withhold the presidential results until all anomalies were addressed.

The Synod of Livingstonia cites an example of Kenya where in 2017, presidential results were nullified and fresh elections were conducted.

It believes Malawi would have done the same so that the electorate retain the trust they had in the electoral body which the synod believes Malawians have lost.

The letter has ended with an ultimatum to MEC saying “we request the nullification of presidential results and calling for a re-run within 90 days.”

Public Affairs Committee (PAC), a quasi-religious body formed in 1992 during the country’s political transition from one-party to multiparty democracy, also accused MEC of messing up the results management system.

“The admission by MEC chairperson Justice Jane Ansah that the commission accepted results with alterations and erasions speak volumes of how much the process was flawed.

“We know that more than the 147 complaints mentioned were lodged, but were not fully resolved. For this reason, many people feel that justice has been ignored and that institutions involved in the electoral process have failed to give the truth and justice a chance,” said PAC chairperson the Very Reverend Felix Chingota.

Ansah, who is a judge of the Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal and described the electoral process as “free and fair” and that the results were a “true reflection of the will of the people of Malawi”,  could not immediately respond to Synod’s call for nullification of results of the elections dubbed not credible.

The under fire Ansah said MEC will in due course convene a post-mortem meeting for the elections that ushered in President Peter Mutharika for a second five-year term of office, 192 legislators in the 193-seat Parliament and 460 ward councillors.

University of Livingstonia political scientist George Phiri suggested in an interview that for Mutharika and his Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to govern well, they must bury their pride and start mending fences by calling for a government of national unity.

Mutharika in his inaugural speech urged the southern African nation to move on.

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57 replies on “Livingstonia Synod petitions rotten MEC to scrap Malawi presidential vote results”

  1. Livingstonia Synod is not MCP but have seen the for there is in the country and, rather than sit back and watch, have decided enough is enough. It is, therefore, not only MCP who are grieved but every Malawian of good will who does not like to see the country sliding into anarchy.

  4. Malawian are strange people am not in Malawi but I have follow most of the comments posted here, first i have followed election very well without supporting any party,my understanding from European countries which also complain about election not free and fair which I believe the never support any political party,and other organisations say the same including M.E.C themselves. But my surprise there is a lot of people who still back Peter insted of standing together. You might be enjoying yourself today but what about tomorrow your children or relatives what will happen because you are part of destroying your country let’s to love one another and respect each other not because you are of opposition or because you from this tribe this is no good to insult each .I left Malawi 1999 .

    1. Dyson, its becoz Malawi has a lot of stupid citizens………. we’ve citizens who encourage stealing of the state resources just for them to get a share!! God have mercy!

  5. What do Malawian hate. Nepotism-every public institution being headed by a Lomwe – MBC, Macra, Admarc, Maneb, Accountant general, National Herbarium,Mera, MRA and many more. Dont we have other people from different tribes with capacity and capabilities?, Corruption.- if it as reached even MEC with judges and elections itself then we are sorry for our country. Please, conduct investigations MEC and ACB and also National Audit should be involved if govt resources have been abused.

  6. Livingstonia Synod is not a christian synod they serve the devil.They hide behind christainity veil but thier mission is fostering devils agenda

    1. The devil was created by God, why doesn’t he deal with him. Mind your God business if you don’t see anything wrong in all what happened Christian Msiska

    2. Synod is against wrong acts hence your comment is out of order. In fact you are trying to foster devil’s agenda by supporting wrong doing.
      It is clear wrong acts happened and no one can dispute it. Only fools create deliberate schotoma towards the truth.

  7. kodi iyeyu mwano wake akudalira chani koma chosecho akuti ndiabusa? kodi mwano zoona azipangira dziko palinzeru?

    1. kkkkkk!!!!! Their candidate had his marks taken off and given to another student whose teacher used tippex to correct the low marks he had scored so that he appears to have passed the exams kkkkkk!!!! Their candidate got all answers correct kkkkkkkk!!!!!

  10. What do you expect when the husband of the MEC chair has business links/benefits from DPP govt? This woman called Madando is very rude. I admire the previous two MEC chair how they handled public relations. They were calm and respected people. But Mayiwa, eeeegh, moto weniweni.

  11. Kodi land issues ndi Khoma synod zili pati? Do you think ndinu oyenela kuikapo mlomo pankaniyi yet zanthu zomwe zikutikanika kusova mwauMulungu?

    1. The land issue was resolved. The boundary was removed. Blantyre is planning to do the same to encroach Nkhoma jurisdiction.

  12. These are not the views of the Synod. Rather these are the desperate views of two greedy individuals, Nyondo and Chipofya. These are stupid men who pose as Reverends. Here are the two disappointed fellows whose party failed miserably in the May elections. Here are the two bitter souls masquerading as men of God. A nyondo uliska uli kumala kale somno wakhala mbufwiti. As for Chipofya, he is just a mere puppet of Nyondo. Chipofya cannot even understand his role as Moderator, kumangododedwa ngati mpira ndi a Nyondo. Nyondo is a bitter person who will soon collapse and die of bitterness. Akagwere. Chindere chakufikapo!!!!!!!

      1. Inu zaka zonse rigging? Inu simukuona kuti dyera la oppostion lawapweteketsa okha. Uja wa legeni amati akufuna kulatsa apumbwa simuona kuti walatsa tambala wakuda?

    2. It is only an idiot who can not see that there was something wrong with the way elections results were handled. if you really want to prove that you are an idiot, ask yourself this question, “if it was chakwera or Chilima who were declared by winners in this situation, could your party have accepted the results”? Silly cow

      1. Koma ndiye. Mbuzi za athu. Even in an organoisation, how can a management accept tepexed audit report. Kungoziwilatu kuti management yo ndi mbuzi zokha zokha.

  13. Livingstonia Synod please, don’t you know that the matter is before the court? Why don’t you want the legal system to sort out the matter? You are the most confused group in our land.

  14. Anthu nonse amene mukuikira kumbuyo mchitidwe obera mavoti mukuyenera mumudziwe Ambuye. Anthu osakonda chilungamo. It just shows how corrupt your minds and hearts are.
    I salute the Livingstonia Synod for the letter to MEC. You are the salt and the light of the world.

    1. Omex70,, I agree with you, if they are the winners,why not challenge those who lost by nullify this election and show them that they won election? The true winner would
      do accept the call of all Malawians and follow what they are asking,, why are they failing to do that? The answer, the didn’t win this election

      1. Don’t involve or say all “malawians’. Am one but never voted for MCP. Generalize not

      2. Uku ndiye kubangula kwa oluza. Chakwera half way whn he was winning said basi lengezani. Tsono ataona kuti akuluza kusintha tune, kumuuza ef kuti please uthetse game tiyambirenso. Zinachitika kuti zimenezi?

    2. Livingstonia Synod cannot be saluted. It is a body of two corrupt thieves: Levi Njombole Nyondo and Douglas Chipofya. Come round here and see if these two fools posing as church ministers ever consulted anyone. Chipofya and Nyondo are a DAMN disgrace!!!!!!!

      1. Whether Consulted or not what they are saying is the truth and stands for public interest. Those siding with wrong doing is either they are benefiting or they are fools.

  15. Licingstonia Synod gas got no moral ground to stand and condemn MEC because they endorsed Dr Chakwera before the elections. To them, elections are only free and fair if Chakwera wins. However, whether anawabela or not, ife tilibenazo nchito. The reason why the international community was quick to endorse Murharika is because they know MCP has been captured by the Jihadists like Mia and the globetrotting ignoramus like Joyce Banda. Kamuzu had to apologize in tears when he discovered the evil and rot that was done by MCP in his name and on his deathbed, he swore by his grave that MCP must never rule Malawi. MCP killed countless innocent people, displaced our people, stole from the poor, extorted households, killed activists, arrested dissenters and even charged tax to pregnant women. Even if there is a rerun, they won’t win because they have blood in their hands. You can count the number of people killed by UDF, DPP with your fingers, but you need the sand of the sea to count the dead bodies killed by MCP. This party is cursed, its children are cursed, even if you appoint a Pastor or Reverend or Sheik, this party is CURSED. Anyone who defends it is equally cursed.

  16. No one will run Tippex government in Southern Africa Country Malawi. Muthalika must Fall Malawi must Rise

  18. If the president is elected through fraudulent activities, how do you expect institutions like MANEB to conduct credible exams. It simply means all systems under government will be crippled with fraud. Let’s correct the situation on presidency and then systems will be fine. Everything goes rotten!!

  20. It is not right for every story to contact the so called political commentators. Journalists can as well contact veteran politicians like John Tembo or Bakili Muluzi to be commenting on political situation in the country. Their comments could be more credible than those of people like Phiri of Livingstonia University.

  21. a re-run will bear the same results if conducted under the same electoral laws. First there should be over hall in the whole electoral system and a re-run will bear credible results

  23. Livingstonia Synod, how painful it is, after your endorsed candidate loses the elections…..SO PAINFUL I GUESS kkkkkk Pepani

    1. Culturally, gloating in that manner is bad. One does not laugh at a person if he has not done very well. The best thing to do is to sympathize with him or her or comfort him or her on the loss, and offer some pieces of advice so that in future he or she performs better. If it were your own candidate that had lost, how would you feel?

  24. Ndipo ayelekeze kuyenda Gwape ameneyu aona chomwe chinapangisa nkhuku kusiya kukodza nkodzo, amaona ngati a malawi ndife atulo kwabasi, Nkhoma Synod and Blantyre Synod lembani nanunso aona ngati muli mbali yake bwampini ameneyu.

  26. Asatinyase awa..Kuli satana uku.McP nkhanza zonse zija Mulungu wakana. Mzimu wa A Gadama ndi a Matenje ukugudubuka kukanitsitsa. Mzimu wa Jumani siwungalore.

    1. Kuzolowera kudya zakuba. That’s why simukuona zolakwika zomwe zinachitika pa masankho amenewa. Moyo wanuwo ndi opanda chilungamo..

    2. Leave Holy God out of your dishonest comment. Musamunamizire Mulungu. Hosea 8: 4 “They have set up kings, but not by me; they have made princes, and l knew it not. ……” How do you know that God has denied? It may be the devil has impeded?

  27. Ampingo amakuuzani osalowera zandale muzavulala ndizi Nkhoma and Livingstonia Synods munakwera zakuphwa ndipo akufinyani 5 years sizinaoneke. Anzanu a Catholic wanted to do the same koma anaidabwa game mmene imayendera nkuzituluka pano limodzi ndi a BT Synod ali phee at peace with govt of the day.
    In Malawi check your records there is no presidential winner who took more than 36 hours before being sworn in. In 2014 a court judgement was made at 9pm, results were announced 2 hours later at 11pm and by 9am the following day APM and SKC were being sworn in at High Court premises in Blantyre all in less than 12 hours. This year results were announced at 6pm and swearing in ceremony was at 2pm the following day, isnt it much better than 2014?

  28. Stupid church just because your preferred candidate was not pronnounced wiiner. God has eyes in the future and he let his will prevail over the will of sinful people. the so called reverend would have sold our country to the devil and that is why God did not allow him to be president,

  30. War is the best solution . tisamangoyankhula. Komanso asilikali a pa malawi mantha bwanji. Act like Zimbabwe guys don’t sleep. Who is peter muthalika? Mukuopa ngati sapita ku toilet bwanji. Take over the country and give to the right people to rule.

  31. MEC Chair,
    are u sure u can pat yourself on the back and say job well done?

      1. Please forget that MCP will govern this good Malawi. Pano anthu adapenya Boma lakhala basi DPP moto kuti BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU. wina alira ,walirakale.

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