Malawi’s ruling DPP accused of ‘buying’ opposition members: Mwalwanda refuses cash
The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is being accused of using taxpayers money to buy opposition members to join the party, Nyasa Times has established , but the political migration is not new.
With the polls due in 2019 the election mood is already sweeping through the country as a strategic political realignment takes place.
DPP officials in the northern region say the party injected a lot of money to buy opposition members recently in the n region, when President Peter Mutharika visited.
The purchasing of opposition members is being led by DPP Secretary General Gridezer Jeffrey wa Jeffrey and the party’s national campaign director who is also minister of transport Jappie Mhango.
Jeffrey wa Jeffrey and Mhango approached a number of opposition members to join the party before the coming of President dangling cash to lure them.
“Some, especially councilors were receiving K1.5 million and above while K4 to 5 million to MPs as well as renowned politicians,” he said.
Adding “they wanted to paint a picture that DPP is strong in the region to the nation and President Mutharika.”
However, most of approached politicians in the region vehemently rejected the cash and they include former deputy minister of finance Dr Cornelius Mwalwanda and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Karonga district chairperson Emmanuel Nkhoma.
Confirming the development, Mwalwanda and Nkhoma said they denied the cash because they are not cheap politicians and that they can’t join DPP because the party is an enemy to the north.
Speaking to Karonga residents on Saturday during the political rally held at Lupembe, Mwalwanda who is one of the MCP National Executive Committee member cleared out rumours that he received the cash.
“They indeed came to me with a bag of cash but I vehemently refused to be bought like a goat. What they wanted is that I should be welcomed by the President in Karonga after launching Chitipa water project but I rejected. So, what you should know is that I am still MCP senior member and I will remain there,” said Mwalwanda.
Karonga district chairperson Ernest Mwaghali who dumped Peoples Party to AFORD also confirmed that he was approached by some senior DPP members a few days before the coming of the President.
But DPP Secretary General Wa Jeffrey dismissed the claims as “false and baseless”.
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Malawians will always be taken as dunderheads by these so called reporters. The story if looked closely clearly shows that it is written by an opposition die-hard who hates Jeffrey and Jappie for doing their job well in the DPP. Just by looking at the name of the writer everybody can get the position of this man in politics. The reporter has never gone into a class of journalism that is why his story is a trash. T his is not the work of a true journalist. He knew by writing this trash that only opposition dunderheads will easily believe it because they readily accept any rubbish which talks bad of DPP. After sweating due to DPP political maneuver they come at a relief when they hear anything negative about DPP even though it is a bunch of blue lies. It is common sense that a DPP supporter is always happy to see that people are defecting to his party. There is no way a DPP supporter can go to a reporter and make fun of his party for failing to buy opposition members who would add to the DPP votes. Those who know the secrets of political buying will agree with me that we don’t disclose this to every member of the party that we are on this task. I would like to know how important is this man to the DPP that they need him in the 2019 votes. May I know what Mwalwanda contributed to the win of DPP in 2014. May I also know if this Mwalwanda triumphed in his constituency in whatever the party he stood for in 2014. And this Mwaghali of Aford is saying the ruling party wants him for such an amount. Just by leaving PP for Aford the man has exposed himself that his thinking capacity is very shallow. Is he really serious that Aford will one day form a govt in this country? So why wasting time going to squeeze himself to a party which is permanently in opposition? Why didn’t you just receive and eat the money which you cheat they promised you? Muli ndi chiyani inu kuti mungakane ndalama zoterezi? Jeffrey and Jappie have no time to cajole people with money because the DPP won the elections from the opposition bench from which there was no buying of members into the party. In short the reporter is cheating in this report.
That’s human trafficking
Who has done more harm to the northerners btwn mcp and DPP.? What happened to Mkwapatira Mhango, Yatuta Chisiza, teachers based in other regions? What development did mcp bring to northern region? Mwalwanda was old enough then to remember this.Otherwise don’t behave as fools
I think Santana akukombeza mphika wa thelere akuti limakoma amayi ku phiri anali njagilira bwino!!!!
Shaaaaa buying or selling?????????
Mapeto a DPP ndamenewa anthu tatayanu hope. Azanu apezerapo mwai, ine sindikuonaso mukuwina come 2019. Pepani
Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk koma kumeneko!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wasusa nthuli alinchifukwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. How many people are going to buy?
Shame on you DPP Supporters. Mwatha ma plan okopera anthu. Where is Santana, the DPP die-hard?
The end of DPP is fast approaching. After fighting hard to destabilize MCP, now God is destabilising them. You will face the wrath of God for fighting His child
kkkkk Nawoni a DPP, musawalole kukugulani ngati nkhumba yachigodola,, musawasiye muwaulule ndithu kuti akugwilitsa ntchito ndalama za mtsonkho wathu ndi kumagulila anthu kuti alowe chipani chozuza ngati chimenechi.. Boma lachinyengo ili,,,,mukalephela kugula anthu mungogula ziwetozonse zilimMalawimuno popeza zilibe zipani kuti zidzakuvoteleni coz ife sitingataye nthawi ndikukavotela inu a DPP
How is it false and baseless if you Jeffrey stated that you dont want to comment on positions tussle of dpp because you are busy recruiting people. Which people are you recruiting Mwalwanda? shame!