MCP, PP alliance long overdue for national unity — BJ Ojesi

March 16, 2019 Duncan Mlanjila - Nyasa Times 25 Comments

The electoral alliance between Malawi’s main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and recent former State President  Joyce Banda’s People’s Party (PP) will assure Malawians on which political parties are for a government of National Unity.

Mkaka (L) and Matola exchange documents to formalise the agreement

This has been assured by MCP Eastern Region director of political affairs, Benson Jackson (BJ) Ojesi, who said Malawi needs a liberation as it has moved so many steps backwards in terms of development, health, education and even unity.

“These needed a national response. MCP has advocated for this for some time. Now PP has subscribed to the MCP’s plans for Malawi which are similar to their own plans.

“The alliance will assure Malawians on which political parties are for a government of National Unity. MCP, PP and Freedom Party (FP) have proved to be working for the people. Dr. Joyce Banda has shown motherly care to Malawians by relinquishing her intentions to contest as a president and allow Dr. Chakwera to lead the country.

“She put aside her personal interest aside for the good of all Malawians and for the MCP, in accepting someone into its house despite it being full, is another sign of love. Dr. Chakwera has shown this. He is indeed a unifier.

“With PP and FP into the fold, MCP is guaranteed of victory. With this alliance in place, Malawians are guaranteed of a liberation from rampant corruption, disunity and underdevelopment. MCP, FP and  PP will bring that change,” said Ojesi who became active in politics since November 2013 as a volunteer after Dr Chakwera took over the leadership of MCP.

In December 2013, he was elected chairman of MCP Southern Wing, a grouping of MCP volunteers in the Southern Region, which consists of members of different ages who were advocating for change, while I n 2015 he was elected treasurer for the Southern Region.

He is nicknamed ‘Change Agent’ because he advocates for positive change: “Change that give Malawians what they deserve regardless of their tribe, religious beliefs, regional boundaries, language, gender or skin colour.”

Ojesi disputed social media reports that MCP has offered party positions for PP members, saying nothing has changed in the party hierarchy.

“Everyone holding a position in MCP is an MCP member and not a PP member. PP members are holding posts in PP. The alliance does not affect party positions because it is not a merger of two political parties into one.

“Each party is a separate entity with its own structures. Hence there is  no PP member holding any position in MCP.“

He applauded Vice-president Sidik Mia for articulating well MCP’s Manifesto 4.2 during Thursday’s Presidential Running Mate Public Debate, which talks much about the party’s promise to Malawians on access to basic health facilities.

 

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25 replies on “MCP, PP alliance long overdue for national unity — BJ Ojesi”

  2. Her personal interests were only put aside when it was clear that she was not going to win, and also after she failed to bull doze her way into UTM

  3. What you are forgetting is that the electorate is tired of the same old, same old, Malawians want something new, that is what will determine who wins on May 21st

  5. JB instituted a Forensic Audit and had People arrested,some are now in Jail.What has DPP done on Cashgate /Corruption? Then you have some People who are getting Presidential Perks for Doing Nothing .Just waiting for Pension.Whatever happens MCP will survive because its not a Personal Property.You follow the Mutharikas ,the Muluzi and now Saulosi.We follow the Mighty MCP.

    1. kkkkkkkk……anyway ..but surely MCP is emerging stronger day in day out…..DPP should watch their SPACE carefully ..UTM are just noise makers and we are not counting them here…

      1. My dear PP is a gone party…it has no numbers at all…MCP has just done serious damage to it’s reputation for nothing…most of it’s members went back to DPP and some to UTM…chakwera has miscalculated everything…this costed him votes in 2014 as well … aligning himself to JB the cashgater.

  7. Mgwirizano umenewu siwothandiza a Malawi in general.It is just for the two parties.MCP will get some more supporters and Joyce Banda’s family might get something in return probably a ministerial post for the son or he might become ambassador somewhere once MCP gets into power.Surely one cannot give up the ambitions of becoming president again for NOTHING in return.Watch the space!!!!!!!!!!!

  8. Its becoming more extreme. MCP + pp against DPP on other site there is UTM. Those people rejected 50+ and federal system now it’s a payback time. It was poorly political calculation

  9. Does PP still have supporters? The one million who voted for PP in 2014 have vanished and joined the other parties – when the lady called Joyce Banda ran away (clear sign of lack of leadership). Most MPs and NEC people joined other parties when she was in hiding in the USA. Similarly, some of the then PP supporters are running the show for parties like UTM, MCP and DPP. When this woman was away, she lost hundreds of thousands of supporters due to her no show. Added to that is her instability and lack of consultation of the small number of supporters left on the subject of the coalition, which has left a number of the small number of supporters confused and not knowing what she is doing. Don’t forget that the majority of the small number of supporters are in villages. What she needs to do with the little time left to the election day is to dash back to all the villages and tell her supporters who to vote for. Some of her supporters will go to the election booth without knowing she is not standing… they will be confused to find she is not there. Bad riddance by Joyce Banda.

    She never gained supporters when she was away. You can do the simple Maths and some estimations on the votes she would contribute to the alliance. Winning elections is a game of numbers – be reminded.

    There are many things that this woman and MCP did not think about. I have just mentioned a few drawbacks.

  10. If anything, MCP has a lot to lose by this alliance. It has lost all the gains it made as a new, rebranded MCP. It has taken two steps back, now Chakwera has to retreat the statement he made in 2o14 about political hooligans , and also can’t preach against corruption anymore

  12. The alliance of MCP and PP guarantees victory? This is a far-fetched dream, a clear indication that our politicians are not sharp enough to analyze the political dynamics of our country. In the first place, what value addition will PP bring to MCP and the entire political system? You can form those so called alliance and perish at the ballot box because Malawians already made their minds which parties/leaders to vote for come May 21. DPP, UTM and other parties are going to bruise MCP/PP alliance heavily during the campaign due to their past records. Crocodile feeders and cashgaters married – what kind of Malawi shall we have?

    1. Kkkkkkkk….you guys are you sure you can defeat this MCP /PP Alliance.???……..CHAKWERA IS NOW FAR MUCH AHEAD OF EVERYONE UNLESS A MIRACLE HAPPEN

    2. CHAKWERA IS NOW FAR MUCH AHEAD OF EVERYONE……THE MCP/PP ALLIANCE IS AN UP HILL CLIMB TO BOTH UTM AND DPP…..

      UNLESS A MIRACLE HAPPEN CHAKWERA IS FAR MUCH AHEAD IN THIS RACE

    3. HONESTLY SPEAKING THE MCP/PP ALLIANCE IS AN UP HILL CLIMD TO DPP….CHAKWERA IS FAR MUCH AHEAD IN THIS RACE……UTM IS NOT COUNTED IN THIS RACE …THESE ARE JUST NOISE MAKERS WHO HAVE NOT TASTED ANY BALLOT.

  13. Game changer.UTM will fall short a bit thy wont win it.Chakwera will come first just by a mere addition on joyce bandas 450 thousand voters.Chilima was winning before this

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