MP Bagus returns to MCP, justifies his nomadic politics
Former minister in the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) led administration who is also a Parliamentarian for Chikwawa Central Constituency Salim Bagus says he has rejoined Malawi Congress Party (MCP) which he dumped when he served as second deputy secretary general, saying he wants to serve the interests of the people in his constituency.
The former Minister of industry and Trade said he was at liberty to join any other party despite being in the cabinet of former president Peter Mutharika since he was voted in as an independent Parliamentarian.
Bagus was speaking on Friday at Makande Community ground in Abida Mia’s Chikwawa Mkombezi constituency when he was being officially welcomed back into the MCP camp.
“You see the people of Chikwawa Central voted for me to assist them in the development of the area and not to do politics, so what I believe is that government is the master of all development in the country so why should I not join the party which is on the driving seat”, said Bagus.
He quashed assertions that he always defects to the party that forms government saying he served as UDF MP for the area from 1999-2004 and that he only switched parties when he was not an MP and that he was forced by cirmcustances beyond his control.
There has not been an immediate comment from the former governing DPP officials as the party’s spokesperson Brown Mpinganjira and Regional Governor for the South Charles Mchacha could not be reached on their mobile phones.
Bagus defected to the DPP from the UDF during former president Bingu wa Mutharika’s administration but he later joined the People’s Party (PP) of former President Joyce Banda when the DPP lost power following Bingu’s death.
He rejoined the DPP during former president Peter Mutharika’s tenure but later defected to the MCP side before rejoining the DPP till now that he has rejoined the MCP.
Political prostitution is not uncommon in Malawi and analysts have attributed it to a lack of guiding ideologies.
“When politicians and our politics do not operate by set ideologies, this is its direct result. Association has now been seen as a source of power for most politicians such that they are ready to be with any party as long as it benefits their career,” noted Wonderful Mkhutche in a media interview.
MCP vice-president Mohammed Sidik Mia described Bagus as someone whom the party has been in good terms with.
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izi ndiye msete zeni zeni ndithudi
He is a political prostitute
A political bitch
I’ve never liked this crook, amangotsatira komwe kwalira mfuti, MCP plz receive him but don’t trust him.
Izi ndiye za manyi. Is he a friend in need? Where was he when 63% of Malawians were fighting DPP? What development is talking about? I was born long time ago and have not seen any development in Chikwawa central except for the increase in population. There’s still a lot of poverty in Chikwawa and the rest of Malawi. The MPs like Bagus have money and women in their minds. Another one is Frank Mwenifumbo. Apa MCP yapala. Tembo didn’t tolerate such nyasi in his lifetime.
Very right. We need a situation where such politicians are never welkomed as the are greedy individual. Mxie
He’s talking about ‘development’ and government is the ‘driver of development’.
The hidden meaning here is interesting..
So what? Does that mean constituents whose MP is not of the ruling party don’t see ‘development’?
Do only areas served by ruling party MPs see development?
Is that the ‘Tonse philosophy’??
In any event, Constituency Development Funds are for all areas.. of course most of it is stolen..
What little remains is used to make simple structures such as rural bridges.. I guess that’s ‘development’ for you..