MPs Chilenga, Jooma predict doom for PP in 2019 elections: Orange party operating like headless chicken
People’s Party (PP) of former president Joyce Banda will be reduced to spectators in the 2019 elections because it has no direction like a headless chicken, two members of Parliament (MPs) for the party have said.
Welani Chilenga of Chitipa South, who has been a vibrant voice of PP in Parliament, and former Chief Whip Ralph Jooma of Mangochi Monkey Bay, has said the orange camp has lost direction because of lack of mature and visionary leadership.
The two expressed their discontent after the party moved them from front benches in the House to be backbenchers on claims that they are now aligning themselves to ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP).
Chilenga was also removed as chairperson for the Parliamentary Committee on Natural Resources by the PP politburo.
In published report, Chilenga said PP risk not even winning a parliamentary seat in 2019 elections.
“There is no leadership ,. You must expect more confusion, and if this continues, the party will not get even a seat in the 2019 elections,” said Chilenga in quotes reported in the local press.
Chilenga aid even if Joyce Banda returns to Malawi from her self-imposed exile, “it is too late, and people have already lost hope in PP.”
The Chitipa South constituency MP stressed that PP “has lost direction.”
Jooma collaborated , saying PP will be “reduced to a spectator” in 2019 elections because the party “lacks leadership.”
But PP deputy spokesman Ackson Kalaile Banda dismissed the MPs, saying their remarks were “sour grapes” after being removed for working with DPP.
Kani nkholokolo zili muzipani zambiri eti!
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Commenting without reading the post,why attacking Chakwera yet the issue is about PP and it’s MPs? You have a personal hatred against Chakwera but this nation is in the hands of God and Chakwera will rule this country.
These are greedy guys. Opportunists.
Zavuta ku PP. Kumwera kwadzadza ndi zipani zapanja zomwe zikatuluka mboma zikumatha ngati makatani. UDF pano yangokhala sanza zokhazokha, kenako PP nayonso yang’ambika ngati makatani. DPP 2019 nayonso ulendo kutha ngati makatani. MCP is the only people’s party.
MCP idatha ngati makatani long time and will remain so for along time. They are failing to pay for water bills never mind city rates which are running in hundreds million kwachas. DPP remains the only vibrant party in terms of support and resources. Despite the noises from MCP, I foresee landslide victory for DPP. The northern and southern parts of malawi will vote massively for DPP. Ntcheu salima nkhotakota Lilongwe city centre will vote for DPP. Chakwera will be malawi Raila Odinga (kenya scenario)
Chakwera failed to wrestle power from a woman president Joyce Banda, how would he from nowhere do this time around, from a man muthalika. Chakwera and MCP are in dreamland. Campaign money MCP is banking on one man pocket sidic Mia. 2019 campaign will be too expensive for chakwera and miserable MCP. MCP is in a big and deep hole.