Muslim Supreme Council of Malawi leader endorses Mutharika- Atupele

May 17, 2020 Elijah Phompho –Nyasa Times 63 Comments

A prominent Moslem cleric in the country Sheikh Dr Imran Shareef Mahomed who heads  Muslim Supreme Council of Malawi has thrown  weight behind President Peter Mutharika and his running mate Atupele Muluzi ticket for fresh presidential elections.

Muslim scholars backing DPP-UDF alliance

Addressing members of the media in Blantyre on Friday ,Sheik Imran Sharif who once served as the chairperson for  Public Affairs Commitee(PAC) said President Mutharika deserves a second term in office for  demonstrating mature leadership by tolareting opposition critics who have been accusing him of rigging the 2019 elections.

Sheikh Sharif, who also has his own political party called Chilungamo Party,  said a group of renowned Sheiks in the country have vowed to support the DPP-UDF alliance.

Franked by Sheikh Ahmad Mwanyali and Sheikh Adam Mustaf  who hails from  Mangochi and Zomba respectively, Sheikh  Sharif however said he was not speaking on behalf of the Muslim Supreme Council an organization which he chairs but he nevertheless said his Chilungamo Political Party  is partnering the DPP -UDF alliance.

“As prominent Sheikhs in the country,  we have resolved to throw our weigh behind President Mutharika and his running mate Atupele Muluzi  and we are calling upon all people in the country to return President Mutharika to power due to his humble servantship,”,said Sharif.

However,  the Muslim Association of Malawi (MAM) which is the mother body for the Moslem community in the country  through its spokesperson Sheikh Dinala Chabulika  said the association is apolitical.

The development comes after the Nkhoma and Livingstonia Synods of the Church of Central African Presebetarian( CCAP) already endorsed the MCP-UTM alliance.

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63 replies on “Muslim Supreme Council of Malawi leader endorses Mutharika- Atupele”

  2. I laugh chikhakhali when some Muslim leaders generalise that their own will choose Mutharika. What nonsense is this. I bet even the sheik will vote for Chakwera.

  3. Tikudyetsa nkhumba pa 2 July pnao uona, ukhaula Imran Sharrif Mohammed, mbava yadyera. Kukonda kukwera akazi a eni mu Zomba iwe!

  4. I am a member of Muslim and we are ten people in total. I am in Mangochi and relatives are in Blantyre Lilongwe and Kasungu, We discuss these politics but all my brothers and sisters will go for opposition and I am now thinking louder and will definitely join them. Honestly our poverty will not end if one continues with anthu OBA NDALAMA WA NGATI CHIMANGA. Go to Reserve Bank = Thyolo, Admarc wapitayu= Mulanje, Energy = Mulanje,AHL= Thyolo. police, MDF commander,BWB,NRC, BANKS,CAPITAL INFESTED with all from Southern Region. Cabinet ministers 90% from South, NFRA = south eeeeeeee! list endless.

    1. Wakhalira phwala lokuda biii ngati Timothy mtumbo.

      Iwe atumbuka ansewa ali mumakampani
      ndi m’bomawa sukuwawonaa? Go to ministry of….ukadziwonere wekha. Atumbuka ali thooo kumeneko. Go to escom, illovo Nchalo, illovo Dwangwa, Yoneco, NICE, FAM, Banja la Mtsogolo, DonBosco, SOS, NRWB, Alliance One, filing stations, Eastern Produce of Malawi (EPM), Tea companies/Associations, Vizara, Raiply, Chanco, Mzuni etc etc, you will be shocked with the number of northerners there. Why do you want to hide the truth that tumbukas are the most tribalistic in this country? Fotseki!

      1. @wakwithu
        There’s nothing wrong for any tribe dominating any working institution for as long as each individual got where s/he is through hard work and there was no favoritism , cronyism nepotism. Only embiciles are cry babies kufuna kuberejedwa all the time

  5. Osauka aliyense akufuna kusintha, sitinabadwe Kut tidzasauke,tinabadwa kudzasangalala.Ndiye ndizomwe tikufuna.Zipani Za dpp and udf zatifinya Kwa 24yrs.Vote Yanga sayiwona,Ana anga nawo adzasangalalere mudziko lawo.Peter Munthalika and Atupele they don’t have vision for the country.Ndiye there is no need for Munthalika to have second term akapume 80yrs.Kulibe vote ya chisoni ulendo uno.Palibe chomwe angachite.Sabola wakale sawawa.Future yamalawi as of now yili Ku Tonse alliance full stop.Osayiwala kuvala masks mumisonkhano choonde amalawi.

  6. Speak. On your own don’t say many sheikhs Mmmm .I am a Muslim but I don’t support that Family alliance .we need change .Malawi is not for thieves,corrupts ,nepotistic, even the Holy Quran marked this acts as Haram

  7. Kuzolowera kugwira ntchito mwa amweye ndi kudirikira mafupa a mbuzi. Inunzo ndinu yani kuti anthu nkukunverani. Kuli anthu oti akanena dziko nkuyima. Ndiye bola change golo anthu amati tadikirani timve.

  9. Point of order, ma Sheiks si anthu osaphunzila ayi..these guys are highly educated in their field. You do not just wake up on a Friday morning and pronounce yourself a Sheik just as many others are now Prophets…These people know their Quran as well as the Bible, over and above circular education….

  10. Bravo! Hope the message is clear imeneyo ndi view ya iwowo ndi anzawowo and most interestingly is that sananene kuti ndi view ya Asilamu, we are not here trying to open their hearts to see what exactly is in their hearts. Let everyone vote for yemwe akumfuna, but don’t get me wrong, vote yakoyo ndi yomwe ikuwonetse NYEKHWE Mpaka 2024.
    And ngati ukuona ngat voti ndi certificate kapena cheque choti ukavota nde ntchito whatsoever uzingozipeza mwa easy mlooooo am sorry I feel pity over you. You must work hard on yourself sizongokhala phwiiii basi diso psyuuuu kuti andale akudyetsa UYIWALE m’bale wanga M’malawi.

  11. Kodi ma Sheikh amakhala ophunzira mpaka kuti munthu nkuwamvela? Mbutuma zokhazokha azifumbatitsa ma K10.00. Go back behind the sawing machine. That’s where you belong.

    1. If you don’t have nothing to say just keep quiet than talk about the person you don’t even know

    2. My dear just know that one of those sheikhs is a phD holder and has been lecturing at chancellor college so chosani issue ya kusaphunzirayo. Gone are the days that malawian muslims were uneducated. Today I challenge you, name any field we muslims are there and in top ranks.That said, I should mention that as educated as he is, he has been stupid to come and endorse tha mutharika muluzi ticket let alone speaking on behalf of muslims. He is not the spokesperson for muslims. Actually he is a politician. What he has done is to sell kachipani komwe iyeyo adayambitsa to the DPP. He would have made much sense if he had spoken in his capacity as a leader wa kachipani komwe kagulitsidwa to DPP and not as a muslim. The muslims of malawi have their own eyes to see what is happening in this country and they will make their own choice of who to vote for. In fact this sheikh should know that there is no connection between being a muslim and being UDF or DPP. there is no connection between being a yao and being UDF. Ndale izizi ndi za 1994 amalawi asanasukusule. Today those with a better manifesto and with a better vision for malawi will get the votes.

    3. We are all entitled to our opinions. MCP ruled this country for more than 30 years and it was an autocratic state. Malawians suffered a lot under MCP. It is well documented lest we forget. No sane person can vote for MCP

      1. can you say something on the deaths of matafale, kalonga stambuli, robert chasowa, issa njauju, buleya lule, and the tambala family members in area 24? is it MCP that killed them?

  12. Za zii, how can anyone in their right mind think that APM deserves a second term? To do what exactly? Rape more girls? Burn innocent families in their homes, steal more, build more lakeshore mansions and town houses from account number 1? Create more billioinaire bodyguards?

  15. The Sheikh has done exactly what Bishop msusa did recently by supporting chilima and UTM. By God’s grace, both Msusa and chilima failed miserably to position 3. Shame to aneneri onyenga mabishopo akatolika.

    2. Uku nde kuyankhula mwa uchitsiru akulu. Wen did the bishop come out nd say I’m supporting chilima? Stupidity of the highest level

  16. As a Muslim, I do not agree with him. It’s a shame people like these come at the forefront and frame themselves as the collective voice of Muslims. There’s no such thing as a Muslim collective voice.

  18. Game isinktheko please.aloweko ena tione kuti angatani.
    Tilipo ambiri mudziko Lino

  19. Religious Leaders should be APOLITICAL at this time. What next, Mosques and Churches painted blue and yellow too? Foolishness basi.

    1. What has the Nkhoma Sidon and Livingstonia painted off then? The only churches that are not apolitical are Blantyre synod, Seventh Day , Catholics and Anglican.

      1. Sanabe ameneuja ndiulula ndiamene anampwetekesa. Anthu achete ngati bakili Bingu ndi Peter amadziwa mbava zamuboma Koma saulula amapakulila limodzi ma dollars kumabisa pansi pa ma comfort bed.

        1. Joyce Babda stole public money with her boys including Ralph Kasambara the deliverer of bribes to judges and architect of flawed court rulings

  23. Allah wachani nawenso kupussssa
    Izi za andale, izi zopanda chilungamo
    Ukuona ngati onse akupikisanawa alindi chilungamo mumtima
    Onsewa awa ndi akuba,kupha,kupondelezana,dyela ndizonse zoipa
    ASIYENI AZINENA
    Ndie maufulu omwe alipo

  25. MCP/UTM alliance has Sidik Mia and other influential members of the Muslim community who will ably counter efforts by Dr Imran Shareef Mahomed. We all know that these are some of negative political agendas of Bakili Muluzi but warning to DPP is that it cannot win the July 2 elections through these very cheap tactics of 1994 to divide the religious community.Mwawuponda

      1. Umbuli wanuwu sukuthandizani. MIA is very influential politically and doesn’t need positions

        Atupele is a novice in politics and simply being used ngati condom to protect bakili buluzi from facing the long arm of the law over corruption

  27. A sheikh amenewa asatiyankhulise pa mbali,pali asilamu ena timakhala nawo bwino kwambiri,amayankhulanso zanzeru osati zanuzo

  28. Another fallacy loaded with the greed of a cleric who has chosen to abuse the position which demands total retreat before you go public
    Religion plus regionalism is the best cake for our beloved dpp/udf alliance

    1. What about endorsement by Nkhoma synod of mcp/utm alliance. Is it apolitical or regionalistic?

  29. Nyasatimes what has befallen you? You mean you can stoop so low and publish a stupid and incoherent story like this one? Check the heading of your story and paragraph four of your story.

  30. Sizachilendo izi, it’s all known kuti Moslems will endorse the stealing team as their Government since it was founded by their own prince of thieves, Bakili Alison Maluzi. Welcome but don’t forget that you are not our God, this message should reach you.

    1. Not all Moslems will endorse the DPP/UDF team. We have some Moslem with high level of integrity such as Sidik Mia and others.

      1. Omex can u go back refer to your dictionary on the word intergrity then come back.Sidik wake uti ? Wanga wapa ngabuyi? I we kumudziwa iwe?

  31. Mukanakhala chete mukanazisungira ulemu wanu nthawi yothatha (Yothaitha).Koma ndalama zakuba kupwetekesa milomo ndi mmimba.Wodya zaeni ali pamlandu basi ngati inu baba

  35. With due respect, you are entitled to your opinion Mr. Imam. Our Prayer to the Living almighty God that Created the Heavens and Earth intervene and let one who is God fearing, and who will put the Malawi poor people First, let only that one, and that one only rise to the throne of Malawi Leadership.

  37. I have never heard of Chilungamo Party before. Sheikh that is freedom of speech & association which our constitution provides but it does mean anything politically. Where is Mutharika & what is he doing in the cave wherever he is? I don’t wsnt to believe that Malawians are ibsane that should vote for aged, tired & senile Mutharika.

    1. Does our constitution allow the aged, tired & senile to be presidential candidates? If yes, then your comment is against our constitution. If you want change the constitution first so that young people only can be presidential candidates.

  38. Maganizo anu baba,
    Sitingakuletseni,koma musanalengeze munanupempha Allah kuti akupatseni Mzimu wa chidziwitso pachomwe mwasankhachi?

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