Mutharika asked being ‘Tipp-Ex president’ for Malawi on Al Jazeera: Insists on ‘credible’ win
President Peter Mutharika was asked by Al Jazeera journalist James Bay on television that he is being called ‘Mr Tipp-Ex president’ after numerous presidential election results sheets had figures erased by the correction fluid and different figures superimposed onto them which rallied the opposition presidential hopeful to challenge the results in court.
Mutharika, who is a first respondent in the Constitutional Court election petition case, admitted that Tippex was used, but denied any wrongdoing, and insisted that he won the elections clean; hence, opposition parties should accept and move on.
MCP president Lazarus Chakwera and UTM’s Saulos Chilima are challenging the presidential results, in a historic court case being handled by a panel of five judges in a constitutional court.
He said on Talk to Al Jzeera monitored by Nyasa Times that he won his second and final constitutional five-year term of office through a process that was declared by six international organisations as “free, fair and credible”.
Mutharika, among others, cited the European Union (EU), Commonwealth, African Union (AU), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Southern African Development Community (Sadc) observer missions as among those that declared the polls “free, fair and credible”.
But he accused opposition leaders’ campaign to annul the May elections on getting more angry people on the streets with violence.
“It’s the opposition the lost the election and decided not to accept the defeat, they are trying to save their face by saying the elections was rigged. It was not. They are in court now. They are in court. The court will decide whether it was rigged or not. I can assure you the elections was not rigged; free, fair and credible,” said Mutharika.
The Al Jazeera journalist asked: “You know the allegations they are making, perhaps you know the name they are calling you, Mr Tippex, because its claimed the correctional fluid used for type writers was used to change the ballot papers.”
Mutharika said the electoral returning officers were school head teachers who use correction fluid in their schools, saying there was nothing wrong under the law to use the correctional fluid where “there were problems of addition and subtraction” .
He said: “They can make correction. When adding votes in the polling centre, in the process of adding they make a mistake and if they discover a mistake , they correct it in front of monitors of all parties,” said Mutharika.
The matter is now before the country’s Constitutional Court but there is an already volatile situation with some restive sections of civil society and the opposition staging massive nationwide protests amid violence, looting and destruction of property.
There have also been called to change the first-past-the-post electoral system that permitted Mutharika to win the presidency with just 38.57% against Chakwera’s 35.41%.
A new electoral system of 50 plus one is being proposed where a run-off would have been held between the two front runners.
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If the President was called to be cross examined in Court ,hmmm! Disaster.
APM has form. He attempted to take over on the death of his brother and was charged with treason. When there was doubt over the result of the 2014 elections the building holding the election results was mysteriously burnt down. The results of the May 21st election must be revisited after the use of Tippex – ‘there is no smoke without fire’.
At least Tippex is the most brightest describing HE. In general I associate APM and his achievements more with dark colours!
Mr tippex. You’re an old fool, you will leave no legacy. I wonder how did you raise your kidis ohh maybe u used dirty money? All you do is lying, stealing abd abusing your power. Noone is perfect but you are the worst. Corruption, tribalism and more you fail to address the problems we’re facing daily. God help us.
Mdala amatha kunama uyu. Tippex mmasukulu? Lero? Shame!
makamulembesa mwana pa school ina yake ya government,pa desk pa a headmaster panali tippex 2.wambilimbili akupeza.check the nerest school kwanuko
BINGU DIDNT WANT PETER TO BE PRESIDENT —- HIS OWN RELATIONS DON’T WANT HIM FOR PRESIDENT BECAUSE OF HIS BEHAVIOUR —-WHY ARE WE SO BLIND /STUPID ?
Which school headmaster uses tippex Nowadays .Even in offices we stopped using it sometimes back. Liar.
tpex samaenela kulakhapo..ndizacimidzi than cancel with a slant line sign and put the correct world. pitala kutha mbola uku. using tippex kumasonyeza kubisa coona atsiku inu
Klook and a criminal T pex president get the fuck off
Even in the previous elections tippex was used
that was not noticed , also be told that MEC does not allow tippex to be used in any of there document. so that was one the irregularities
Indeed this is Mr Tippex president that we have in Malawi.
The hard-heartedness of APM only gives more proof of what the colonial masters noted about the Nguru or lhomwe tribe. They are an extremely thieving tribe! The old man has even convinced himself that It wasn’t wrong to use TippEx, when Jane Ansah, His fellow thieving lhomwe, admitted that it was illegal for TippEx to have been used. I think we should just ceceed from the Southern Region and let the lhomwes continue with zobelanazo kwawo ko, otherwise we are too different!!!! By the way, Jane Ansah is a Bishop, supposedly preaching the word of God
Malawians president uyu ndiopusa kwambiri I ve never seen munthu wogona in Malawi like munthalika am sorry for that. My question is who are international observers?
What do they have to with our sovereign state?
Mbuzi ya munthu did international observers spoke any after we voted . Can Malawians wait for justifiable facts from observers as assurance of credibility ?kupusa eti
With or without international observers we are acapable ourselves of making sure that just has been done? Tapitatu ku France udzikauza za chisankho chawo… ngati akakunvere.
This man I don’t like him at all, I was behind his brother, munthu wanzeru kawawa wolimba mtima wa vision bingu akamuna . Si iizi who international observers. .. adawa ankati akamamenyedwa ali mwana amati ndikakunenera kwa mphwanga adzakutibule …
Kutopa naye mkulu kuno
When one leaves in a bubble that encompasses impunity falls short when it bursts. History will judge your decorated lies & deceit Mr APM, also proven to be temporal. We watched your interview that had a lot of inconsistencies & misinformation. Humble yourself & stand for absolute truth before it’s too late.
Those of us who have listened to the clip noted one big lie from the Acting president: HE SAID THERE ARE OVER 30 BRIDGES BETWEEN LILONGWE AND BLANTYRE. Why did he have to lie to the reporter? Did he think there was money for AID he wanted to give him. There are less than 10 bridges between these two cities. ‘Liar, liar pants on fire’- wabodza timamuyimba choncho ku mayiko a Azungu.
Clearly Mr President, you are living in denial.
No he is not bcoz he won with 38% and MCP 35% and UTM 20% how come that he is living in denial? Our laws clear states that the majority must rule so 38% is higher than any percentage my friend
chataika wataikadi monga mwa dzina lako galu iwe. typex yo nkumunyadira? Nkumapangabe makani? Kodi mulibe manyazi ngati jane ansa bwanji? kupusatu kumeneko. Tamachangamukani osamangotsatira zinthu ngati nkhosa
he was somehow uncomfortable with the questions. body language.
atsilu awa.
ingotulutsani ka clip kaja aliyese aone yekha.kkkkk
Thanks Mr President ,mwayankha bwino .utm ndi mcp imangitse ma monitors awo.
Yes indeed there’s no any mistake to answer collection even when you’re writing un exam. What I know is Mr President please to donate some pigs and alcohol boiling pot to the Nyawu and Umbuka people so that they gonna be happy with you!!!!! Otherwise they can’t coz they are too auff people kkkkkk
Even the world knew that the guy heavily rigged the elections using his P…………………H……………….M Too shameful
Muhammad, please comment on the correct forum where Chichewa is used. English is not for you.
I thought so too
We have had several elections before why using tippex in this one?
Can you prove it was never used?
The documents used in this 2019 elections are different hence the corrections and difficult to balance
What proof do you have that tippex has never been used before?
Malawians should not be stupid as if we are 90s! Tipex were used in all elections we have been having, but the problem was Dr John Tembo, he was too soft and very peaceful man. Now here comes Dr Lazarus with his Dr Chilima the other side standing against the use of Tipex which the Mec did not provide.This means Malawians have seen what was hidden behind the winning through and or led by Dr Lazarus Chakwera akamuna! So the use of Tipex on the 21 may was the way to reveal the type of elections we have been having since the dawn of mult party system.