Mutharika won’t resign – Ntaba
Malawi President Peter Mutharika ‘will not resign’ despite calls from the country’s two major opposition political parties—Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and People’s Party (PP).
The opposition made the call for Mutharika to step down during the closing stages of the Public Affairs Committee (PAC) 5th All Inclusive Stakeholders Conference Thursday night, accusing the Head of State of sliding the Malawi into a failed state economically and socially.
They gave Mutharika 30 days to “pack up and go.”
But Mutharika’s chief adviser on domestic policy Hetherwick Ntaba said the President will not leave office.
Ntaba said Mutharika will remain in power until he finishes his term in 2019 when elections will be held and he will contest for re-election and rejects MCP and PP demand for his immediate departure at State House.
“There is no way the President can resign in 30 days,” said Ntaba.
He said the recommendation to have President resign within 30 days was not useful “for the purpose of dialogue.”
The opposition rapped the President of being responsible for the high cost of living and ailing economy, dwindling service delivery peppered with empty talk on Public Service reform.
MCP spokeswoman Jessie Kabwila said its “decision time” for the President to resign.
But Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Goodall Gondwe played down the resignation calls, saying the lead option would remain the President guiding the nation in economy jump-start which he expressed the hope will be done.
He said the resignation demand “wouldn’t be acceptable” to the Head of State who is resolute to change the situation.
“The resignation cannot be done. Forget it,” said Gondwe, who himself also rejected calls to resign.
“We are going nowhere,” he added.
PAC held the two-day ‘future of Malawi’ stakeholders conference under the theme ‘Defining Solutions to Economic and Political Direction in Malawi’ with efforts to find solutions to the problems dogging the country.
The chairperson of PAC Rev Felix Chingota expressed delight with the conference, saying it “tackled issues affecting the country.”
He stressed that PAC’s duty is merely to provide safe space for Malawians to discuss pertinent issues.
Follow and Subscribe Nyasa TV :
May by calling the president to resign sounds more political. However the hunger and starvation that Malawi is experiencing right now is not a sudden accident. Every Malawian so it coming long way back in August. Now for the country to be caught unaware of this sounds rather awkward. It makes all Malawians look like fools who cannot prepare for an enventuality that can ably be forecust. What this means is that those that are entrusted with the leadership of this pitful nation have failed us. Even in a family if the parent sees that some ration is running out for sure that parent will put measures in place to counter the problem. What we see now is government ordering some maize from Zambia and other countries. This is February and by the time this maize arrives here and logistics done it will be end of March. People will have started eating from their gardens/farms. Failing to prepare is simply preparing to fail. Or rather preparing to resign
To resign is not a solution but the Ideas of disgruntled people like PAC and Kabwira who see 2019 too late to go into government also her to steal our hard earned money. PAC told Bingu to resign with lucky he resigned by death. What surprised me was that the said 90 days Joice Banda failed to fix the problems instead She achieved Cashgate at the face of Pac
Guys, so you think our problems CAN end by just the President resigning in 30 days? Do you know what you are talking about? Rotten heads sure!!
We can not blame the President. We all need to THINK and have BRAINS. Who in the opposition thinks can solve our problems in seconds?
THERE IS NEED FOR MENTAL REVOLUTION IN MALAWI, POLITICAL REVOLUTION WILL JUST WORSEN THE SITUATION NOW.
MY COUNTRY MALAWI. POOSHA!!
If the president resigns as demanded by some people, it won’t change much except that there will be a new tenant at State House. There will still be shortage of medical drugs in hospitals, shortage of food among the majority of Malawians, shortage of electricity among Malawians etc. Peter’s failure is also partly a failure of our political systems in the country. He was elected by a mere 35% of the people that cast their votes. PAC therefore needs to urge government to review the country’s electoral laws that usher in minority governments thereby entrenching a culture of nepotism and tribalism in government. Some sections of people in the country are asking for a federal system of government, because they believe that their vote does not count at national level. PAC has failed these people because it stifled debate on the matter and this theme was not even brought up for the discussion at its conference.
Corruption is still rampant in the country and there is selective prosecution of suspected Cashgate suspects. The Asians who were involved in Cashgate still drive their Toyota VXs freely along Masauko Chipembere Highway while Lutepo is rotting at Chichiri prison. What about the k577 billion that went missing during Bingu’s misrule when his brother Peter was minister of justice, education and local government?
Food production in the country is in the hands of subsistence farmers in the country who fail at the slightest impact of adverse weather or lack money to buy farm inputs. It is clear that the farm input subsidy programme has failed because it targets vulnerable people in society who do not have the financial muscle, technical know-how and sufficient land to feed the nation; hence there is frequent hunger in the country with or without good rains. Why not put in place policies that encourage commercial farmers to grow maize at a large scale and feed the country like it is happening now in Zambia from where we are importing maize!
Yes, Peter can go in 90 days, but for sure, another president will come in with just 30% percent of the vote and continue from the failure where Peter stopped. We need to change our political system first!
if the president can resign who can give us hope on zero aide budget yu can talk and talk but yu can’t manage the stituation yu are only looking for a job but no wait for 2019 we will give yu contract of presidency
Lets leave everythng in hnds of God
Useless bald headed Ntaba fool.Mukutichititsa manyazi anthu adazife!Yu are back into politics because there is no job at the hospital since there is no medicine and required tools.Just shut the fuck up?Macende ako!
kodi a Mbendera alipo amene adamuyika munthuyi pa mphando, chonde atichotsele munthuyi, mngakhale Yudasi atapeleka Yesu adakabwezatu ndalama
So, MCP and PP still looking for the elusive back door to the presidency, by making this nonsensical call for the President to resign over issues he has had no direct involvement?
And, who should go first between APM and Ms Kabwila-Kapasula? What has the publicity seeking MP Kabwila-Kapasula achieved in politics or government? That attention seeker!
And MCP has now taken the bait from their political partners, PP, in dire attempts to divert the attention from the latter: the fact is indisputable that we are in this mess, largely to the thieving PP and their boss in exile, Joisi Banda.
Most Malawians may be uneducated, but even bao players have an idea that resignation of the president is serious business, and requirements are buried somewhere in the constitution.
So, MCP, and PP: stop the nonsense. You are now crossing the line of reasonabless.
Zizindikiro za Cardiac. mukazawona Ntaba akulankhula lankhula mkumawoneka pa MBC tv. ziwani kuti Cardiac ilipafupi
Paja a Ntaba amaoneka zinthu zikamafika ku mapeto! Tiye nazoni.
Ntaba is indirectly admitting that there is some sense in what the opposition are saying about apm resignation. He says he wants dialogue. Dialogue for what if you are confident in your president.
He says 30 days are not useful for the purposes of dialogue. Well 90 days then?
Nobody is astonished about Ntaba’s rotten mouth.For 51 years of independence ,have never seen an opportunist who betrays his own talents like Ntaba.This man can even swallow poison to take his own life just to land on position that would guarantee him financial gains.He is an opportunist without shame and credibility,he can happily work under any rogue for money.I think that he deserves another doctorate degree of DOCTOR OF OPPORTUNISM.Money never ends,but life comes to an end,Where is your former master Hastings Banda?
Komabe wins akuyenera kupanga resign sure.Alipo akupangitsa namondwe mdziko muno.
inu akasiya u president pitala antaba adya chani??? thats y he is like sticking to the granary. mwaona inu mukudya eti??? agalu!!!!!
zimatero wina akamayendetsa
let’s wait & c wat hpns nxt
Dr.Ntaba,I now add to you another doctorate,this time you are doctor of opportunism,shame on you.Malawians have seen opportunists,but of all,you have won the medal congratulations.
Ngati munalephela 2014 Dikilani 2019 musatipatse bz
Asking him to resign is unconstitutional. What we are asking all Malawians to do is to join our campaign to recover all the money stolen by these leaders and their minions.
Let us all in one voice demand for the return of all the money stolen for 52 years an estimated amount of 628.7 billion is said to be stolen. This money must be returned. #bringbackthemoneyofmalawians/ndalamazathutikuzifuna. Peter Mutharika has 90 days to put mechanism in place and and another 90 days to make sure and see that this amount is back in the Treasury. Six months.
DPP is not supported by westernen countries especially USA & Britain since they know how DPP visionary it is , and these counries they are seeking for poor leadership in most african countries even in middle east look at Syria, Iraq Libya how they messed up these countries so us Malawians we need to wake up and what we must know MCP will never bring anything tengible in Malawi, China has become one of the most developed country under difficult circumstances, You can even remember when George Bush and Tony Blair when they were trying to embargo trade with China
People need maize galu iwe. You should come out to give food not stupid statements backing your stupid Pitala. 2019 please guy avoid old, congeal blood.
Pitala musavutike naye ndimutenga pofika July mukamuyika ku ndata
Ntaba ndi mbatama yeniyeni
This is a frozen computer. Ntata you are way past your usefulness. Can Peter bring on board new blood to help him.
A Ntaba!!, musaiwale zidafika ngati chonchitu ndimkulu wake kenako zinachitika motero, ndiye pano mukufuna ziteronso anthu aziti bwanji tsopano? ndiye bola resign yotu
I dont think it was in PAC agenda to call 4 APM to step down,if so then it is unfortunate.PP called the shots in their time and this is DPP time a govt that run without donor support amidst devasting natural calamities,
Tidikilebe until he finish his 5 year term
Dr Ntaba. you are back now with your lies. we were just doing fine without your face in the media. you want to bring same things you were doing during Bingu era. come on Dr. Be a gentleman once and for all.
mr ntaba,mwati mumveke.ndi advice yanji imene mungawapatse a president.akuti presidential advisor.simukuwona zimene m’mene zikuyendera
fire all pres advisors.zingobela a malawi ndalama zawo .
Malawi ikupita kuti?
Ntaba is a fool anthu akuvutika mu ma boma umu. Ask ma Dc anga
APM is going nowhere copy that
if kwacha will depreciate further the calls for resignation will grow louder, Ali bwino achoke Chuka, akwacha ayamba kupheza mphamvu. Chuka si wathu ku malawi munthu , anga agwestsa kwacha choincho.
Let us leave emotional thinking away and reason rationally. Does it mean the two opposition party mouth pieces do not know the procedure on how a president can be removed? Then if so, why not consult or you just chose to cut corners?
This reminds me of a political programme that was shown last Sunday on BBC where they were accusing the west with their tendency of bringing about unconstitutional regime change without putting into place the process for systematic takeover but instead create a void that can not be filled politically. They gave living examples like Iraq, Libya etc. Unfortunately that programme was not on BBC international whereby the so called educated we have in the country could have views from real and proper learned black Africans who think and reason logically and constructively.
Basically that is what these parties are planning of doing, unless they have hand-picked themselves as successors, which of course contradicts the democratic dispensation currently awash in Malawi and worldwide. Koma zinabweradi mochedwa izi.
Mind you my argument here shouldn’t be taken wholesale because there are some who have walked the corridors of excellence and show their prowess but unfortunately others are a total disgrace and a waste of space wherever they are.
Going nowhere fast indeed!
IT MAKES SENSE TO PEACEFULLY STEP DOWN AS YOU MAINTAIN YOUR DIGNITY. BEING REMOVED BY DEMONSTRATIONS WILL ONLY FRUSTRATE YOU MY DEAR FRIENDS IN GOVERNMENT.
Za ziiii Opposition calling for resignation do you think inu mungasinthe zinthu mmene zilirimu
olo atabwera ndani ndani Malawians lacks Patience thats all
How can Government work better with recycled and very nkhalamba like Ntaba. Kodi mmene munkati Tembo wakalamba Munkatanthauzanji. Munkamuopa chabe eeti. Bwanji iwe myabawe sukuleka kukhala mmaofice a President CHITSIRU Galu wamchira kwete
stiff necked fools do not listen to advice. They end up falling and breaking thier stiff necks.
Resignation is for honorable people. African leaders don’t resign even if they have messed up things big time.
No. The president should not resign. Rather, we Malawians should resign because its our doing which is undoing us.
You stupid Reverends, you fail to agree on small issues within your denominations yet you accuse the President who deals with the whole nation. Give a good example then accuse the Head of state. Devilish works.
Probelm is Kwacha ya agwa kwambiri, please reserve bank of malawi economists come out of your coma and introduce polices that will either strengthen or stabilise this kwacha. We are tired of lies that inflation will go down kwacha will appreciae. It seems there is something wrong with your policies you need to change NOW,
The president should not resign. After all for what reasons . Kamlepo ndi Kabwila ndi tiana tamisala kuyambila kale. Tingasiyanitse bwanji pakuti tikuwadziwa kale kuti nthawi zonse timeneti ndi tiana tolalata nthawi zonse.
Achingota inu mungatsimikizile dziko kuti mukachotsa Muthalika, mudzakweza wina kukhala pulezidenti wanzeru yemwe adzatha kulemeretsa dzikoli pa nthawi ya chaka chimodzi?
A cHINGOTA ARE YOU A TRUELY NEATRAL PERSON IN MALAWI POLITICS OR YOU FAVOUR MCP.
A CHINGOTA MALAWI IDAYAMBA KUSAUKA 1994 KAPENA KUYAMBILA KALEKALE?
KODI ACHINGOTA MWAKHULULUKILA DR BANDA KU NKHANZA ZAKE CHIFUKWA CHAKUTI KWAPEZEKA NJALA MUTHALIKA ATAKHALA CHAKA CHIMODZI NDI HALF MBOMA?
KODI MUMANGOTSUTSA KUSANGALATSA WINA WAKE ? KUSANGALATSA CHAKWERA
MUSASOKERETSE PACK. YOU HAVE A BEHAVIOR OF NO PATIENCE AND IMMATURE.
When you are failing to perform its either you resign or fired.Simple logic. The President is failing to run the country the he has to resign honorably or he will be forced out of office,
Jessie chabwela,
your boss was hammered miserably during elections so you want him to be president on a silver platter.you wait until 2019 he will be floored again.inu a pp ndiye saizi yanu ndi mzomela ngwira osalimbana ndi boma ayi. No body can like to see mcp ruling this country again you are aparty of darkness.you killed my father and I will make sure you rot in opposition
Zayambikatu apa zinayamba chonchi 2011. Mapeto ake cadiac.
Let us call for a referendum: whether the President should resign or not. Don’t refuse to call for a referendum. It’s the best way to resolve the problem. Now we know why Ntaba was hired.
Muisova a MCP pp
Nyau sikhala pampando aise forget kutenga boma inu MCP nyengo yanu inatha owe kabwira hule ngati iwe ungalamulire ndani kapena nyau zinzako zomwezo shut your mouth
Kodi nyau iyi mkuti Ntaba adayitenganso? Kikiki anatuwatu. Ntaba ngati pitala wakoyo sapanga resign muthamanga nonse usadziyense shasha
Kodi a chitsiru awa alipo abwera ku manda? Muthamanga muwone
Chitsiru chija chayambanso kulakhulira ku matako? Ntaba ndiye galu. Pa kamphata njala yokhayokha. We are going to force this govt out. Jb was far much better than your stupid professor.
Pliz get it right, ‘ Mutharika was not put into this Office by MCP & PP but by Malawians! Nonse a Kongelesi Munavotera Chakwera. Inu a Pipi munavotera Abiti Mtila, mukayamba Chamba Chanuchi tiphanamo muno. With the 30dys you hav said, Get prepared for Bloodshed. A Bingu omwe aja ulendo uno ndiye pafa mzungu!!! Yes!!!!!!!
At the climax of Bingu’s aka Ben Phiri stubbornness you also said he could not resign when people were asking him to. Well he resigned on his own without any stress nor fight from us. He did not only resign forever but got lost from mother earth. Your Petulo Mathanyula is next very very soon.
Keep on wasting your time so called opposition parties. The president is going no where as Goodall said. You are part of the problems people are facing in Malawi yourselves (opposition parties). Stop that nonsense and starting working with the government of the day.
Zikayambika chonchi umangodziwilatu kuti Cardia Arrest is around the corner
Dont worry God will fire him like he with his brother just watch. A Ntaba dyela is what will kill you.
LET MY EYES SEE WHAT GOD HAD WRITTEN FOR THIS GOVERNMENT… SHOULD I NOT COMMENT FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT WOULD MAKE ME A HAPPY PERSON… BRAVO BOMA BRAVO PP BRAVO MCP
Death will make these monsters leave offices forever just like Bingu. We have had enough of the old animals. They can cling to power but not life.
Opposition Parties are not the right institutions to call for the resignation of the president, even if the President desired to do so. In Malawi some demands that we make are laughable and not doable. Such silly demands erode citizens power to call for reasonable demands.
So Mr goodall gondwe, you are challenging all malawians, you mean we have to face stiff life for your own advantages?enough!
We can’t bear it anymore, we are tired of you. We made mistake putting you into power.
Mwayambapo a Mtaba. Dazi lako. Let your small dogs go