Mzuzu City MP dumps DPP, heading to UTM
Mzuzu City member of Parliament (MP) Leonard Njikho has withdrawn his membership from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) amid speculation that he is heading to United Transformation Movement (UTM).
Njikho confirmed that he has quit the DPP but said his next political move will be known later.
“As you might remember, I was elected as an independent member of parliament. I joined the DPP one year after my election. My constituents have told me to leave the DPP,”‘ said Njikho.
He thanked the DPP leadership for working with him all these years.
Political commentators say he is now heading to UTM as prospects of the DPP winning in the city are remote as most people are joining the UTM.
DPP spokesperson Nicholas Dausi could not be reached for comment but DPP propagandists in social media were surprised with the announcement, saying Njikho might be fearing stiff competition during the party parliamentary elections, an assertion Njikho has refuted as baseless.
UTM led by State vice-president Saulos Chilima will be launching in the North at Mzuzu upper stadium this weekend.
If Njikho joins UTM, he will become a third parliamentarian from the North to join the movement after Speaker Richard Msowoya of Karonga Nyungwe and Olipa Chiluba Muyaba of Mzimba North East.
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FUCKUP LILIAN,All that is crocodile tears and lies.The whole of Northern Malawi is with Chilima including us who are in dispora.Time has come Northerners,we have suffered a lot and only God knows.We have been segregated from economic infrastructure and political togetherness and were just foreiners in our own land of birth.We fought for Malawi”s independence together,only to be segregated,but God the all mighty has shown the way.LILIAN,you might not know the hand istory of Nyasaland/Malawi but now you will know it you bloodfuckup.Chilima has shown sense of love and togertherness. and with togetherness we shall build a new Malawi.May be I give you a little bit of Malawi liberation struggle history.The African Nyasaland Congress was formed by Levy Mumba of Mzimba,Malawi Congress Party,was forms by Orton Chirwa and AFORD that gave you sense of multi-government was formed by Orton Chirwa Malawi’s first lawyer.
Katong’ongo don’t mind lilian she not only a dunderhead and disgruntled idiot, but also a retarded fool, who is full of hate for norherners.If she is not, let her prove her innocence with statistics just as you have done.
The worse that can happen is the North giving their votes to UTM like they did to Joyce Banda in 2014 that will be like voting for DPP. Ndiye muzizariranso for another 5 year.Ndi MCP yokha imalimba ku Opposition a UTM ndi DPP azagogwirizana after Chisankho.Its then you will realize that you have been fooled.As a People we never learn from the Past.If those votes that went JB in the North had gone to Lazarus and Msowoya we could have Buried these Thieves for Good.
Tosi ku nkhata titiya ku UTM. Us Tonga’s we just need electricity in our rural areas. We are nomadic people. we do ulovi and help our families.
guys no matter how Catholic or clean Chilima is Malawi will never be a one party state again. You can jump the ship and the ship sailors will be happy that it has become lighter while where you jump to it will be heaviour and may sink.
DPP faced massive defections to PP following the death of Bingu but it regrouped and soundly trounced MCP & PP. Pali chani apa.If Saulosi will decide to mesmerizing you with his fluent tumbuka speech just know that right here others here will start question kuti ndiwakuti?
Yes leave or sink with the lot
Truth of the matter is that hon Njikho will not win again in Mzuzu,he lost the pples trust when he joined dpp and defecting to utm won’t atone for his greedy error. Mr Njikho save your façe and go back to your stationary business,you will be humiliated in 2019
Lilian the North had full support of the MCP because it was the only alternative political available then and now that there is UTM they are making the best choice. There is nothing wrong with that and this has nothing to do with principle.. MCP has made several blunders recently including confirming the police IG who many Malawians didn’t want. MCP is not keeping checks and balances on the government because of its weak leadership. Chakwera follows what CSOs have started instead of the opposite happening – he is a coward. Given this scenario, do you think sane people can still stick to MCP when UTM is coming up in full force to challenge DPP? MCP has now proven to be a hopeless party, it doesn’t have the skill to garner support to fight the ruling party which continues to buy its own MPs to do nasty things to the advantage of DPP including the shooting down of 50+1 electoral system which angered many Malawians. Let me end by making this prediction. Expect Zikhale Ng’oma to jump the ship and join UTM before December. He is now busy weighing his options.
Join the discussion…kuona maso ankhono ndikudekha UTM isakusokonezeni muzalila mokweza MCP can change Malawi for the good of all Malawians
hahahahahahah…..wabodxa iwe
There is no need to mock northers on this issue we are all Malawian that’s the bottomline
Lilian or whoever you are, people from the north are true democrats in the entire nation. We gave Chakuamba more than 95% of our regional votes, Bingu had over 98%, Joyce Banda more than 80%. Have you ever voted for Chihana or ever given any vote to Aford during its glorious days you Nyau man? Leave us alone. Kufuna kutikwera pamsana koma osafuna kusintha. If this is the way you will take issues, be ready for a non-return provocation to northerners.
Unstable political affiliation of people in the north helped destroy AFORD. Chilima and UTM will use onse otengeka ngati ma condom.
Defections are the hot cakes of the season the market has a lot fripperies and fineries all in the name of seasoned politicians it rests on the electorate to sieve their principles. The trophy is the step into Parliament. Defections born out of fictitious consultations with the constituents will haunt the defectors come May 2019. Most defectors are a knowitall basket. Otherwise you will in sweat in the lean harvest of next year similandu badada na omama
Kululu amenewa angothatha nzeru, he is failing to develop his side of residence Nkhorongo. Mzuzu is developing because of Mzuzu council technical committee run by by CEO and Ex-officials.
They ,move like usipa
Its not surprising. People from the north and probably the whole northern region including the political grouping called Livingstonia synod will defect to UTM. Only a few month ago these people were all praises of MCP and now because they dont have any principals, they will all defect to UTM
Amati principles not principals…mmutu mwamaminamo
cheating! dont take north for pride. This guy was there
Akhoswe inu. Chilichonse chotsutsana ndi DPP kwa inu chimachokela kumpoto. When are you going to stop this stupidity? Malawi is not for the south or the center or the north. We are one and no one is superior. I hope you havent forgotten that many times change for this countries politics has come from the North. Kungoti opusa mu nzeru si inu nokha. I understand.
kkkkkkkkk Lillian!
Northerners are defecting to UTM because of Quota System. UTM is set to abolish quota system once voted into power. That is also against the people of central and southern who cherish quota system of education as a way to go. Ziliko 2019