PAC will begin engaging MCP, UTM and HRDC over Mutharika concerns on lawlessness
Public Affairs Committee (PAC) has said it will from Wednesday start engaging Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera, UTM Party leader Saulos Chilima and Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) leaders to share with them concerns raised by President Peter Mutharika on radicalisation of youth to cause breach of peace, lawlessness and violence following the disputed May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections.
Mutharika raised a concern to a seven-member PAC team on Monday at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe over the violence that ensued during HRDC-led demonstrations to force beleaguered Malawi Electoral Commission chairperson Jane Ansah to resign.
Speaking to the media after the meeting, one of the mediators, Bishop Gilford Matonga, said the meeting with President Mutharika was “candid”.
“It was very open and frank . The President and everyone spoke openly about how they feel about the mediation and the situation the country,” said Bishop Matonga.
Matonga said as PAC they are impressed with the Presidents attitude towards the mediation process .
“The President was open to us. Followed the report we presented to him keenly and made inquiries and suggestions openly. It was very encouraging,” added Matonga.
In commitments made during the meeting. Matongasaid there is need for political parties in the country to prepare their supporters for the outcome of the May 21 presidential election petition case and stop inflammatory remarks .
“We also agreed that all stakeholders should commit to accepting the outcome of the court case and remain calm before and after the ruling. Parties should not be seen to be pressuring the court. The court should be allowed to work independently. And we are going to meet and inform all stakeholders about this commitment,” said Matonga.
PAC says they will be meeting Chakwera, Chilima and HRDC leaders following the concerns Mutharika raised.
According to Matonga, PAC will begin engaging MCP, UTM and HRDC from Wednesday.
He said: “It is our desire that we should address issues of peace before the court concludes the case. People should be able to engage and not act in a violent way.
“We believe the President will also accept the court judgement. The whole issue is not to do with the President, but all stakeholders. There should be no lawlessness. We are desiring to prepare anyone, including the President himself.”
The Monday meeting between the President and the PAC mediation committee was the second one , having held the first on in August 2, 2019
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PAC please advise this misguided leader that lawlessness is in his own backyard. He cannot continue keep sweeping trash under the rug when there’s fraudulent mess accumulating.
What kind of mediation is this when other parties are not sitting at the mediation table??? Iyi timati miseche!
PAC ngati ndinu a mkhalapakati bwanji simunatenge onse okhudzidwa kukhala malo amodzi. Mwachitsanzo President, MCP, UTM, HRDC ndi inuyo a PAC. Zimene mwachitazi ndi umthera kuwiri kapena kuti a gogodi otenga nkhani uku ndikukasintha kanenedwe mbali inayi. Sizomveka kuti mwakambirana ndi President ndiye wakutumani kuti mukakambilane kachikena ndi MCP, UTM ndi HRDC. Palibe nzeru apa. Mwinanso mwalandira kasikono kuti mukadyere m’makwanu. Musatimange m’masamba a Malawi. Zimene mukuchitazo tikuona ndipo mawa osadzanong’oneza bondo. Ngati PAC ndinudi anthu owopa Mulungu chonde chitani za chilunga Mulungu namalenga amaona chirichonse chochitika pa dzikoli.
PAC members, just down and enjoy yourself do what Bakili has done to stay Back..Peter thicks by being Peter he can dictate every body at his interest and will.People are just holding themselves because of courts delays.Judgement that would favour you would change all courts and buness to rubbles. Courts would be ashees.State of Emergency would be disobeyed. Let courts test water and see Malawi changing to total new.
Is this mediation or gossiping process, meeting each person separately all the fime. You have completely lost direction. Is this the Jane Jezebel Ansah issue. If you are not committed tisova tokha mu January/February muno
Everyone in Malawi even the Judges the clergy or the Military personnel are all belong to different parties though not openly. That is why PAC is got seven members which means they will balance it out. You know everybody in Malawi votes so how can people vote if they dont have a party that they love. So if Bishop Nsusa is UTM then the others are DPP, MCP, UDF or PP.
Mr Msusa and your team. That meeting you had with that Animal you call Peter Mutharika, I think was fruitful to you and your team not to Malawians. Because we are tired with you and that old fool we don’t see him as our president and he is nothing to us! So next time just go there Begg money and drink tea with him not go there behalf of Malawians.
What is different this time? And next time?
Is a stolen election lawful?
PAC is no longer relevant, look the Bishop is a UTM supporter and his position in the mediation process is already compromized
PAC! So you’re changing tune. The whole issue has been for JMA and now you’re bringing a totally new story all together. And its so funny to read your statement that “you believe the president will accept the court outcome,” that is what you believe, meaning the president did not mention anything to you about that?
Why did you even go to meet him, after all?
Please don’t take us for fools. You can do better than that or ordinary people can.
Exactly this Pac group should indeed pack, how come after meeting your president you are coy to us to say you believe the president will accept the out come from the court, are you serious all you just went there to have Lunch with him, you are just wasting our time
How sure are you that Peter the president is also going to accept the outcome from the court did you ask him if yes what was his response because we do not want to hear your views here but we want the facts from the president himself, after all, you were together yesterday hence you had all the chances to ask him if you didn’t then you have to admit that you have made a very big mistake and your meeting to me was as good as useless.
Stupid PAC we don’t want to hear anything from this so called peter you must go back to your tell him that fuck off. Leave us a lone we MCP, UTM and HRDC. PAC how fool you are so you are part of these thieves Jane answer and pitala mutalika. so you people you are playing our Judicially system you are mad. Let us see the outcome from the court you will be deported from Malawi.
PAC has lost its salt. They are just going in circles. To whom do they report if I may ask? If they met Mutharika in August pa round one, and round two they gone to him in December, your guess is just as good as mine as to when they will finish round two.
Why are they failing to invite all the concerned parties to a round table? Why should someone be concerned with the youth yet he claims to be the president himself? What has he said as regards to the other stakeholders concerns? PAC is becoming part of the problem now.