Pope must resign first if Mutharika is to step down due to old age says Makande at DPP rally: Rebuked

August 27, 2018 Nyasa Times Reporter 51 Comments

The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has said the party will not heed calls for President Peter Mutharika to step down due to old age  unless the head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis leads the way.

Makande:  Let Pope resign first then Mutharika will follow suit if age matters

Speaking at a rally held at Bangwe in Blantyre on Sunday, a DPP operative Hophmally Makande dismissed calls for Mutharika to step down,  saying at he is younger the Pope Francis.

Mutharika will be 80 years old during next year’s general elections slated for May 21, 2019.

Speaking to the crowd, Makande queried DPP spokesperson, Nicholous Duasi, a church-going  Catholic regarding the Pope’s age:

“A Dausi muli pompano, anthu akuti a Mutharika atule pansi udindo chifukwa akula, Papa ali ndi aka 10? Papa ali ndi aka 10? Papa ndi wamkulu kuposa a Mutharika ndiye ayambe ndi Papayo kutula pansi udindo wake (Mr. Dausi, ir right here, people are saying Mutharika must step down due to old age, is the Pope 10 years old? Is the Pope 10 years old? Mutharika is younger than the Pope so he will not step down unless the Pope does).”

In his speech main speaker Nankhumwa made no attempt to dispute the Makande statement.

And, earlier on Monday, in his remarks before leaving for China, Mutharika was also mute on the remarks that have clearly offended a lot of Catholic faithful incuding those in the DPP.

Commenting on his Facebook wall, Leonarcd Chimbanga, one of DPP’s most vibrant, young politicians  had no kind words for Makande:“As someone born Catholic whose family is still Catholic I find these remarks horrifying, stupid, uncalled for. I am surprised no one condemned him right there and then considering that there were Catholics in attendance at the same podium.

“Religion is a line you do not cross regardless of how desperate you want to seek to appease the appointing authority. We have had similar elements in Mai #Manjankhosi who tore her rosary in full view of the masses at a rally who suggested that Cathilic Bishops had too much cabbages to call for the Life President consider changing his approach in governing this country in the early 90’s.

“It is wrong to conclude that all people supporting Chilima are Catholics and to insinuate that it’s the Catholic Bishops behind his movement is utter Nonsense.

“If you want to resuscitate your career find other means but this one is a No-go zone.Classic example of a bootlicker.”

It is not clear whether the statement will instigate a diplomatic row with Vatican but the incident comes barely a few days after the DPP government caused a diplomatic tiff with the US after the former arrested a Malawian-born US Citizen, Manice Hale of politically-motivated charges.

Following the arrest, the US immediately activated its consular response that resulted in an official demand for the Malawi government to explain why they had arrested its citizen.

A week later, the Malawi government has backed out of the Hale case,  officially discontinuing the case against her,.

Makande is a recent DPP new comer  from the then ruling People’s Party (PP). He made his political fortunes as a UDF operative during that party’s reign before joining the now defunct National Democratic Alliance (NDA) which was formed by another current DPP new comer, Brown Mpinganjira.

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51 replies on “Pope must resign first if Mutharika is to step down due to old age says Makande at DPP rally: Rebuked”

  2. Kodi a katolika mukukana kuti papa sinkhalamba kapena mukuvomera kuti ngakhale Ali nkhalamba koma Ali ndi nzeru than Mutharika? What are refuting here inu akatolika? More fire Makande

  3. Makande is entittled to his opinion and so are we. He should not be demonised for sharing his opinion.

  4. Amalawi timakokomeza zinthu kwambiri…we fail to ignore little things! Emphasis ya a Makande ndiyakuti munthu akakula sindiyekuti alibe Nzeru kungoti chisanzo anagwiritsa ntchitocho chinali sensitive .

  6. I hope the church will also take some time to address the sex scandals within the Roman Catholic church about child molestation. People all over the world are calling on the pope to resign as well. This is what happens when the church becomes a political party, I am Catholic but I think we have lost our mission as a church now tangotsala dzina lokha.

  7. MAKANDE NDI WOZEREZEKA . MAKANDE HAS SPOKEN LIKE A SUCIDE BOMBER KNOWING THAT THE DPP WILL LOSE POPULARITY WITH THESE WORDS. WALOLERA KUTI IYE NDI DPP YOMWE AFERE LIMODZI, SUCIDE BOMBER MAKANDE LUNATIC AND INSANE

  8. If I were SECRETARY General I would have sacked makande from the the party with immediate effect. If i were Dausi i would have condemed makande and call for severe panishment. If I were Nankhumwa I would condem Makande,s speech, I would deassociate myself from his speech. Abscence of such corrective condemnation means Nankhumwa and Dausi used makande to speek on their behalf pomuona kuti makande ndi wozungulura mutu. therefore Nankhumwa , Dausi and SG Grezda Fefry should be condemed together with makande. Adamutuma /testing the waters/ . if you want to know the depth of a well you use one leg but not both legs, so they used makande the lunatic. IF Makande is not condemed seven days from today I will quit DPP. THE COMPARISON IRREREVANT

  9. The Holy Spirit, Who guides the Catholic Church will respond, as He responded to MCP Manjankhosi’s request to Ngwazi Dr. Kamuzu Banda that she and other Women’s League be allowed to go and pea on the heads of the Catholic Bishops. The seal of the Holy Spirit I’d still there. Those who have ears let them hear.

  10. Makande be reasonable, dont behave like this! Is pope francise buying generators for this poor malawian country? Is he leading a political party or a religious group? It does not make any sense to me. That is the problem when you join a bunch of idiots your definately an idiot too! You think like them and you behave like them!

  11. Let’s not lose direction here. If a very old person cannot be a good leader, this will apply to both politics and religion. Roman Catholic faithfuls maybe its high time you fight for the removal of Roman on the name of your church. We cannot have Roman Catholic in Malawi. Call it International Catholic Church or simply Catholic church. However Makande’s argument makes sense.

  12. Poor Makande should be thankful to the Catholics. You did your Secondary education at Mtendere, a Catholic institution.
    We Catholics made you what you’re today. If you fight with the church, tell me who is going to win!!!

  13. this is totally uncalled for. mr makande POPE is a highly respected man on the land. think twice before you talk. do you know VATICAN? if you are wise enough upstairs you better reverse your comment. you are totally confused i can see

    1. Highly respected man to you not to all of us. zisakomele mbuzi kugunda galu. Maybe you are scared of vatican but i ain’t so praise your pop and vativan and then get the fuck out of our beautiful country.

  15. This is very unfortunate from Makande I wonder why Nankhumwa as the main speaker didn’t condemn this stupid statement from this shallow minded Makande. I am not a Catholic neither am UTM but hearing this is totally uncalled for. DPP don’t take rotten cabbages they will spoil your party. How can Makande compare a spiritual leader and a political leader? This is total damage within the party. There are Roman Catholic members in DPP how are they feeling it?

  16. I don’t see anything wrong with this comparison. We can also encourage the youth to lead following Jesus example when He was 30. That’s not an insult. As adults they can lead in their old age just like the Pope, is it an insult?
    Please be level headed

  18. After all Makande is not the only one demanding the resignation of pope. Other catholic faithfuls in Europe and America are also calling for his resignation, though for different reasons.

  19. koma this guy is an idiot….. Am sure he must have had couple of tots of kadansana or njangala before he started uttering krap from his mouth. Makande go for mental checkup….. DPP can sponsor your examinations.

    How on earth can compare the Pope with apm…… you sure are gone nuts.

  21. Catholics advocates for democracy. so let me understand, that people are free to comment about Donald Trump, Bushiri, Pastor Ziwa, Peter Mutharika but we can not have an opinion on their leader. This should be a joke to democracy fully and openly advocated by the Catholics

  23. Well, lets soberly consider this issue to have something to do with leadership, so are we saying because pope is from a religious arena so despite his very old age we expect him to lead normally. Pope is not God, he is a catholic leader like any other human being. How many times have we condemned Bushiri? Its so funny how people are so confortable to call other people names.

  24. I will not side with him but that’s the danger when people mix religion with politics some people may not take it too kindly. If we google “world leaders over 80” are we not going to find his name? Mwana amatukwanitsa makolo osalakwa so the catholic and any other religious leadership in this country should tread carefully on politics.

  28. Nothing wrong. with Makande. Zayamba ndi Cathoric kusapota openly ana amene ali it’s bonafide members. Ana amene akunyoza akulu mopanda ulemu ngati vote yao sadzaifuna. Cathoric sikudzudzula achinyamatawa bwanji chikhalireni baibulo imatilagiza anyamatafe kulemekeza akuluakulu. Ena kuti adziwike mundalemu ndi Profesa yemweyi akumuunyoza panoyi ndiye amene adawabeleka mundalemu. Mau a Mulungu akuti “LEMEKEZA ATATE AKO NDI A MAKO KUTI MASIKU AKO ACHULUKE. komanso limati MWANA OPUSA AMVETSA AMAKE CHISINI. Udzinena chatsitsa dzaye n’chani kuti njovu ithyoke njanga. Zomanyoza makolo athuzi enafe zikuti nyansa. Boma sutenga mkutukwana.

    1. You are more than fools, anthu akumidima osafunira dziko lawo zabwino. May God open your satanic blinded eyes so that you will be able to see things as they are. DPP is evil, satanic. AKUSUKULUZANI CHILIMA COME 2019.

  29. Chataika ndiwe woduka mutu ndi Makande wakoyo. Ndikanakhala mkatolika basi APM vote yanga mwailuza basi? Akatolika mukumvatu anthu oduka mitu. Chonsecho kuseteka nsapato za Mutharika kuti awapatse udindo atakanidwa ku maprimary. Chaka chamawa akatolika nonse mudzavote mwanzeru osati zitserekwete ngati a Makande. Bwanjingatimwasnwachonenapamsonkhanoosangokhalachete?

  30. ce makande papa walankhulapo cani za ku maalwi???????????????????? kupanda zelu ngati khoswe. mutu ngati mphonda eti tamuonanina. kupembedza ndale kufuna ndalama. za kwao kwa papa ndi za kwao. ife tyeni tipange za ku malawi kuno. osati pumbwa dausi asiye nayeso bwa? a pumbwa inu vitso ngati akangombwa ati. mxiiiii.
    mukakamba za papa ngati anthu ato muziwa?????????????? osakamba za mbuyani amweyu angoti bakhali bakhali eh bwa????????????????/ mxiiiiii salvage bastard.

  31. Take it or leave it Makande has made it clear and simple….
    When you say age matters let pope also be young. don’t just be hypocritical here. u cannt say one thing here and another…..Makande suliwekha……..I am not a fan of evil DPP Koma pokhapa u hv put it right…….
    UTM akuti mafumuonse okalamba out. azibusa onse okalamba out.
    aphunzitsi onse okalamba out.

  32. It is called self-destruction. This is what happens when you try to convert the chuff into grain. DPP leadership is so desperate with popularity such that it engages an extra gear to poach political rejects. Makande keep talking kikikiki.

  33. Makande and his generation are on their way out, change is coming with younger leaders full of ideas.

  36. Mr Makande , how old are you? Why cant you just sit and pick a stick to keep on scratching through your back with baba.

  39. Chisamakomere mbuzi kugunda galu ayi. When the same sentiments are made by those in opposition you say ndi ufulu wawo kutsuka mkamwa in a democratic era but if the same is said by the ruling party is bad. Shame to malawians Makande wanena maganizo ake musiyeni. Si inu nomwe mwapanga criticise the president dzana atanena motsutsana ndi Chilima and nobody accused Caliista atanyoza APM kuti ndi mcthona; kaya!!!!

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