Rights group calls for Ansah resignation at Malawi Electoral Commission
The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has called for the resignation of Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chair Jane Ansah within 14 days following the pollster failure to manage election results, accusing her of presiding over an election marred by fraud and lack of credibility.
HRDC chairperson Timothy Mtambo said MEC’s management of the May 21 highly contentious tripartite election leaves a lot to be desired.
“She should resign within 14 days. The use of [correction fluid] Tippex on election result sheets was a gross irregularity,” said Mtambo.
Mtambo said some of MEC staff were the ones who used Tippex.
He also said MEC needed to deal with all poll related complaints within 14 days.
“After looking at all these cases, we have decided that Dr. Ansah must go, she has failed to do her job as MEC chair,” said Mtambo.
In a letter to the electoral body, dated June 4 2019 seen by Nyasa Times and signed by Mtambo and Gift Trapence, among others, the HRDC are threatening to take action against Ansah if she refuses to abdicate from MEC.
HRDC has since delivered the letter to MEC and Ansah has been served.
The embattled MEC chairwoman could not immediately comment.
However, during the announcement of the presidential results, Ansah said MEC gave all political parties scanned results sheets from polling stations so that they can also cross-check with their monitors.
Both Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and UTM Party are challenging the election results and have since gone to court to seek a rerun of the poll.
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You know these human right groupings are from Chitipa very strangy human beings.
Before someone commits sin, there is battle in the heart due to the presence of God who challenges your conscience as well as the devil who plays one’s mind. Obviously, the Pastor (Jane Ansah) heard the two voices at war against each other and decided to be bold against God and his people by choosing the devil APM. Is this different from choice of Barabbas to be set free instead of Jesus? Aliyense ayambe kudya ma resources akwawo. Osapusitsana kuti Malawi ndi mmodzi potolera misonkho, koma potafuma muzingopenya Alhomwe. Anthu oyipa inu!!!!!
We have heard more of this HRDC Mtambo and always issuing deadlines.Polani moto musatitopesepo apa you have always tried to manipulate peoples mind but to no avail.Leave alone those we have voted for and trusted to do their job well.Takhalani pa bench sitinakuvoteleni inu.And don’t give ultimatum to Jane Ansah she is not your calibre.
Mrs Tipex please just resign up your seat before the date,ali njenjenje koma aliko ife tikufuna mtsogoleri wa dziko osati wa MEC ndia Court
She is a seleout she must go
This evil woman must go
Who are these so called defenders of democracy? Nobody voted for you so you do not represent us. Speak for yourself.
Neither you fake Malawian in Nguludi faking to be in Cape Town, no one voted for you to comment on our behalf.
Did M E C provide tippex on their stationery? Who came up with ideas of buying and supplying tippex to all polling stations? Shame to the Pastor and mec chair. How could the whole DR /Pastor allow the dirty and faithy work like what we saw , shame on her
HRDC PARTY- yo did not even win a councilor seat and here you go again giving deadlines. Mtambo you must be scared to hell that your other party did not make it
gwedegewde…. iwe ndiye ukudziona ngati mwana wa munthu?
A Mtambo just keep quiet ngati mukudya za ma donors ingodya u such a hypocrite
Mayi woipa
mmm she is not bad. the woman tried her best tisanamizane. she did to her best. those who used tippex , it was there personal intention NOT MEC
Right from the start people had pointed out about MEC leadership which was comprised of DPP, what else would you expect? Democracy is expensive and we will have to accept it trail.
We can have a President who seem to have won through Tippex.Even a pupil is told yo be neat in his or her assignment ku xool otherwise you fail.
ON WHOSE BEHALF DO THEY SPEAK OF?? WHO ELECTED THEM TO BE THEIR MOUTH PIECE. THEY HAVE NO LEGITIMACY! MSM SHOULD STOP GIVING THEM ATTENTION
A Mtambo ndi a Trapence you don’t have powers to call for resignation of MEC chair. Just because your MCP did not win??? I mean who doesn’t know that you represent MCP? You have been seen with Chakwera. So don’t cheat Malawians. Ansah did her job. If you have issues go to court . Usatinyase apa. You idiot Mtambo
They respresent Malawians of good will who are struggling because of DPP poor policies, corruption, nepotism, killing of Buleya Lule etc. So if you are benefiting from DPP evil acts you better keep quite because DPP `s didnt win the elections.
kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk inu a HRDC ndinu a MCP musamaname kuti ndinu omenyera nkhondo ufulu wa aanthu iyaaaaa!!! ife siopusa muziwe zimenezo ana agalu inu
tiziti simukudziwa kuti kunali ma results aTipex ku MEC ndipo zisankho sizinayende bwino? Amangwetu osamaganiza mopelewela