The erstwhile ruling People’s Party (PP) has fired Salima Central Member of Parliament Uladi Mussa as its vice president of the party for the central region. PP spokesperson Noel Chimpeni said the party’s highest decision-making body fired Mussa after he publicly declared that he was taking over the presidency of the party from Joyce Banda, arguing that […]
Opposition People’s Party (PP) has put its weight behind the much talked electoral reforms and Local Government Act bills which are set to be tabled in National Assembly this coming November sitting. PP vice president, who also doubles as chief whip for the party in parliament, Ralph Jooma has made the commitment on Wednesday during […]
Former ruling People’s Party (PP) s suspended acting president Uladi Mussa failed to pitch up for the party disciplinary committee hearing on Wednesday, party spokesman Noah Chimpeni has said. Mussa was suspended at an extraordinary national executive committee (NEC) meeting as acting PP leader when he declared that he was taking over the presidency of the […]
I am yet to meet with politician Uladi Mussa to, perhaps, gauge and capture the shrewd politician I grew up to believe he is. But I have read, heard and experienced, from far, the Uladi, the self-styled Chenji Golo, who, often, carries himself with the dense of political importance that eludes human comprehension. Well, Uladi, […]
People’s Party Acting president Uladi Mussa has defiantly maintained that he is still at the helm of the party as mandated by its constitution and that a decision by an emergency National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of PP to suspend him is inconsequential. Mussa was suspended by the party’s highest decision-making body after he launched an unexpected […]
Suspended former ruling People’s Party acting President Uladi Mussa has threatened to take legal action against PP for illegal suspension. Mussa said in an interview after PP’s National Executive Committee (NEC) suspended him as party’s acting President barely hours after he declared his ambition to contest as PP’s President in 2019 Elections. He said the […]
Four shadow councilors representing four political parties, United Democratic Front (UDF), Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Peoples Party (PP) and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) on Friday presented their by-election nomination papers. The four are Ishmael Chilambo (UDF), Thom Lita (DPP) Mathews Shaba (PP) and Harry Thom Lichowa (MCP). This means that the four are set to […]
An extraordinary national executive committee (NEC) meeting of former ruling People’s Party (PP) has suspended the party’s acting president Uladi Mussa for sowing discord and undermining founding president Joyce Banda’s authority. PP spokesperson Noel Chimpeni said the party’s highest decision-making body suspended Mussa after he publicly declared that he was taking over the presidency of the party […]
Presentation of nomination papers for the October 17th by –elections for Ndirande Makata Ward in Blantyre on Friday started with drama as People’s Party (PP) candidate, Mathews Shawa was sent back for arriving late. Shawa was allocated one hour, from 8:30 to 9:30 as time to present his nomination papers but instead he arrived around […]
People’s Party (PP) acting president Uladi Mussa has claimed that his party’s leader Joyce Banda wants his son Roy Kachale to inherit leadership but challenged a leadership contest at convention. Mussa said in an interview that Banda, currently in self imposed exile in South Africa since losing the 2014 elections to President Peter Mutharika, is […]
Peoples Party (PP) acting president Uladi Mussa has expressed his interest to contest for the party’s president at the yet to be announced convention, a move that will see him replace former president Joyce Banda who is self- imposed exile in South Africa . In an exclusive interview with Nyasa Times on Thursday, Mussa said […]
The Peoples Party (PP) and supporters of former president Joyce Banda, who has been issued with a warrant of arrest following her alleged involvement in the plunder of public funds which was dubbed “cashgate”, are accusing the Malawi government of abusing the Police with political motives, saying the warrant is “politically-motivated.” National Spokesperson for Malawi […]
Peoples Party (PP) regional governor for the north Maquenda Chunga has rebuffed assertions by Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) that he had joined the ruling party as claimed by the DPP secretary general Gridezer Jeffrey. Chunga was paraded along with other Peoples Party officials on Friday during a political rally President Peter Mutharika held in Mzimba. […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has accused the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) of running scared with the opposition, saying it should mind its own party business. MCP deputy secretary general Eisenhower Mkaka accused DPP secretary general Griezeder Jeffrey was Jeffrey and President Peter Mutharika of meddling into the party affairs and working relationship with People’s Party […]
Peoples Party (PP) has confirmed it is exploring ways of forging an alliance with the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) outside parliament as former president and PP leader Joyce Banda is not coming back from her self imposed exile anytime soon. Noah Chipeni, Peoples Party publicist could however not give details of the nature of the […]
A representative of former president Joyce Banda and other top Peoples Party (PP) officials on Saturday graced the “welcome rally” of politician Sidik Mia into main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) heightening speculation the two rallies are set for an alliance to dislodge the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) from power. Roy Kachale, first born son to […]
Former ruling People’s Party (PP) continue to lose key members with the defection of former cabint ministers in the Joyce Banda administration, Haluma Daudi dumping the party for main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP). PP has also lost its former administrative secretary Rev Peter Kaleso who has joined a tiny Umodzi Party. Daudi was welcomed […]
Opposition People’s Party (PP) president Uladi Mussa has told parliament that the recent spate of arrests on PP members was meant to intimidate the party. “We will never be intimidated,” he challenged. He was referring to the arrest of Cecelia Kumpukwe, sister to former president Joyce Banda and others on allegations that they fabricated a […]