JB has no power to make appointments in PP

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People’s Party (PP) national organizing secretary Salim Bagus says former President Joyce Banda has no power to appoint anyone to any position in the party.

Bagus together with three other PP officials on Wednesday obtained an injunction at the Mzuzu High Court in protest over the appointment of Uladi Mussa and Kamlepo Kalua as PP president and third vice president respectively.

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According to Bagus, the injunction does not mean that he has any personal issues against those appointed but he is against the former president appointing people in various positions without following the party’s constitution.

”We have obtained an injunction not because we have anything against the appointed members but we want order and the former president is not following the party’s constitution,” said Bagus.

He further said that the constitution of the party does not give Banda power to appoint anyone because all positions are filled during a convention.

Banda appointed Mussa and Kamlepo to fill the leadership vacuum that was created following her exile after the 2014 general elections.

The appointment prompted Bagus, Cliffer Kondowe, Bornwell Kapatuka, Daniel Kayipa and Zeleso Gomani to get an injunction from Mzuzu High Court restraining the two from taking up their positions.