Only two years into his five year term, President Peter Mutharika has been declared life president of Malawi by one of his ministers.
Speaking during a Mulhakho wa Alhomwe fundraising dinner in Lilongwe on Friday, Minister of Sports and Culture Grace Obama Chiumia referred to Mutharika as the life president of Malawi.
Mutharika who was guest of honour at the event seemed to have accepted the tag as he did not dispute it.
The 76 year-old president has always maintained that he will stand for another term during the 2019 elections even though other reports claim that the Malawi leader is repositioning minister of Agriculture George Chaponda as his successor.
In the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), Chaponda will likely face competition from other members such as Henry Mussa and Mutharika’s long-time aide Ben Phiri who reportedly also want the presidency.
However, many members of the DPP and other government officials have been urging Mutharika to continue as President, not least his Advisor on National Unity Vuwa Kaunda who said recently that Mutharika will remain president of Malawi since he would win even if elections were to be held today.
Meanwhile, the Catholic Church has condemned Chiumia’s remarks as retrogressive saying such comments create dictatorships.
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Lyf president? Chamba chan
This Minister could have ill intentions to prematurely terminate the life of our President before the end of his constitutional mandate and then justifiably call it life President.
Zopusa zimenezi muyaya misala eti
life president ? kkkkk my rabbish !
That’s sad news Mr Chiumia,eat the money but don’t wea Bingu’s shoes believe in urself that u can,i hate it cause it starts with us from North,Honourable Chiumia can pipo in ur area point at what u call wamuyaya has done,consult before u forget Cashgate,landbill,University fees,If am to be wamuyaya Albinos can’t perish,sorry n shame to u dyera!
Kodi inu anthu aku Nkhatabay ndinu mtundu wanji wa anthu? Malemu Aleke Banda anapereka u Life President kwa malemu Kamuzu Banda.Lero a Chiumia akuperekanso u Life President kwa Peter Mutharika. Kodi atonga inu, chimene mukufuna makamaka,ndi chani mukamachita zimenezo? Ndinu mtundu wanji wa anthu?
Full stupt massage
Hahahahaha pwi pwi pwi pwi pwi
Wtf? That’s insane,we can’t have a repeat of Kamuzu.
Akufunafuna Potchukila Awa Nanga Nthawi Yonseyi Timadziwa? Kkkkk Zamanyazi
Akufunafuna Potchukila Awa Nanga Nthawi Yonseyi Timadziwa? Kkkkk Zamanyazi