Malawi President Peter Mutharika visited former Malawi Congress Party leader, John Tembo, at his Area 10 residence in Lilongwe.
State House confirmed the visit, saying Mutharika visited Tembo who had previously taught Mr Mutharika during his youthful days.
“The president knew Tembo for a long period of time. It is important for everyone to know that honorable John Tembo was a teacher for the president. He taught him at Dedza Boys Secondary School, so he respects him very much,” Bright Molande, Executive Assistant to the president and Director of Communications, told state owned Malawi News Agency.
He however, said their chat was private hence he could not comment more on what the president and former MCP leader shared during the visit, but said this is a sign of friendliness.
The visit has, however, been interpreted by others on social media as a PR stunt and an indication of Mutharika’s desperation to win over MCP diehard supporter who still hold Tembo in high esteem.
“A year before elections, will see a lot of stunts. But some of us we cannot be fooled” wrote Duffy Dublino.
But Molande said the visit illustrates that President Mutharika “has a humane spirit”.
JZU, as Tembo is fondly called, handed over the MCP presidency to the current Leader of Opposition, Lazarus Chakwera, after a convention in the lead up to the 2014 elections.
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Akufuna amumalize Tembo ameneyo
That’s great idea Mr president
Good idea to see someone even palibe chomuvuta why mukuika politics everything? Kma tisitha lit kod?zanu izo batayan thawi
Chomwe APM wachitako cha nzeru ndichimenechi. JZU Tembo ndiyemwe anali nduna yoyamba yachikuda ya Finance. Shaaaaaa, Anachita zazikulu nkulu uyu. Timufunira moyo wathanzi
Kodi aziwa liti kuti anali mphunzisi wawo ,akunama imeneyo izi akuona momwe molalo wachakwera ukuyendera masiku ano anthu ataya nthaya nthawi ndi mbuzi imeneyi ,akufuna kuti atembo akhale pansi ndi achalwera ,atembo sangavomele zimenezo akufuna mcp ibwelele mmalo mwake ipheso anthu osalakwa
President wopanda mbali komanso ndi chikondi chopambana
Ofcoarse he 4n-called me,but he didnt disclose what he really wanted to do there.JZU declined to coment too,saying its absolute normal.
koma mbuzi zinazi pompa alemba amakaona mphuzitsi wake wakale pa dedza secondary koma iiiiiii mmalawi ma comment akewo nyasi zeni zeni
Ohooo President wabwino woyendela wokalamba
Kumayenderana basi adani azimva ma pain
Politics iz game of fools
Kodi anthuwa ndi adani?anayambana chani?some comments though…
its easy to forgive than to forget zomwe anapanga ajohn tembo muwulamuliro wakamuzu sindingayiwale ndikangomva zina lawo likusupula zipsela zakale koma ndinakhululuka zinatha
IN POLITICS THERE IS NO PERMANENT ENEMY OR FRIEND.ANYBODY CAN BE YOUR FRIEND OR ENEMY ANYTIME. IF U CHECK THERE IS NO SOUR RELATIONSHIP BTWN THEM COZ APM ALMOST HIS ENTIRE LIFE HAS BEEN ABROAD.
Ena malo mo chita coment yolingana ndi nkhaniyi akukamba za 5-1 chisankho chimenechija chinapita tamachotsani Maganizo amamina mutu mwanumo nthawi zina kunyoza kosatha choncho mulungu angakudalitseni?
Mmene wasowera Tembo olo ine ndimuyendera
Koma magetsi awonjeza zafika posautsà