AFORD rope in Lucius Banda

Member of Parliament for Balaka North constituency Lucius Banda has accepted a huge package from Alliance for Democracy (AFORD), Malawi24 can report.

Banda who is well known in the music industry as Soldier is expected to perform with his Zembani Band at the AFORD’s event this coming month.

This development comes days after the United Democratic Front (UDF) member was also seen performing at a Malawi Congress Party (MCP) rally in the Lower Shire where MCP was welcoming politician Sidik Mia to the party.

Banda’s presence at the unveiling event of Mia fuelled rumours on social media linking him with a move to the country’s oldest party of which he refuted later on saying he was there as mere musician not as a political guy.

The musician has backed his availability in other political parties’ functions claiming that is what is supposed to be happening in a democratic world and he has thanked those that have been inviting him and his team.

“We thank MCP for engaging our band without considering that I am a UDF diehard. This is the kind of coexistence that is supposed to happen in multiparty democracy.

“We are happy that on 25th August we will be performing for AFORD in Mzuzu,” Banda has said.

The legislator can be described as a loyal servant for the UDF since he is the only MP for the party who is still sitting on the opposition benches in Parliament as the rest of the UDF legislators including their president Atupele Muluzi are on the government benches.

Recently, some members of the party announced that they have endorsed Banda as their leader who will lead them in the forthcoming tripartite elections scheduled to be held in the year 2019 as they are claiming that members of the party have lost their trust in the leadership of Muluzi.

Political analysts have been saying that the second party to rule the country is gradually being swallowed by the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP).