Politician Grezelder Jeffrey has been fired as Secretary General of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) with immediate effect.

The development comes barely hours after Jeffrey wa Jeffrey publicly said the party will soon go to convention to elected its torchbearer of the 2025 Presidential polls to replace immediate past President Peter Mutharika.

Jeffrey confirmed of the development in an interview with the press.

“I am not worried…actually this is good for me. I will be going home in Nkhotakhota,” she said.

Some top officials in DPP led by regional governor for the North Christopher Mzomera Ngwira wants Mutharika to retire from frontline politics.