By Our reporter
Umodzi Party (UP) has asked Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Chairperson, Justice Anabel Mtalimanja not to bow down to opposition political parties call for her resignation.
The party’s President, Thomas Wezzie Kaumba while describing Mtalimanja as the best of the best said the resignation call is invalid.
According to him, the opposition political parties have failed to bring facts.
“Their call is not genuine but out of frustrations as they know that they cannot win the next year’s elections,” said Kaumba.
Kaumba then asked the concerned opposition political parties to lodge their complaints at the court of law especially if they have evidence pointing out that Mtalimanja is planning to rig the elections.
“The MEC chair should know that she is not alone. UP is with her on this battle and she should therefore stick to her gun,” he added.
But four main opposition political parties, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), United Democratic Front (UDF), Alliance for Democracy (AFORD) and UTM have again penned Mtalimanja over the same.
The four political parties have since threatened to hold a mass demonstration especially if Mtalimanja fail to resign.
Through their letter which was signed by the four’s political parties general secretaries, they claim that Mtalimanja is compromised especially because she is a daughter to the late John Tembo who was a diehard of the ruling Malawi Congress Party (MCP).
