President Prof. Arthur Peter Mutharika says he is set for
victory in next week’s elections to be held on May 21.
Speaking Tuesday during a whistle stop campaign tour at Salima Boma, Katelera
and Ngodzi Trading Centres in Salima, the president said he was well and he was
certain that Malawians will vote for him in large numbers to continue with his
development agenda.
“During the last election, you only gave me presidential vote but in this
coming election, I want you to vote for the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)
MPs as well so that we can have all the five parliamentary seats in the
district,” said Mutharika.
Mutharika said the DPP has fulfilled projects promised in its 2014 manifesto
and will come with more development projects if re-elected.
“We want to do more projects such as upgrading district roads, the Kamuzu Road
Market as well as the district hospital and other key infrastructure,” said
Mutharika.
“I will build 200 new secondary schools, seven in each district and 193
community colleges, one for each constituency,” added the President.
The President said people should not vote for opposition parties, especially
UTM and Malawi Congress Party (MCP).
“MCP is a very cruel party and you should not dare to vote for them back into
power,” warned Mutharika.
Responding to a call by Senior Chief Kalonga for a motor vehicle for Salima
Police, the President said he would use his powers to ensure that the vehicle
is delivered by Wednesday.
Speaking earlier, DPP Vice President for the Centre, Uladi Mussa said that DPP
is going to win 40 parliamentary seats in the central region.
“People are happy with DPP because it has fulfilled its promises. No-one has
died of hunger because DPP provided relief food to all affected with food
shortages and you (the president) are keen to maintain the Farm Input Subsidy
Program (FISP)while others are keen to remove it,” said Mussa.
In his speech, Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Samuel Tembenu
said construction of a Community Technical College in the district and the
upgrading of Salima Technical College are some landmark developments that have
taken place under the DPP regime.
