UDF youth visits Mzomera Ngwira in Prison

By Lucious Gerrald

On Sunday 24th October 2021, the United Democratic Font (UDF) northern region youth wing visited the former Democratic progress party northern region governor, Mr. Mzomera Ngwira who is currently at Mzuzu Prison.

The visitation was, among other aims, organized to show up solidarity in times of needs and cheer up the north leader, offer Mr. Ngwira a psychological support and also profoundly dashing a sense of belonging from the UDF party members while he is in prison.

Speaking during the visitation at the prison premises, chairperson of UDF northern region youth wing, Mr. Abdul Lanjesi, assured Mr. Ngwira that although he is behind the bars, the UDF party leaders and the general UDF and DPP alliance supporters are with him during his stay in prison and up to his time of release from the prison.

Mzomera Ngwira

Mr. Lanjesi added that people outside including DPP supporters are sincerely extending their well wishes to him so that at the end of the stay in the prison, he should come back to the outside world with full energy and serve them once more as the nation is going through tough leadership time with the current government. Mr. Lanjesi highlighted a number of moves the northern region youths are taking to strongly develop the party structures from the ground level.

Meanwhile, the northern region youth wing chairman collaboratively acknowledged Mr. Mzomera Ngwira for he remains the core pillow to the political alliance between UDF and DPP in the northern region. Kachiona further requested Ngwira to negotiate with senior party officials and the President to at least financially and of course materialistically support the northern region youth wing as it is struggling with transportation and many other financial constraints whenever it goes for official party duties in different districts around the northern region.

On his part, Mzomera Ngwira warmly thanked the youth wing for sparing its time and visit him at the prison. “I’m humbled with the visitation. This clearly shows that you have a loving and caring heart towards me and I will not take this for granted” cemented Ngwira.

In reacting to the requests by the youths, Ngwira was opportunistic and promised to humbly convey the same to the relevant authorities for possible consideration. He admitted the need for smooth transportation means which can ease the youths’ motility burdens when they are out for rallies.

Filled with motivation, Mr. Ngwira shared many leadership skills tips to the visiting team for the growth of the party, ranging from unity to total dedication towards the positive development of the party. He added that there is need for tolerance and unity within the alliance of UDF together with DPP for it to win again in the next general elections.

UDF northern region youth wing is geared and dedicated to the grassroot growth of UDF party. They have been on the ground implanting the party’s structures in northern region including Rumphi, Mzimba, Nkhatabay and Mzuzu. The wing is scheduled to build districts’ youth wings in Chitipa, Karonga, Likoma and Chizumulu among other places come November 2021.