By Vincent Gunde
A human rights activist based in South Africa Charles Ben Longwe, says the Public Affairs Committee (PAC) has failed miserably to stand with Malawians hence no need to have the body to represent the wishes of Malawians that are in pain and suffering due to various challenges the country is sailing through.
He says PAC Executive members have been meeting President Lazarus Chakwera saying their discussions were centred on personal benefits as reported previously that they have been walking out of the State House pocketing khaki envelops.
He said the recent PAC meeting with President Chakwera has been proved to be a useless one as it had no blessings from the people observing that during their consultative meeting, PAC members were advised not to go to the state House until they assure Malawians that they will carry Malawians’ petition to deliver to President Chakwera that enough is enough, he must step down, a thing which did not happen.
Speaking through an audio clip circulating in various social media platforms, Longwe says Malawians have no trust in the Public Affairs Committee (PAC) and as such, they are mobilizing themselves to close PAC offices located at the City Centre in Lilongwe.
He says the recent Public Affairs Committee is Presidential Affairs Committee saying just as other public institutions; Malawi Defense Force (MDF), Malawi Police Service (MPS), Anti- Corruption Bureau (ACB), are being controlled by President Chakwera.
He says in view of this, it is the wish of the suffering Malawians to see to it that the present PAC be relocated to State House as their new office and the office they are currently occupying at the City Centre, Malawians will decide who to employ and should not be men of God.
The activist says the journey to close PAC offices will not be announced, it will be made secret, the protesters will also pay a surprise visit to the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) offices to be told of the reasons why elections will be held in September, 2025 not 21st May, 2024.
“We will have a special day, Malawians from Blantyre, Zomba, Mangochi, Mzuzu, Karonga will witness the closure of PAC offices and convincing reasons from Mec on the date of the elections in Malawi,” says Longwe.
He says PAC went to the State House to meet President Chakwera for him to change things in Malawi which is contrary to the views of the citizens that President Chakwera has failed and this is the time to honour his promise, to resign.
Longwe has however, expressed hope that Malawians who are in pain and suffering will not leave Malawi First of Redson Munlo and Ben Longwe alone but to support it until all the planned objectives to liberate the country from the shackles of the MCP dictatorship, are achieved.
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